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Relationship between point gene mutation, chromosomal abnormality, and tumour suppressor gene methylation status in colorectal adenomas.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Nov 2006
Judson H, Stewart A, Leslie A, Pratt N R, Baty D U, Steele R J C, Carey F A
Abstract excerpt
Epigenetic mechanisms in carcinogenesis may have a significant role in the development of colorectal cancer. To investigate this phenomenon in early-stage disease, promoter methylation status in the tumour suppressor genes APC, MGMT, hMLH1, P14/P14ARF, and CDKN2A/P16 was investigated in 78 colorectal adenomas. These had previously been characterized for mutations of APC, KRAS, and TP53 genes and for chromosomal...
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