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Correlation of pathologic features with CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) by quantitative DNA methylation analysis in colorectal carcinoma.
The American journal of surgical pathology - 1 Sept 2006
Ogino Shuji, Odze Robert D, Kawasaki Takako, Brahmandam Mohan, Kirkner Gregory J, Laird Peter W, Loda Massimo, Fuchs Charles S
Abstract excerpt
Extensive gene promoter methylation in colorectal carcinoma has been termed the CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP). Previous studies on CIMP used primarily methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which, unfortunately, may detect low levels of methylation that has little or no biological significance. Utilizing quantitative real-time PCR (MethyLight), we measured DNA methylation in a panel of 5...
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