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Promoter hypermethylation of the RASSF1A gene predicts the poor outcome of patients with hepatoblastoma.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Sept 2007
Sugawara Waka, Haruta Masayuki, Sasaki Fumiaki, Watanabe Naoki, Tsunematsu Yukiko, Kikuta Atsushi, Kaneko Yasuhiko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Despite the progress of therapy, about 25% of patients with hepatoblastoma succumb to the disease. Prognostic factors, as well as improved therapies, are needed for these patients. We investigated the incidence and clinical significance of genetic and epigenetic aberrations in hepatoblastoma. PROCEDURE: beta-catenin mutation was analyzed by sequencing and promoter hypermethylation of the RASSF1A and...
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