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Preproenkephalin hypermethylation in the pure pancreatic juice compared with p53 mutation in the diagnosis of pancreatic carcinoma.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2006
Ohtsubo Koushiro, Watanabe Hiroyuki, Yao Fan, Okada Gensaku, Mouri Hisatsugu, Yamaguchi Yasushi, Sawabu Norio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Aberrant methylation of CpG islands is a common mechanism for the dysregulation of tumor suppressor genes in a variety of human malignancies. Preproenkephalin ppENK) hypermethylation is recognized in 90% of pancreatic carcinoma (PCa) tissues, but not in normal pancreas. We analyzed ppENK hypermethylation in pure pancreatic juice (PPJ) in patients with PCa, intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms...
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