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CpG island methylator phenotype-low (CIMP-low) in colorectal cancer: possible associations with male sex and KRAS mutations.
The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD - 1 Nov 2006
Ogino Shuji, Kawasaki Takako, Kirkner Gregory J, Loda Massimo, Fuchs Charles S
Abstract excerpt
The CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP or CIMP-high) with extensive promoter methylation seems to be a distinct epigenotype of colorectal cancer. However, no study has comprehensively examined features of colorectal cancer with less extensive promoter methylation (designated as "CIMP-low"). Using real-time polymerase chain reaction (MethyLight), we quantified DNA methylation in five CIMP-specific gene...
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