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CpG island methylation phenotype (CIMP) in oral cancer: associated with a marked inflammatory response and less aggressive tumour biology.
Oral oncology - 1 Oct 2007
Shaw Richard J, Hall Gillian L, Lowe Derek, Bowers Naomi L, Liloglou Triantafillos, Field John K, Woolgar Julia A, Risk Janet M
Abstract excerpt
Studies in several tumour sites highlight the significance of the CpG island methylation phenotype (CIMP), with distinct features of histology, biological aggression and outcome. We utilise pyrosequencing techniques of quantitative methylation analysis to investigate the presence of CIMP in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) for the first time, and evaluate its correlation with allelic imbalance, pathology and...
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