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Promoter methylation of the mutated in colorectal cancer gene is a frequent early event in colorectal cancer.
Oncogene - 28 Jun 2007
Kohonen-Corish M R J, Sigglekow N D, Susanto J, Chapuis P H, Bokey E L, Dent O F, Chan C, Lin B P C, Seng T J, Laird P W, Young J, Leggett B A, Jass J R, Sutherland R L
Abstract excerpt
The mutated in colorectal cancer (MCC) gene is in close linkage with the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene on chromosome 5, in a region of frequent loss of heterozygosity in colorectal cancer. The role of MCC in carcinogenesis, however, has not been extensively analysed, and functional studies are emerging, which implicate it as a candidate tumor suppressor gene. The aim of this study was to examine loss of...
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