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CpG island promoter hypermethylation of the pro-apoptotic gene caspase-8 is a common hallmark of relapsed glioblastoma multiforme
1 Feb 2007
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Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an incurable malignancy with inherent tendency to recur. In this study, we have comparatively analyzed the epigenetic profile of 32 paired tumor samples of relapsed GBM and their corresponding primary neoplasms with special attention to genes involved in the mitochondria-independent apoptotic pathway. The CpG island promoter hypermethylation status was assessed by...
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