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[Relationship between CpG island methylator phenotype and genetic instability in sporadic colorectal cancer].
Zhonghua wei chang wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of gastrointestinal surgery - 1 Nov 2007
Cai Guo-Xiang, Xu Ye, Cai San-Jun, Shi Ying-Qiang, Lian Peng, Peng Jun-Jie, Guan Zu-Qing, Du Xiang
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship between CpG island methylator phenotype(CIMP) and genetic instability in sporadic colorectal cancer(SCRC). METHODS: Seventy-one SCRC patients were enrolled in this study. Promotor methylation status of five genes including P14(ARF ), hMLH1, P16(INK4a), MGMT and MINT1 was detected with methylation specific PCR to confirm CIMP. Microsatellite instability (MSI) status was...
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