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Promoter methylation profile in preneoplastic and neoplastic gallbladder lesions
9 Jun 2008
Abstract excerpt
Gallbladder carcinoma (GBC) is a highly malignant neoplasm and represents the leading cause of cancer death in Chilean women. In order to determine the potential role of promoter methylation in gallbladder carcinogenesis, we investigated the frequency of this epigenetic mechanism by methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (MSP) in 35 chronic cholecystitis (CC, separated according to the presence or absence...
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