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p16 methylation does not affect protein expression in cervical carcinogenesis.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Nov 2008
Nehls Kristina, Vinokurova Svetlana, Schmidt Dietmar, Kommoss Friedrich, Reuschenbach Miriam, Kisseljov Fjodor, Einenkel Jens, von Knebel Doeberitz Magnus, Wentzensen Nicolas
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have reported a frequency range of 19-61% for p16 methylation in cervical cancers. However, p16 is strongly expressed in over 90% of cervical cancers and pre-cancers, due to interactions of HPV oncogenes with p53 and pRb. In order to clarify these controversial findings, we developed a new bisulphite sequencing protocol to determine the methylation status of p16. DNA extracted from 17 cell lines...
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