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Methylation status of p16 INK4A tumor suppressor gene in Iranian patients with sporadic breast cancer.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Aug 2009
Vallian Sadeq, Sedaghat Mandana, Nassiri Isar, Frazmand Ali
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INTRODUCTION: p16(INK4A) is a tumor suppressor encoding the Cdk inhibitor protein, which acts to repress Cdk4/6 and pRb phosphorylation. p16(INK4A) gene can be inactivated by a variety of events, including promoter hypermethylation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: To investigate the methylation status of the p16(INK4A) gene in Iranian patients with breast carcinoma, promoter methylation was studied by methylation-specific...
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