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Identification of regions correlating MGMT promoter methylation and gene expression in glioblastomas.
Neuro-oncology - 1 Aug 2009
Everhard Sibille, Tost Jörg, El Abdalaoui Hafida, Crinière Emmanuelle, Busato Florence, Marie Yannick, Gut Ivo G, Sanson Marc, Mokhtari Karima, Laigle-Donadey Florence, Hoang-Xuan Khê, Delattre Jean-Yves, Thillet Joëlle
Abstract excerpt
The O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase gene (MGMT) is methylated in several cancers, including gliomas. However, the functional role of cysteine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) island (CGI) methylation in MGMT silencing is still controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate whether MGMT CGI methylation correlates inversely with RNA expression of MGMT in glioblastomas and to determine the CpG region whose...
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