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Detecting methylation patterns of <i>p16</i>, <i>MGMT</i>, <i>DAPK</i> and <i>E‐cadherin</i> genes in multiple myeloma patients
3 Mar 2009
Abstract excerpt
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a B-cell neoplasia characterized by the clonal proliferation of plasma cells. Besides known genetic abnormalities, epigenetic changes are also known to effect MM pathogenesis. DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism that silences genes by adding methyl groups to cytosine-guanine dinucleotides at the promoter regions. In this study, the methylation status of four genes; p16, O6-methyl...
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