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IGFBP7 is a p53-responsive gene specifically silenced in colorectal cancer with CpG island methylator phenotype.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Mar 2010
Suzuki Hiromu, Igarashi Shinichi, Nojima Masanori, Maruyama Reo, Yamamoto Eiichiro, Kai Masahiro, Akashi Hirofumi, Watanabe Yoshiyuki, Yamamoto Hiroyuki, Sasaki Yasushi, Itoh Fumio, Imai Kohzoh, Sugai Tamotsu, Shen Lanlan, Issa Jean-Pierre J, Shinomura Yasuhisa, Tokino Takashi, Toyota Minoru
Abstract excerpt
A subset of colorectal cancers (CRCs) show simultaneous methylation of multiple genes; these tumors have the CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP). CRCs with CIMP show a specific pattern of genetic alterations, including a high frequency of BRAF mutations and a low frequency of p53 mutations. We...
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