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Frequent promoter hypermethylation of Wnt pathway inhibitor genes in malignant astrocytic gliomas.
International journal of cancer - 1 Jun 2010
Götze Silke, Wolter Marietta, Reifenberger Guido, Müller Oliver, Sievers Sonja
Abstract excerpt
Aberrant activation of wingless (Wnt) signaling is involved in the pathogenesis of various cancers. Recent studies suggested a role of Wnt signaling in gliomas, the most common primary brain tumors. We investigated 70 gliomas of different malignancy grades for promoter hypermethylation in 8 genes encoding members of the secreted frizzled-related protein (SFRP1, SFRP2, SFRP4, SFRP5), dickkopf (DKK1, DKK3) and...
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