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Promoter DNA hypermethylation in gastric biopsies from subjects at high and low risk for gastric cancer.
International journal of cancer - 1 Dec 2010
Schneider Barbara G, Peng Dun-Fa, Camargo M Constanza, Piazuelo M Blanca, Sicinschi Liviu A, Mera Robertino, Romero-Gallo Judith, Delgado Alberto G, Bravo Luis E, Wilson Keith T, Peek Richard M, Correa Pelayo, El-Rifai Wael
Abstract excerpt
Gene promoter CpG island hypermethylation is associated with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and may be an important initiator of gastric carcinogenesis. To examine factors influencing methylation, we utilized bisulfite Pyrosequencing® technology for quantitative analysis of promoter DN...
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