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Frequent promoter hypermethylation of the APC and RASSF1A tumour suppressors in parathyroid tumours.
PloS one - 1 Mar 2010
Juhlin C Christofer, Kiss Nimrod B, Villablanca Andrea, Haglund Felix, Nordenström Jörgen, Höög Anders, Larsson Catharina
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Parathyroid adenomas constitute the most common entity in primary hyperparathyroidism, and although recent advances have been made regarding the underlying genetic cause of these lesions, very little data on epigenetic alterations in this tumour type exists. In this study, we have determined the levels of promoter methylation regarding the four tumour suppressor genes APC, RASSF1A, p16(INK4A) and...
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