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Polymorphisms in methyl-group metabolism genes and risk of sporadic colorectal cancer with relation to the CpG island methylator phenotype.
Cancer epidemiology - 1 Jun 2010
Karpinski Pawel, Myszka Aleksander, Ramsey David, Misiak Blazej, Gil Justyna, Laczmanska Izabela, Grzebieniak Zygmunt, Sebzda Tadeusz, Smigiel Robert, Stembalska Agnieszka, Sasiadek Maria M
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BACKGROUND: The CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP), together with extensive promoter methylation, is regarded as one of the mechanisms involved in colorectal carcinogenesis. The mechanisms underlying CIMP in sporadic colorectal cancer are poorly understood. Genes involved in methyl-group metabolism are likely to affect DNA methylation and thereby influence an individual's risk of CIMP. The aim of the present...
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