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LINE-1 methylation is inherited in familial testicular cancer kindreds.
BMC medical genetics - 17 May 2010
Mirabello Lisa, Savage Sharon A, Korde Larissa, Gadalla Shahinaz M, Greene Mark H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) are the most frequent cancers among young men. There is a clear familial component to TGCT etiology, but no high-penetrance susceptibility gene has been identified. Epigenetic aberrations of the genome represent an alternative mechanism for cancer susceptibility; and, studies suggest that epigenetic changes that influence cancer risk can be inherited through the...
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