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Molecular subtypes of breast cancer are associated with characteristic DNA methylation patterns.
Breast cancer research : BCR - 1 Jan 2010
Holm Karolina, Hegardt Cecilia, Staaf Johan, Vallon-Christersson Johan, Jönsson Göran, Olsson Håkan, Borg Ake, Ringnér Markus
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INTRODUCTION: Five different molecular subtypes of breast cancer have been identified through gene expression profiling. Each subtype has a characteristic expression pattern suggested to partly depend on cellular origin. We aimed to investigate whether the molecular subtypes also display distinct methylation profiles. METHODS: We analysed methylation status of 807 cancer-related genes in 189 fresh frozen primary...
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