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Predictive value of CpG island methylator phenotype for tumor recurrence in hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma following liver transplantation.
BMC cancer - 2 Aug 2010
Wu Li-Ming, Zhang Feng, Zhou Lin, Yang Zhe, Xie Hai-Yang, Zheng Shu-Sen
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BACKGROUND: CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP), in which multiple genes concordantly methylated, has been demonstrated to be associated with progression, recurrence, as well as overall survival in some types of cancer. METHODS: We examined the promoter methylation status of seven genes including P16, CDH1, GSTP1, DAPK, XAF1, SOCS1 and SYK in 65 cases of HCC treated with LT by methylation-specific PCR. CIMP+...
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