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Expression of MUC5AC, an early marker of pancreatobiliary cancer, is regulated by DNA methylation in the distal promoter region in cancer cells.
Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences - 1 Nov 2010
Yamada Norishige, Nishida Yukari, Yokoyama Seiya, Tsutsumida Hideaki, Houjou Izumi, Kitamoto Sho, Goto Masamichi, Higashi Michiyo, Yonezawa Suguru
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: High de novo expression of MUC5AC (a gastric-type secreted mucin) is observed in many types of pancreatobiliary neoplasms, including precursor lesions. In this study, we show that the DNA methylation pattern is intimately correlated with MUC5AC expression in ten cancer cel...
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