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Methylation of the 3p22 region encompassing MLH1 is representative of the CpG island methylator phenotype in colorectal cancer.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 1 Mar 2011
Wong Justin J-L, Hawkins Nicholas J, Ward Robyn L, Hitchins Megan P
Abstract excerpt
Epigenetic silencing of cancer-related genes by promoter methylation is a frequent event in sporadic colorectal cancer. The CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP+), in which discrete genes throughout the genome are simultaneously methylated, and long-range epigenetic silencing, whereby multiple g...
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