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Relative role of methylator and tumor suppressor pathways in ulcerative colitis-associated colon cancer.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Sept 2011
Sanchez Julian A, Dejulius Kathryn L, Bronner Mary, Church James M, Kalady Matthew F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chronic ulcerative colitis (UC) is associated with an increased colorectal cancer risk which may be secondary to repetitive mucosal injury. Both epigenetic methylation and the classic adenoma-to-carcinoma sequence have been implicated in this malignant transformation, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly defined. This study compares the molecular characteristics of colitis-associated...
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