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Effects of DNMT1 silencing on malignant phenotype and methylated gene expression in cervical cancer cells.
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR - 17 Oct 2011
Zhang Yi, Chen Fu-qiang, Sun Ye-hong, Zhou Shu-yan, Li Ti-yuan, Chen Rui
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BACKGROUND: DNA methylation has been widely used in classification, early diagnosis, therapy and prediction of metastasis as well as recurrence of cervical cancer. DNMT methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1), which plays a significant role in maintaining DNA methylation status and regulating the expression of tumor suppressor genes. The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between DNMT1 and abnormal...
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