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Promoter hypermethylation patterns in fallopian tube epithelium of BRCA1 and BRCA2 germ line mutation carriers.
Endocrine-related cancer - 1 Feb 2012
Bijron Jonathan G, van der Groep Petra, van Dorst Eleonora B, Seeber Laura M S, Sie-Go Daisy M D S, Verheijen René H M, van Diest Paul J
Abstract excerpt
BRCA1/2 germ line mutation carriers have a high risk of developing fallopian tube carcinoma (FTC), thought to occur through different early (p53 signatures) and later (dysplasia, intra-epithelial carcinoma) premalignant stages. Promoter hypermethylation of tumour suppressor genes is known to play a key role in (early) carcinogenesis. However, little is known about methylation in normal and (pre)malignant...
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