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Concurrent hypermethylation of DNMT1, MGMT and EGFR genes in progression of gliomas.
Diagnostic pathology - 20 Jan 2012
Gömöri Eva, Pál József, Kovács Bernadett, Dóczi Tamás
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BACKGROUND: Gliomas are the most common neoplasm of the brain. High-grade gliomas often resist treatment even with aggressive surgical resection and adjuvant radiation and chemotherapy. Despite the combined treatment, they frequently recur with the same or higher-grade histology. Genetic instability is commonly associated with inactivation of the normal DNA repair function and tumour suppressor genes as well as...
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