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Prognostic and diagnostic relevance of hypermethylated in cancer 1 (HIC1) CpG island methylation in renal cell carcinoma.
International journal of oncology - 1 May 2012
Eggers H, Steffens S, Grosshennig A, Becker J U, Hennenlotter J, Stenzl A, Merseburger A S, Kuczyk M A, Serth J
Abstract excerpt
The tumour suppressor gene hypermethylated in cancer 1 (HIC1) is a transcriptional repressor, which functionally cooperates with p53. Loss of HIC1 function is associated with the development of various tumor entities. The aim of this study was to elucidate the relevance of CpG island (CGI) methylation of HIC1 in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). DNA methylation of HIC1...
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