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Loss of HLTF function promotes intestinal carcinogenesis.
Molecular cancer - 27 Mar 2012
Sandhu Sumit, Wu Xiaoli, Nabi Zinnatun, Rastegar Mojgan, Kung Sam, Mai Sabine, Ding Hao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: HLTF (Helicase-like Transcription Factor) is a DNA helicase protein homologous to the SWI/SNF family involved in the maintenance of genomic stability and the regulation of gene expression. HLTF has also been found to be frequently inactivated by promoter hypermethylation in human colon cancers. Whether this epigenetic event is required for intestinal carcinogenesis is unknown. RESULTS: To address the...
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