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Characterization of DNA hypermethylation in two cases of peritoneal mesothelioma.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Dec 2012
Hama Ryota, Watanabe Yoshiyuki, Shinada Kanako, Yamada Yosuke, Ogata Yuka, Yoshida Yoshihito, Tamura Tomohiro, Hiraishi Tetsuya, Oikawa Ritsuko, Sakurai Jo, Maehata Tadateru, Koizumi Hirotaka, Itoh Fumio
Abstract excerpt
Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a rare disease with a poor prognosis. Pleural mesothelioma, which is the most common type of MM, is considered to be caused by asbestos exposure and is increasing in incidence, with about 15,000 new cases diagnosed worldwide annually. On the other hand, peritoneal mesothelioma is a very rare type of MM; thus, its pathogenesis is even less understood than pleural mesothelioma. Recent...
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