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Protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor-like genes are frequently hypermethylated in sporadic colorectal cancer.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2013
Laczmanska Izabela, Karpinski Pawel, Bebenek Marek, Sedziak Tomasz, Ramsey David, Szmida Elzbieta, Sasiadek Maria M
Abstract excerpt
The activity of phosphatases could be influenced by genetic, as well as epigenetic alterations. In our study, we have investigated the methylation status of four PTPRs: PTPRM, PTPRT, PTPRR and PTPRZ1, which were pre-selected using microarray techniques as being alternatively methylated in sporadic colorectal cancer (CRC). The analyses were carried out on 131 surgical specimens obtained from sporadic CRC patients....
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