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The homeobox gene MEIS1 is methylated in BRAF (p.V600E) mutated colon tumors.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Dihal Ashwin A, Boot Arnoud, van Roon Eddy H, Schrumpf Melanie, Fariña-Sarasqueta Arantza, Fiocco Marta, Zeestraten Eliane C M, Kuppen Peter J K, Morreau Hans, van Wezel Tom, Boer Judith M
Abstract excerpt
Development of colorectal cancer (CRC) can occur both via gene mutations in tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes, as well as via epigenetic changes, including DNA methylation. Site-specific methylation in CRC regulates expression of tumor-associated genes. Right-sided colon tumors more frequently have BRAF (p.V600E) mutations and have higher methylation grades when compared to left-sided malignancies. The aim of...
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