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Accumulation of aberrant DNA methylation during colorectal cancer development.
World journal of gastroenterology - 28 Jan 2014
Sakai Eiji, Nakajima Atsushi, Kaneda Atsushi
Abstract excerpt
Despite the recent advances in the therapeutic modalities, colorectal cancer (CRC) remains to be one of the most common causes of cancer-related death. CRC arises through accumulation of multiple genetic and epigenetic alterations that transform normal colonic epithelium into adenocarcinomas. Among crucial roles of epigenetic alterations, gene silencing by aberrant DNA methylation of promoter regions is one of...
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