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Hypomethylation of the CTCFL/BORIS promoter and aberrant expression during endometrial cancer progression suggests a role as an Epi-driver gene.
Oncotarget - 28 Feb 2014
Hoivik Erling A, Kusonmano Kanthida, Halle Mari K, Berg Anna, Wik Elisabeth, Werner Henrica M J, Petersen Kjell, Oyan Anne M, Kalland Karl-Henning, Krakstad Camilla, Trovik Jone, Widschwendter Martin, Salvesen Helga B
Abstract excerpt
Cancers arise through accumulating genetic and epigenetic alterations, considered relevant for phenotype and approaches to targeting new therapies. We investigated a unique collection of endometrial cancer precursor samples and clinically annotated primary and metastatic lesions for two evolutionary and functionally related transcription factors, CCCTC-binding factor (zinc finger protein) (CTCF) and its paralogue...
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