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Abnormal methylation of the sex-determining region Y-box 17 (SOX17) promoter predicts poor prognosis in myelodysplastic syndrome.
Clinical laboratory - 1 Jan 2014
Fan Rong, Zhao Xiao-Li, Wang Hong, He Hai-Yan, Peng Zhen-Ping, Yang Bo, Han Tao, Wang Wei, Wang Xiao-Qin, Lin Guo-Wei
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BACKGROUND: The sex-determining region Y-box 17 (SOX17) is a member of the high mobility group (HMG) transcription factor family, which plays critical roles in the regulation of development and stem/precursor cell function. Recent evidence demonstrated that SOX17 acts as a tumor-suppressor gene, at least partly though repression of Wnt pathway activity. METHODS: Here we report that SOX17 methylation was detected...
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