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Expression and promoter methylation status of <i>hMLH1</i> , <i>MGMT</i> , <i>APC,</i> and <i>CDH1</i> genes in patients with colon adenocarcinoma
23 Apr 2015
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in men and the second in women worldwide. CRC development is the result of genetic and epigenetic alterations accumulation in the epithelial cells of colon mucosa. In the present study, DNA methylation, an epigenetic event, was evaluated in tumoral and matching normal epithelium in a cohort of 61 CRC patients. The results confirmed and expanded knowledge for...
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