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MGMT promoter methylation determined by HRM in comparison to MSP and pyrosequencing for predicting high-grade glioma response
5 May 2016
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The DNA repair protein O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) causes resistance of cancer cells to alkylating agents and, therefore, is a well-established predictive marker for high-grade gliomas that are routinely treated with alkylating drugs. Since MGMT is highly epigenetically regulated, the MGMT promoter methylation status is taken as an indicator of MGMT silencing, predicting the...
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