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Hypermethylation of CDH13, DKK3 and FOXL2 promoters and the expression of EZH2 in ovary granulosa cell tumors.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Sept 2016
Xu Yanmei, Li Xia, Wang Hongtao, Xie Pengmu, Yan Xun, Bai Yu, Zhang Tingguo
Abstract excerpt
Aberrant epigenetic modification is associated with the development and progression of cancer. Hypermethylation of tumor suppressor gene promoters and cooperative histone modification have been considered to be the primary mechanisms of epigenetic modification. Ovary granulosa cell tumors (GCTs) are relatively rare, accounting for ~3% of all ovarian malignancies. The present study assessed hypermethylation of the...
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