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Promoter hypermethylation of Wnt inhibitory factor-1 in patients with lung cancer: A systematic meta-analysis.
Medicine - 1 Dec 2016
Zheng Yu, Li Xia, Jiang Yiming, Xu Yufen, Song Binbin, Zhou Qiang, Liang Xiaodong, Yang Xinmei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Promoter hypermethylation of Wnt inhibitory factor-1 (WIF-1)-a tumor suppressor gene-has been detected in several types of human tumors. However, the association between WIF-1 promoter hypermethylation and lung cancer remains to be elucidated. Therefore, we conducted this study to evaluate the clinical significance of WIF-1 promoter hypermethylation in lung cancer. METHODS: A comprehensive literature...
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