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Methylation of Tumor Suppressor Genes in Autoimmune Pancreatitis.
Pancreas - 1 Jan 2000
Kinugawa Yasuhiro, Uehara Takeshi, Sano Kenji, Matsuda Kazuyuki, Maruyama Yasuhiro, Kobayashi Yukihiro, Nakajima Tomoyuki, Hamano Hideaki, Kawa Shigeyuki, Higuchi Kayoko, Hosaka Noriko, Shiozawa Satoshi, Ishigame Hiroki, Ota Hiroyoshi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a representative IgG4-related and inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. To clarify mechanisms of carcinogenesis resulting from AIP, we focused on methylation abnormalities and KRAS mutations in AIP. METHODS: Six tumor suppressor genes (NPTX2, Cyclin D2, FOXE1, TFPI2, ppENK, and p16) that exhibited hypermethylation in pancreatic carcinoma were selected for...
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