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Genetic and epigenetic patterns in patients with the head-and-neck paragangliomas associate with differential clinical characteristics.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Jun 2017
Chen Hongsai, Zhu Weidong, Li Xiye, Xue Lu, Wang Zhaoyan, Wu Hao
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: In addition to genetic alterations, the importance of a CpG island methylator phenotype, characterized by methylation of multiple tumour-suppressor genes (TSGs), has been acknowledged in many cancer types. This study was done to determine the impact of genetic and epigenetic patterns on the clinical characteristics of the head and neck paragangliomas (HNPGLs). METHODS: The retrospective study examined a...
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