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Epigenome Aberrations: Emerging Driving Factors of the Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.
International journal of molecular sciences - 16 Aug 2017
Mehdi Ali, Riazalhosseini Yasser
Abstract excerpt
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), the most common form of Kidney cancer, is characterized by frequent mutations of the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) tumor suppressor gene in ~85% of sporadic cases. Loss of pVHL function affects multiple cellular processes, among which the activation of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) pathway is the best-known function. Constitutive activation of HIF signaling in turn activates...
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