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MGMT gene promoter methylation and its correlation with clinicopathological parameters in glioblastomas.
Neurology India - 1 Jan 2000
Arora Iteeka, Gurav Mamta, Rumde Rachna, Dhanavade Sandeep, Kadam Vinayak, Kurani Hetakshi, Shetty Omshree, Goda Jayant Sastri, Shetty Prakash, Moiyadi Aliasgar, Gupta Tejpal, Jalali Rakesh, Epari Sridhar
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: MGMT (O6-methyl guanine DNA methyl transferase) promoter hypermethylation is a prognostic and predictive biomarker for glioblastomas (GBM). AIMS: To evaluate the frequency of MGMT methylation status in a single institute series of 134 GBMs and correlate it with clinical (age, sex, location, survival) and other molecular parameters [such as p53 expression, alpha thalassemia/mental retardation syndrome...
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