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Unique characteristics of CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) in a Chinese population with colorectal cancer.
BMC gastroenterology - 5 Nov 2019
Liu Jiang, Tang Li, Yi Jinhua, Li Guimei, Lu Youwang, Xu Yu, Zhao Shuhua, Mao Rui, Li Xiaolu, Ren Li, Wang Kunhua
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Molecular characteristics of CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) in colorectal cancer (CRC) have been well documented in Western, but not in Chinese, populations. METHODS: We investigated the incidence of CIMP, BRAF/KRAS mutation, and microsatellite instability (MSI) in a Chinese population with CRC (n = 401) and analysed associations between CIMP status and clinicopathological and molecular...
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