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MGMT and Whole-Genome DNA Methylation Impacts on Diagnosis, Prognosis and Therapy of Glioblastoma Multiforme.
International journal of molecular sciences - 27 Jun 2022
Della Monica Rosa, Cuomo Mariella, Buonaiuto Michela, Costabile Davide, Franca Raduan Ahmed, Del Basso De Caro Marialaura, Catapano Giuseppe, Chiariotti Lorenzo, Visconti Roberta
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Epigenetic changes in DNA methylation contribute to the development of many diseases, including cancer. In glioblastoma multiforme, the most prevalent primary brain cancer and an incurable tumor with a median survival time of 15 months, a single epigenetic modification, the methylation of the O6-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase (MGMT) gene, is a valid biomarker for predicting response to therapy with...
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