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Context-dependent environmental associations with endometrial cancer histotype and genotype.
International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society - 7 Aug 2023
Nakad Borrego Sanaa, Kurnit Katherine, Turner Laura Jane, Broaddus Russell R
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OBJECTIVE: MLH1 loss due to MLH1 methylation, detected during Lynch syndrome screening, is one of the most common molecular changes in endometrial cancer. It is well established that environmental influences such as nutritional state can impact gene methylation, both in the germline and in a tumor. In colorectal cancer and other cancer types, aging is associated with changes in gene methylation. The objective of...
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