DNA methylation changes in ovarian cancer are cumulative with disease progression and identify tumor stage
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hypermethylation of promoter CpG islands with associated loss of gene expression, and hypomethylation of CpG-rich repetitive elements that may destabilize the genome are common events in most, if not all, epithelial cancers.</p>...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-09-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Genomics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1755-8794/1/47 |