DNA Methylation and Cancer Diagnosis

DNA methylation is a major epigenetic modification that is strongly involved in the physiological control of genome expression. DNA methylation patterns are largely modified in cancer cells and can therefore be used to distinguish cancer cells from normal tissues. This review describes the main tech...

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Main Authors: Jérôme Torrisani, William C. Cho, Pierre Cordelier, Yannick Delpu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-07-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/14/7/15029