Association of promoter methylation with histologic type and pleural indentation in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lung cancer is a major cause of death worldwide. Gene promoter methylation is a major inactivation mechanism of tumor-related genes, some of which can be served as a biomarker for early diagnosis and prognosis evaluation of lung canc...

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Main Authors: Hou Peng, Shi Bingyin, Zhang Yong, Ji Meiju
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
Online Access:http://www.diagnosticpathology.org/content/6/1/48