SHOX2 gene methylation in Egyptians having lung cancer

SHOX2 gene methylation in Egyptians having lung cancer

Abstract Background Lung cancer tumorigenesis is mainly due to accumulation of genetic and epigenetic events in the respiratory epithelium. Epigenetic alteration is more frequent than somatic mutation in lung cancer. CpG island methylation of homeobox-associated genes is commonly seen in most early...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Mostafa Mohamed Ahmed Rizk, Suzan Mohamed Farouk Helal, Ahmed Youssef Shaaban Gad, Doreen Nazeih Assaad Younan, Salma Abd El Maguid Mohamed Ramadan Moemen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
Subjects:
SHOX2
Lung cancer
Egyptians
Methylation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43042-020-00069-1

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