Methylation associated inactivation of RASSF1A and its synergistic effect with activated K-Ras in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Epigenetic silencing of tumor suppressor genes associated with promoter methylation is considered to be a hallmark of oncogenesis. RASSF1A is a candidate tumor suppressor gene which was found to be inactivated in many human cancers....

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Main Authors: Yu Jing, Liu Wei, Chen Yeshan, Liu Hongli, Wang Tao, Wu Gang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
Online Access:http://www.jeccr.com/content/28/1/160