Association between promoter methylation of DAPK gene and HNSCC: A meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND:The death-associated protein kinase (DAPK) is a tumor suppressor gene, which is a mediator of cell death of INF-γ-induced apoptosis. Aberrant methylation of DAPK promoter has been reported in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). However, the results of these studie...

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Main Authors: Fucheng Cai, Xiyue Xiao, Xun Niu, Yi Zhong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5332095?pdf=render