Methylation of HIN-1, RASSF1A, RIL and CDH13 in breast cancer is associated with clinical characteristics, but only RASSF1A methylation is associated with outcome
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Aberrant promoter CpG island hypermethylation is associated with transcriptional silencing. Tumor suppressor genes are the key targets of hypermethylation in breast cancer and therefore may lead to malignancy by deregulation of cell...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-06-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/12/243 |