Defining a Chromatin Pattern that Characterizes DNA-Hypermethylated Genes in Colon Cancer Cells
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Defining a chromatin pattern that characterizes DNA-hypermethylated genes in colon cancer cells.
Epigenetic gene regulation is a key determinant of heritable gene expression patterns and is critical for normal cellular function. Dysregulation of epigenetic transcriptional control is a fundamental feature of cancer, particularly manifesting as increased promoter DNA methylation with associated aberrant gene silencing, which plays a significant role in tumor progression. We now globally map ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer Research
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0008-5472,1538-7445
DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-0700