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Why do results conflict regarding the prognostic value of the methylation status in colon cancers? the role of the preservation method

BACKGROUND: In colorectal carcinoma, extensive gene promoter hypermethylation is called the CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP). Explaining why studies on CIMP and survival yield conflicting results is essential. Most experiments to measure DNA methylation rely on the sodium bisulfite conversion...

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Autores principales: Tournier, Benjamin, Chapusot, Caroline, Courcet, Emilie, Martin, Laurent, Lepage, Côme, Faivre, Jean, Piard, Françoise
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3293017/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22243995
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-12-12