Quantitative promoter methylation analysis of multiple cancer-related genes in renal cell tumors

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Aberrant promoter hypermethylation of cancer-associated genes occurs frequently during carcinogenesis and may serve as a cancer biomarker. In this study we aimed at defining a quantitative gene promoter methylation panel that might i...

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Main Authors: Oliveira Jorge, Pinto Mafalda, Ribeiro Franclim R, Henrique Rui, Costa Vera L, Lobo Francisco, Teixeira Manuel R, Jerónimo Carmen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-07-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/7/133