DNA Methylation and Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Genomic DNA methylation is a major form of epigenetic modification. Hypermethylation could affect the binding of transcription factors to DNA and change the structure of chromatin resulting in silence of tumor suppressor genes, which plays an important role in cancer initiation and progression. In r...

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Main Authors: Youwei ZHANG, Longbang CHEN
Format: Article
Language:zho
Published: Chinese Anti-Cancer Association; Chinese Antituberculosis Association 2010-08-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer
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Online Access:http://www.lungca.org/index.php?journal=01&page=article&op=viewFile&path[]=10.3779%2Fj.issn.1009-3419.2010.08.14&path[]=1652