Meta-analysis of promoter methylation in eight tumor-suppressor genes and its association with the risk of thyroid cancer.

Promoter methylation in a number of tumor-suppressor genes (TSGs) can play crucial roles in the development of thyroid carcinogenesis. The focus of the current meta-analysis was to determine the impact of promoter methylation of eight selected candidate TSGs on thyroid cancer and to identify the mos...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fatemeh Khatami, Bagher Larijani, Ramin Heshmat, Abbasali Keshtkar, Mahsa Mohammadamoli, Ladan Teimoori-Toolabi, Shirzad Nasiri, Seyed Mohammad Tavangar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5605048?pdf=render