DNA methylation patterns of candidate genes regulated by thymine DNA glycosylase in patients with TP53 germline mutations

Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is a rare, autosomal dominant, hereditary cancer predisposition disorder. In Brazil, the p.R337H TP53 founder mutation causes the variant form of LFS, Li-Fraumeni-like syndrome. The occurrence of cancer and age of disease onset are known to vary, even in patients carrying...

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Main Authors: F.P. Fortes, H. Kuasne, F.A. Marchi, P.M. Miranda, S.R. Rogatto, M.I. Achatz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2015-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2015000700610&lng=en&tlng=en