Methylation of cancer related genes in tumor and peripheral blood DNA from the same breast cancer patient as two independent events

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Recently it has been suggested that acquisition of methylation of the <it>BRCA1 </it>promoter detectable in peripheral blood (PB) DNA, could give raise to development of breast cancer. In this study, we aimed to investiga...

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Main Authors: Wojdacz Tomasz K, Thestrup Britta B, Overgaard Jens, Hansen Lise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
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Online Access:http://www.diagnosticpathology.org/content/6/1/116