The <it>14-3-3</it>σ gene promoter is methylated in both human melanocytes and melanoma
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Recent evidence demonstrates that 14-3-3σ acts as a tumor suppressor gene inactivated by methylation of its 5' CpG islands in epithelial tumor cells, while remaining un-methylated in normal human epithelia. The methylation analy...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Cancer |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/162 |