<it>CDH1 </it>promoter hypermethylation and E-cadherin protein expression in infiltrating breast cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The E-cadherin gene (<it>CDH1</it>) maps, at chromosome 16q22.1, a region often associated with loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in human breast cancer. LOH at this site is thought to lead to loss of function of this tumor su...

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Main Authors: Neto Francisco, Quevedo Francisco C, Prando Érika C, Caldeira José, Rainho Cláudia A, Rogatto Silvia R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-03-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/6/48