Inhibition of DNA methyltransferase activity and expression by treatment with the pan-deacetylase inhibitor panobinostat in hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) still represents an unmet medical need. Epigenetic inactivation of tumor suppressor genes like RASSF1A or APC by overexpression of DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) has been shown to be common in HCC and t...

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Main Authors: Zopf Steffen, Ocker Matthias, Neureiter Daniel, Alinger Beate, Gahr Susanne, Neurath Markus F, Di Fazio Pietro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/12/386