The Prognostic Value of p16 Hypermethylation in Cancer: A Meta-Analysis.

The prognostic value of p16 promoter hypermethylation in cancers has been evaluated for several years while the results remain controversial. We thus performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies assessing the impact of p16 methylation on overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival...

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Main Authors: Xiang-Bin Xing, Wei-Bin Cai, Liang Luo, Long-Shan Liu, Hui-Juan Shi, Min-Hu Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3689792?pdf=render