The role of hypermethylation of the hMLH1 promoter region in HNPCC versus MSI+ sporadic colorectal cancers.

INTRODUCTION: Hypermethylation of the promoter region of the hMLH1 gene is associated with absent expression of MLH1 protein in sporadic colorectal cancers with microsatellite instability (MSI+), and it has been proposed that methylation may be a mechanism of inactivation in Knudson's hypothesi...

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Autores principales: Wheeler, J, Loukola, A, Aaltonen, L, Mortensen, N, Bodmer, W
Formato: Journal article
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2000