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Cancer Gene Therapy
New cancer gene therapy study results reported from Suzhou University
November 25th, 2008
Data detailed in 'CpG island methylator phenotype involving tumor suppressor genes located on chromosome 3p in non-small cell lung cancer' have been presented. "CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) involving methylation abnormalities of tumor suppressor gene (TSG) on short arm of chromosome 3 (chromosome 3p) has not been so far epigenetically elucidated in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Using methylation-specific PCR (MSP) method, we examined methylation profiles for eight TSGs harbored in chromosome 3p in 60 NSCLC tissues and 60 paired normal tissues as well as 11 normal blood samples," researchers in Suzhou, People's Republic of China report. "CIMP positive is...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-11-25)
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