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Breast Cancer
Study findings from University of Arizona provide new insights into breast cancer
December 18th, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "Changes in DNA methylation patterns are a common characteristic of cancer cells. Recent studies suggest that DNA methylation affects not only discrete genes, but it can also affect large chromosomal regions, potentially leading to LRES." "It is unclear whether such long-range epigenetic events are relatively rare or frequent occurrences in cancer. Here, we use a high-resolution promoter tiling array approach to analyze DNA methylation in breast cancer specimens and normal breast tissue to address this question. We identified 3,506 cancer-specific differentially methylated regions (DMR) in human breast cancer with...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-12-18)
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