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Cervical Cancer
New cervical cancer study findings have been reported by D.M.K. Tamandani and co-researchers
May 21st, 2009
"Gene silencing associated with aberrant methylation of promoter region CpG islands is an acquired epigenetic alteration that serves as an alternative to genetic defects in the inactivation of tumor suppressor and other genes in human cancers. This study describes the methylation status of TMS1/ASC and CASP8 genes in cervical cancer," investigators in Iran report. "We also examined the prevalence of and CASP8 genes methylation in cervical cancer tissue and none - neo plastic samples in an effort to correlate with smoking habit and clinicopathological features. Target DNA was modified by sodium bisulfite, converting all unmethylated, but not methylated, cytosines to...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-05-21)
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