The Relationship between FHIT Gene Promoter Methylation and Lung Cancer Risk: a Meta-analysis
Background and objective Tumor-suppressor gene promoter DNA methylation in tumor cells is associated with its reduced expression. FHIT (fragile histindine triad) was one of the important tumor suppressor genes which was found hypermethylated in the promoter region in most of tumors. The aim of this...
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Language: | zho |
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Chinese Anti-Cancer Association; Chinese Antituberculosis Association
2014-03-01
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Series: | Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2014.03.09 |