Effects of EZH2 polymorphisms on susceptibility to and pathological development of hepatocellular carcinoma.

The enhancer of zeste 2 (EZH2) gene encodes the histone methyltransferase that is the catalytic component of the polycomb repressive complex-2, which initiates epigenetic silencing of genes. The expression level of EZH2 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is highly correlated with tumor progression; h...

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Main Authors: Yung-Luen Yu, Kuo-Jung Su, Yi-Hsien Hsieh, Hsiang-Lin Lee, Tzy-Yen Chen, Pei-Ching Hsiao, Shun-Fa Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3769270?pdf=render