Investigating the epigenetic effects of a prototype smoke-derived carcinogen in human cells.

Global loss of DNA methylation and locus/gene-specific gain of DNA methylation are two distinct hallmarks of carcinogenesis. Aberrant DNA methylation is implicated in smoking-related lung cancer. In this study, we have comprehensively investigated the modulation of DNA methylation consequent to chro...

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Main Authors: Stella Tommasi, Sang-in Kim, Xueyan Zhong, Xiwei Wu, Gerd P Pfeifer, Ahmad Besaratinia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2868871?pdf=render