PPARG Epigenetic Deregulation and Its Role in Colorectal Tumorigenesis

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) plays critical roles in lipid storage, glucose metabolism, energy homeostasis, adipocyte differentiation, inflammation, and cancer. Its function in colon carcinogenesis has largely been debated; accumulating evidence, however, supports a role...

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Main Authors: Lina Sabatino, Alessandra Fucci, Massimo Pancione, Vittorio Colantuoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:PPAR Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/687492