Identification of a panel of sensitive and specific DNA methylation markers for squamous cell lung cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men and women in the United States and Western Europe. Over 160,000 Americans die of this disease every year. The five-year survival rate is 15% – significantly lower than that of o...

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Main Authors: Laird Peter W, Weisenberger Daniel J, Campan Mihaela, Turla Sally, Hagen Jeffrey A, Koss Michael N, Galler Janice S, Anglim Paul P, Siegmund Kimberly D, Laird-Offringa Ite A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-07-01
Series:Molecular Cancer
Online Access:http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/7/1/62