P16 Methylation as an Early Predictor for Cancer Development From Oral Epithelial Dysplasia: A Double-blind Multicentre Prospective Study

Background: Silencing of P16 through methylation and locus deletion is the most frequent early events in carcinogenesis. The aim of this study is to prospectively determine if early P16 methylation is a predictor for oral cancer development. Methods: Patients (n = 181) with mild or moderate oral epi...

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Main Authors: Hongwei Liu, Xue-wei Liu, Guangying Dong, Jing Zhou, Yang Liu, Yan Gao, Xiao-yong Liu, Liankun Gu, Zheng Sun, Dajun Deng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-05-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Subjects:
P16
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396415000821