Epigenomic diversity of colorectal cancer indicated by LINE-1 methylation in a database of 869 tumors

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Genome-wide DNA hypomethylation plays a role in genomic instability and carcinogenesis. LINE-1 (L1 retrotransposon) constitutes a substantial portion of the human genome, and LINE-1 methylation correlates with global DNA methylation...

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Main Authors: Schernhammer Eva S, Hazra Aditi, Shima Kaori, Tanaka Noriko, Nosho Katsuhiko, Huttenhower Curtis, Baba Yoshifumi, Hunter David J, Giovannucci Edward L, Fuchs Charles S, Ogino Shuji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:Molecular Cancer
Online Access:http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/9/1/125