Genome-wide DNA methylation indicates silencing of tumor suppressor genes in uterine leiomyoma.

Uterine leiomyomas, or fibroids, represent the most common benign tumor of the female reproductive tract. Fibroids become symptomatic in 30% of all women and up to 70% of African American women of reproductive age. Epigenetic dysregulation of individual genes has been demonstrated in leiomyoma cells...

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Main Authors: Antonia Navarro, Ping Yin, Diana Monsivais, Simon M Lin, Pan Du, Jian-Jun Wei, Serdar E Bulun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3302826?pdf=render