<it>Metallothionien 3 </it>expression is frequently down-regulated in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma by DNA methylation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Metallothionein 3 (MT3) inhibits growth in a variety of cell types. We measured <it>MT3 </it>gene expression by RT-PCR, and DNA methylation in the <it>MT3 </it>promoter by combined bisulphite restriction analy...

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Main Authors: Ruszkiewicz Andrew R, Mayne George C, Liu Jun-Feng, De Young Neville J, Tian Zi-Qing, Drew Paul A, Smith Eric, Watson David I, Jamieson Glyn G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-12-01
Series:Molecular Cancer
Online Access:http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/4/1/42