Multiple sporadic colorectal cancers display a unique methylation phenotype.

Epigenetics are thought to play a major role in the carcinogenesis of multiple sporadic colorectal cancers (CRC). Previous studies have suggested concordant DNA hypermethylation between tumor pairs. However, only a few methylation markers have been analyzed. This study was aimed at describing the ep...

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Main Authors: Victoria Gonzalo, Juan Jose Lozano, Virginia Alonso-Espinaco, Leticia Moreira, Jenifer Muñoz, Maria Pellisé, Sergi Castellví-Bel, Xavier Bessa, Montserrat Andreu, Rosa M Xicola, Xavier Llor, Clara Ruiz-Ponte, Angel Carracedo, Rodrigo Jover, Antoni Castells, Francesc Balaguer, Gastrointestinal Oncology Group of the Spanish Gastroenterological Association
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3958343?pdf=render