Overexpression of UTX promotes tumor progression in Oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma patients receiving surgical resection: a case control study

Abstract Background Ubiquitously transcribed tetratricopeptide repeat on chromosome X (UTX) has been identified as a histone 3 lysine 27 (H3K27) demethylase and acted as a tumor suppressor gene or oncogenic function. The current study was to explore the significance of UTX in oral tongue squamous ce...

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Main Authors: Yen-Hao Chen, Chang-Han Chen, Chih-Yen Chien, Yan-Ye Su, Sheng-Dean Luo, Shau-Hsuan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
UTX
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08726-3