Promoter hypermethylation patterns of P16, DAPK and MGMT in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a common cancer world-wide that is highly lethal due to its recurrence and metastasis. Methylation is a common epigenetic mechanism that leads to gene silencing in tumors and could be a useful biomarker in OSCC. The prevalence of P16, death-associat...

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Published in:Indian Journal of Dental Research
Main Authors: K R Don, Pratibha Ramani, Vijayalakshmi Ramshankar, Herald Justin Sherlin, Priya Premkumar, Anuja Natesan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2014;volume=25;issue=6;spage=797;epage=805;aulast=Don