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p16 promoter hypermethylation: A useful serum marker for early detection of gastric cancer

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2008

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Mohammad Reza Abbaszadegan, Omeed Moaven, Hamid Reza Sima, Kamran Ghafarzadegan, Azadeh Arabi, Mohammad Naser Forghani, Hamid Raziee, Ali Mashhadinejad, Mostafa Jafarzadeh, Ehsan Esmaili Shandiz,
World Journal of Gastroenterology

Abstract

p16 promoter hypermethylation is an important event in gastric carcinogenesis. It is the principle mechanism of p16 gene silencing. It is related to malignant tumor behavior. Detection of DNA methylation in serum may be a biomarker for early detection of gastric cancer.

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