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A stem cell–like chromatin pattern may predispose tumor suppressor genes to DNA hypermethylation and...

A stem cell–like chromatin pattern may predispose tumor suppressor genes to DNA hypermethylation and...

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A stem cell–like chromatin pattern may predispose tumor suppressor genes to DNA hypermethylation and heritable silencing

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A stem cell–like chromatin pattern may predispose tumor suppressor genes to DNA hypermethylation and heritable silencing

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New York: Nature Publishing Group US

Journal title

Nature genetics, 2007-02, Vol.39 (2), p.237-242

Language

English

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New York: Nature Publishing Group US

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Contents

Adult cancers may derive from stem or early progenitor cells
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,
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. Epigenetic modulation of gene expression is essential for normal function of these early cells but is highly abnormal in cancers, which often show aberrant promoter CpG island hypermethylation and transcriptional silencing of tumor suppressor genes and pro-differentiat...

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A stem cell–like chromatin pattern may predispose tumor suppressor genes to DNA hypermethylation and heritable silencing

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_762268729

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_762268729

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ISSN

1061-4036

E-ISSN

1546-1718

DOI

10.1038/ng1972

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