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- noun genetics an
increase in theepigenetic methylation ofcytosine andadenosine residues inDNA .
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Strathdee G, Holyoake TL, Sim A, Parker A, Oscier DG, et al. (2007) Inactivation of HOXA genes by hypermethylation in myeloid and lymphoid malignancy is frequent and associated with poor prognosis.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Yongguang Tao et al. 2010
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Strathdee G, Holyoake TL, Sim A, Parker A, Oscier DG, et al. (2007) Inactivation of HOXA genes by hypermethylation in myeloid and lymphoid malignancy is frequent and associated with poor prognosis.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Yongguang Tao et al. 2010
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The national research group discovered that hypermethylation is a defining aspect of secondary glioblastomas, malignancies that have progressed from lower-grade tumors.
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Strathdee G, Holyoake TL, Sim A, Parker A, Oscier DG, et al. (2007) Inactivation of HOXA genes by hypermethylation in myeloid and lymphoid malignancy is frequent and associated with poor prognosis.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Yongguang Tao et al. 2010
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They also found that of the 1,520 genes with promoter hypermethylation, only 293 genes, or
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The national research group discovered that hypermethylation is a defining aspect of secondary glioblastomas, malignancies that have progressed from lower-grade tumors.
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They also found that of the 1,520 genes with promoter hypermethylation, only 293 genes, or
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The national research group discovered that hypermethylation is a defining aspect of secondary glioblastomas, malignancies that have progressed from lower-grade tumors.
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They also found that of the 1,520 genes with promoter hypermethylation, only 293 genes, or
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Conclusions p16 hypermethylation is the principal mechanism of p16 protein underexpression and plays an important role in the ESCC development.
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