Open AccessMethylation of PTCH1a gene in a subset of gastric cancers
Author(s) -
Peng Du,
Hairong Ye,
Jun Gao,
Wei Chen,
Zhongchuan Wang,
Honghua Jiang,
Jianrong Xu,
Ji-We Zhang,
Jiancheng Zhang,
Long Cui
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.3799
Subject(s) - methylation , biology , dna methylation , microbiology and biotechnology , bisulfite sequencing , propidium iodide , carcinogenesis , cancer research , cpg site , cancer , gene expression , apoptosis , gene , genetics , programmed cell death
To establish if PTCH1a transcriptional regulation region (TRR) is methylated in gastric cancer and its influence in gastric tumorigenesis.