Open AccessStudy onRIZ1gene promoter methylation status in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Author(s) -
Suyu Dong,
Peng Zhang,
Yimei Liu,
Yuantao Cui,
Shuo Wang,
Shao-Jie Liang,
Zhun He,
Pei Sun,
Yuan-Guo Wang
Publication year - 2012
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.v18.i6.576
Subject(s) - methylation , cancer research , biology , promoter , gene silencing , carcinogenesis , dna methylation , microbiology and biotechnology , epigenetics , gene expression , gene , genetics
To investigate the promoter region methylation status of retinoblastoma protein-interacting zinc finger gene 1 (RIZ1) in the human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) cell lines and tissues and verify the relationship between methylation of RIZ1 and oncogenesis, tumor progression and metastasis etc of ESCC.