Open AccessHypermethylation ofTGF-β1gene promoter in gastric cancer
Author(s) -
Yongqi Wang,
Yumin Li,
Xun Li,
Tao Liu,
Xiao-Kang Liu,
Junqiang Zhang,
Ju-Wu Guo,
LingYun Guo,
Liang Qiao
Publication year - 2013
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.v19.i33.5557
Subject(s) - helicobacter pylori , methylation , dna methylation , cancer , gastric mucosa , transforming growth factor , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , stomach , gastroenterology , medicine , pathology , gene expression , gene , biochemistry
To examine transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) promoter methylation in gastric cancer and to determine if Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) or interleukin (IL)-1β could induce TGF-β1 hypermethylation in vitro.