Open Accessp16 gene methylation in colorectal cancers associated with Duke’s staging
Author(s) -
Jing Yi,
Zhiwei Wang,
Cang Hui,
Yuying Chen,
Ren Zhao,
Bo Yu,
Xueming Tang
Publication year - 2001
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.v7.i5.722
Subject(s) - methylation , colorectal cancer , cpg site , dna methylation , cancer research , carcinogenesis , tumor suppressor gene , oncology , medicine , biology , cancer , gene , gene expression , genetics
To explore the association of methylation of the CpG island in the promotor of the p16 tumor suppressor gene with the clinicopathological characteristics of the colorectal cancers.