Promoter hypermethylation and CpG island methylator phenotype in colorectal carcinogenesis

Matsubara, N.

Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer and ChemoTherapy 37(9): 1659-1664

2010


ISSN/ISBN: 0385-0684
PMID: 20841928
Document Number: 643460
Amino acid alterations or insufficient protein synthesis caused by the mutation on genes has long been recognized as the main mechanism of silencing of suppressor genes leading to carcinogenesis. However, epigenetic silencing of the cancer related genes induced by hyper-methylation of promoter is recognized as an additional important molecular mechanism for carcinogenesis. Differing molecular mechanisms of colorectal carcinogenesis have become known after advanced understanding of genes silenced by promoter methylation.

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