A study of the frequency of methylation of gene promoter regions in colorectal cancer in the Taiwanese population

J Genet. 2013 Apr;92(1):109-13. doi: 10.1007/s12041-013-0220-8.

Authors

Chang-Chieh Wu¹, Jen-Chun Kuan, Chih-Hsiung Hsu, Tzu-An Chen, Chien-An Sun, Tsan Yang, Shinn-Long Lin, Yu-Ching Chou

Affiliation

¹ Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.

PMID: 23640413
DOI: 10.1007/s12041-013-0220-8

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / genetics*
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Colorectal Neoplasms / genetics*
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16 / genetics
DNA Methylation*
DNA Modification Methylases / genetics*
DNA Repair Enzymes / genetics*
Female
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
Genetic Association Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
MutL Protein Homolog 1
Nuclear Proteins / genetics*
Promoter Regions, Genetic*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Taiwan
Tumor Suppressor Proteins / genetics*

Substances

Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16
MLH1 protein, human
Nuclear Proteins
Tumor Suppressor Proteins
DNA Modification Methylases
MGMT protein, human
MutL Protein Homolog 1
DNA Repair Enzymes