| Literature DB >> 19183791 |
Christina Piperi1, Elena Farmaki, Fotis Vlastos, Athanasios G Papavassiliou, Nadine Martinet.
Abstract
Epigenetic changes, or heritable alterations in gene function that do not affect DNA sequence, are rapidly gaining acceptance as co-conspirators in carcinogenesis. Although DNA methylation signature analysis by methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction has been a breakthrough method in speed and sensitivity for gene methylation studies, several factors still limit its application as a routine diagnostic and prognostic test.Keywords: DNA methylation; cancer diagnosis; carcinogenesis; epigenetic change; methylation-specific PCR
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19183791 PMCID: PMC2628070
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biomol Tech ISSN: 1524-0215