CANCER - EXPLORING THE BOWELS OF DNA METHYLATION

被引:12
作者
BALMAIN, A
机构
[1] CRC Beatson Laboratories, Department of Medical Oncology, University of Glasgow, Garscube Estate, Bearsden
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D O I
10.1016/S0960-9822(95)00204-1
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Recent studies of mice lacking methyltransferase, and of genes that modify cancer susceptibility, have shed light on the long-standing problem of how DNA methylation affects carcinogenesis.
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页码:1013 / 1016
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