Association between CpG island methylation and microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer.
Ahuja N, Mohan AL, Li Q, Stolker JM, Herman JG, Hamilton SR, Baylin SB, Issa JP. Association between CpG island methylation and microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer. Cancer Research 1997, 57: 3370-4. PMID: 9269998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDe novo methylationNovo methylationPromoter region CpG islandsThrombospondin-1 genesCpG island methylationDeficient DNA repairCancer 1 geneMethylation patternsTranscriptional inactivationCpG islandsDNA repairImportant genesHypermethylation eventsColorectal cancerGenetic instabilityExtensive methylationIsland methylationGenesMethylationAberrant methylationRepair genesInsulin-like growth factor IIPromoter hypermethylationMicrosatellite instabilityGrowth factor II