The silence of MUC2 mRNA induced by promoter hypermethylation associated with HBV in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

• Main Authors: Ling Yang (Author), Zhu Jing (Author), Gao Lu (Author), Liu Yongping (Author), Zhu Changtai (Author), Li Rong (Author), Wei Lixin (Author), Zhang Changsong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To evaluate the promoter methylation status of MUC2 gene and mRNA expression in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We analyzed MUC2 methylation by MSP, and MUC2 mRNA by real-time PCR...