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Gene promoter methylation is an important regulator of expression and is a key epigenetic factor in tumorigenesis. DNA methylation is mediated by DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs), of which three active forms have been identified: DNMT1, DNM3A and DNMT3B. The C-->T transition polymorphism (C46359T) in the promoter of the DNMT3B gene, which significantly increases transcriptional activity, has been postulated to increase the propensity for promoter-hypermethylation-mediated silencing of tumour suppressor genes.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Victorian Breast Cancer Research Consortium, Cancer Genetics Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. karen.montgomery@petermac.org
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