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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-17
pubmed:abstractText
Death-associated protein kinase (DAPK) is frequently inactivated by promotor hypermethylation in various human cancers. At present, little is known about the significance of DAPK inactivation in colorectal carcinogenesis. We therefore, investigated macrodissected samples of 22 formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded T1-carcinomas showing normal colon mucosa, intraepithelial neoplasia and carcinoma tissue on the same slice. Dissected carcinoma areas showed a higher frequency of DAPK promotor methylation (81.2%) compared to intraepithelial neoplasia (68.2%). Colon mucosa adjacent to intraepithelial neoplasia or carcinoma showed DAPK promotor methylation in only two of eight cases (25%). We suggest that DAPK promotor hypermethylation may play an important role in the early steps of tumor progression in colorectal carcinoma.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0304-3835
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
18
pubmed:volume
240
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
69-75
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16246486-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:16246486-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16246486-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:16246486-Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16246486-Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:16246486-Carcinoma in Situ, pubmed-meshheading:16246486-Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:16246486-Colorectal Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:16246486-DNA Methylation, pubmed-meshheading:16246486-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16246486-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:16246486-Gene Silencing, pubmed-meshheading:16246486-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16246486-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:16246486-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16246486-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16246486-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:16246486-Tumor Markers, Biological
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
DAPK promotor methylation is an early event in colorectal carcinogenesis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study