Increased protein expression of DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) 1 is significantly correlated with the malignant potential and poor prognosis of human hepatocellular carcinomas.

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Published in Int J Cancer on July 01, 2003

Authors

Yoshimasa Saito1, Yae Kanai, Tohru Nakagawa, Michiie Sakamoto, Hidetsugu Saito, Hiromasa Ishii, Setsuo Hirohashi

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1: Pathology Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan.

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