Aberrant promoter methylation profiles of tumor suppressor genes in hepatocellular carcinoma.

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Published in Am J Pathol on September 01, 2003

Authors

Bin Yang1, Mingzhou Guo, James G Herman, Douglas P Clark

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1: Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Pathology Building Room 406, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

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