DNA Methylation Analysis in GIT Cancer | Protocol Preview

Genome-Wide Analysis of DNA Methylation in Gastrointestinal Cancer - a 2 minute Preview of the Experimental Protocol

Kiichi Sugimoto, Hirotaka Momose, Tomoaki Ito, Hajime Orita, Koichi Sato, Kazuhiro Sakamoto, Malcolm V. Brock
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center; Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Coloproctological Surgery; Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital, Department of Surgery;

Herein, we describe a procedure for genome-wide analysis of DNA methylation in gastrointestinal cancers. The procedure is of relevance to studies that investigate relationships between methylation patterns of genes and factors contributing to carcinogenesis in gastrointestinal cancers.

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