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ArticleOncology letters2014

A CpG island methylator phenotype of colorectal cancer that is contiguous with conventional adenomas, but not serrated polyps.

Koji Hokazono, Takashi Ueki, Kinuko Nagayoshi, Yasunobu Nishioka, Tatsunobu Hatae, Yutaka Koga, Minako Hirahashi, Yoshinao Oda, Masao Tanaka

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Article in Oncology letters, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Koji HokazonoDepartment of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Takashi UekiDepartment of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Kinuko NagayoshiDepartment of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Yasunobu NishiokaDepartment of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Tatsunobu HataeDepartment of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Yutaka KogaDepartment of Anatomical Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Minako HirahashiDepartment of Anatomical Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Yoshinao OdaDepartment of Anatomical Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Masao TanakaDepartment of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A subset of colorectal cancers (CRCs) harbor the CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP), with concurrent multiple promoter hypermethylation of tumor-related genes. A serrated pathway in which CIMP is developed from serrated polyps is proposed. The present study characterized CIMP and morphologically examined precursor lesions of CIMP. In total, 104 CRCs treated between January 1996 and December 2004 were examined. Aberrant promoter methylation of 15 cancer-related genes was analyzed. CIMP status was classified according to the number of methylated genes and was correlated with the clinicopathological features, including the concomitant polyps in and around the tumors. The frequency of aberrant methylation in each CRC showed a bimodal pattern, and the CRCs were classified as CIMP-high (CIMP-H), CIMP-low (CIMP-L) and CIMP-negative (CIMP-N). CIMP-H was associated with aberrant methylation of

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colorectal cancerCpG island methylator phenotypemethylationpromoter CpG islandserrated pathway

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PMID25289081
PMCPMC4186580

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