Distinct genetic profiles in colorectal tumors with or without the CpG island methylator phenotype
Toyota M, Ohe-Toyota M, Ahuja N, Issa J. Distinct genetic profiles in colorectal tumors with or without the CpG island methylator phenotype. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 710-715. PMID: 10639144, PMCID: PMC15395, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.97.2.710.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenomaBase SequenceColorectal NeoplasmsCpG IslandsDNA MethylationDNA Mutational AnalysisDNA, NeoplasmGenes, p16Genes, p53Genes, rasHumansMicrosatellite RepeatsMutationPhenotypePoint MutationPolymorphism, Single-Stranded ConformationalProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IIReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaSequence DeletionTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsCpG island methylator phenotypeColorectal cancerK-RAS mutationsDifferent genetic lesionsActivation of oncogenesTumor suppressor geneMultiple CpG islandsColorectal tumorsMethylator phenotypeCpG islandsDistinct genetic profilesP53 mutationsEpigenetic alterationsMolecular diversitySuppressor geneGenetic lesionsNovel pathwayGroup of tumorsGenetic alterationsK-RASMutationsCancer developmentSimultaneous methylationGenes