Association Between Type-specific HPV Infections and hTERT DNA Methylation in Patients with Invasive Cervical Cancer

Conclusion: Differences in patterns of methylation of the hTERT core promoter [region 1 (nt -208 to -1) and region 2 (nt +1 to +104) relative to first ATG] are related to the HPV species present.

Source: Cancer Genomics and Proteomics - November 1, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: MOLANO, M., MORENO-ACOSTA, P., MORALES, N., BURGOS, M., BUITRAGO, L., GAMBOA, O., ALVAREZ, R., GARLAND, S. M., TABRIZI, S. N., STEENBERGEN, R. D. M., MEJIA, J. C. Tags: Article Source Type: research