European Journal of Cancer
Volume 39, Issue 9 , Pages 1222-1227 , June 2003

Concurrent hypermethylation of gene promoters is associated with a MSI-H phenotype and diploidy in gastric carcinomas

  • B Carvalho

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    • IPATIMUP-Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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  • M Pinto

      Affiliations

    • IPATIMUP-Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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  • L Cirnes

      Affiliations

    • IPATIMUP-Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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  • C Oliveira

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    • IPATIMUP-Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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  • J.C Machado

      Affiliations

    • IPATIMUP-Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
    • Faculdade de Medicina do Porto and H. S. João, Porto, Portugal
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  • G Suriano

      Affiliations

    • IPATIMUP-Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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  • R Hamelin

      Affiliations

    • INSERM U434-CEPH, Paris, France
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  • F Carneiro

      Affiliations

    • IPATIMUP-Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
    • Faculdade de Medicina do Porto and H. S. João, Porto, Portugal
    • ,
  • R Seruca

      Affiliations

    • IPATIMUP-Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
    • Faculdade de Medicina do Porto and H. S. João, Porto, Portugal
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +351-225570700; fax: +351-225570799

Received 27 July 2002 ,Revised 11 December 2002 ,Accepted 21 February 2003.

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PII: S0959-8049(03)00177-1

doi: 10.1016/S0959-8049(03)00177-1

European Journal of Cancer
Volume 39, Issue 9 , Pages 1222-1227 , June 2003

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