Kinzler KW, Vogelstein B: Lessons from hereditary colorectal cancer. Cell. 1996, 87 (2): 159-170. 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81333-1.
Article
PubMed
CAS
Google Scholar
Jones PA, Baylin SB: The fundamental role of epigenetic events in cancer. Nat Rev Genet. 2002, 3 (6): 415-428.
PubMed
CAS
Google Scholar
Jones PA: DNA Methylation errors and cancer. Cancer Res. 1996, 56 (11): 2463-2467.
PubMed
CAS
Google Scholar
Agrawal A, Murphy RF, Agrawal DK: DNA methylation in breast and colorectal cancers. Mod Pathol. 2007, 20 (7): 711-721. 10.1038/modpathol.3800822.
Article
PubMed
CAS
Google Scholar
Issa JP, Ottaviano YL, Celano P, Hamilton SR, Davidson NE, Baylin SB: Methylation of the oestrogen receptor CpG island links ageing and neoplasia in human colon. Nat Genetics. 1994, 7 (4): 536-540. 10.1038/ng0894-536.
Article
CAS
Google Scholar
Arasaradnam RP, Commane DM, Bradburn D, Mathers JC: A review of dietary factors and its influence on DNA methylation in colorectal carcinogenesis. Epigenetics. 2008, 3 (4): 193-198. 10.4161/epi.3.4.6508.
Article
PubMed
CAS
Google Scholar
Wallner M, Herbst A, Behrens A, Crispin A, Stieber P, Göke B, et al: Methylation of serum DNA is an independent prognostic marker in colorectal cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2006, 12: 7347-7352. 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-06-1264.
Article
PubMed
CAS
Google Scholar
Ahuja N, Li Q, Mohan AL, Baylin SB, Issa JP: Aging and DNA methylation in colorectal mucosa and cancer. Cancer Res. 1998, 58 (23): 5489-5494.
PubMed
CAS
Google Scholar
Hiranuma C, Kawakami K, Oyama K, Ota N, Omura K, Watanabe G: Hypermethylation of the MYOD1 gene is a novel prognostic factor in patients with colorectal cancer. Int J Mol Med. 2004, 13 (3): 413-417.
PubMed
CAS
Google Scholar
Megeney LA, Kablar B, Garrett K, Anderson JE, Rudnicki MA: MyoD is required for myogenic stem cell function in adult skeletal muscle. Genes Dev. 1996, 10: 1173-1183. 10.1101/gad.10.10.1173.
Article
PubMed
CAS
Google Scholar
Davis RL, Cheng PF, Lassar AB, Weintraub H: The MyoD DNA binding domain contains recognition code for muscle-specific gene activation. Cell. 1990, 60 (5): 733-746. 10.1016/0092-8674(90)90088-V.
Article
PubMed
CAS
Google Scholar
Cancer Research UK: Cancer Statistics Registrations: Registrations of Cancer Diagnosed in. 2007, Office for National Statistics, England, Available at: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/vsob1/cancer-statistics-registrations--england--series-mb1-/no--39--2008/cancer-statistics--registrations-series-mb1.pdf (Accessed: 2nd July 2011)
Google Scholar
Ye C, Shrubsole MJ, Cai Q, Ness R, Grady WM, Smalley W: Promoter methylation status of the MGMT, hMLH1, and CDKN2A/p16 genes in non-neoplastic mucosa of patients with and without colorectal adenomas. Oncol Rep. 2006, 16 (2): 429-435.
PubMed
CAS
Google Scholar
Kawakami K, Ruszkiewicz A, Bennett G, Moore J, Grieu F, Watanabe G: DNA hypermethylation in the normal colonic mucosa of patients with colorectal cancer. Br J Cancer. 2006, 94 (4): 593-598. 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602940.
Article
PubMed
CAS
PubMed Central
Google Scholar
Issa JP, Ahuja N, Toyota M, Bronner MP, Brentnall TA: Accelerated Age-related CpG Island Methylation in Ulcerative Colitis. Cancer Res. 2001, 61 (9): 3573-3577.
PubMed
CAS
Google Scholar
Xu XL, Yu J, Zhang HY, Sun MH, Gu J, Du X, Shi DR: Methylation profile of the promoter CpG islands of 31 genes that may contribute to colorectal carcinogenesis. World J Gastroenterology. 2004, 10 (23): 3441-3454.
Article
CAS
Google Scholar
Chen X, Liu H, Li L, Si J, Wang J: Expression of the MYOD Gene Family on Small Intestine development of ducks. 2010, China Poultry, China, 8-
Google Scholar
Friedenreich C, Norat T, Steindorf K, Boutron-Ruault MC, Pischon T, Mazuir M, et al: Physical activity and risk of colon and rectal cancers: the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2006, 15 (12): 2398-2407. 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-06-0595.
Article
PubMed
Google Scholar
Xiong Z, Laird P: COBRA: a sensitive and quantitative DNA methylation assay. Nucl. Acids Res. 1997, 25 (12): 2532-2534. 10.1093/nar/25.12.2532.
Article
PubMed
CAS
PubMed Central
Google Scholar