The Metastatic Process Through the Eyes of Epigenetic Regulation: A Promising Horizon for Cancer Therapy

Overview

Journal Int J Mol Sci

Publisher MDPI

Specialties Biochemistry
Chemistry
Molecular Biology

Date 2022 Dec 23

PMID 36555088

Authors

Bozena Smolkova

Julie Earl

Agapi Kataki

Affiliations

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Abstract

Genetic aberrations, including chromosomal rearrangements, loss or amplification of DNA, and point mutations, are major elements of cancer development [...].

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