Promoter Hypermethylation Profile of Tumour Suppressor Genes in Oral Leukoplakia and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Published: October 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4949
G. S. Asokan, S. Jeelani, N.Gnanas undaram
1. Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Tagore Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India.
2. Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Science, Pondicherry, India.
3. Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India.
Correspondence Address :
Dr. G. S. Asokan, M.D.S.
Associate professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology,
Tagore Dental College and Hospital, Ratinamangalam, Vandalur, Chennai-48, India.
Phone : 9976388886, E-mail : gsasokan@gmail.com
Keywords
E-cadherin gene, Epigenetics, hMLH, MGMT, Methylation specific polymerase chain reaction, Oncogenes, p16, p15