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:Epigenetics plays a key role in cancer development. Genetics alone cannot explain sporadic cancer and cancer development in individuals with no family history or a weak family history of cancer. Epigenetics provides a mechanism to explain the development of cancer in such situations. Alterations in epigenetic profiling may provide important insights into the etiology and natural history of cancer. Because several epigenetic changes occur before histopathological changes, they can serve as biomarkers for cancer diagnosis and risk assessment. Many cancers may remain asymptomatic until relatively late stages; in managing the disease, efforts should be focused on early detection, accurate prediction of disease progression, and frequent monitoring. This chapter describes epigenetic biomarkers as they are expressed during cancer development and their potential use in cancer diagnosis and prognosis. Based on epigenomic information, biomarkers have been identified that may serve as diagnostic tools; some such biomarkers also may be useful in identifying individuals who will respond to therapy and survive longer. The importance of analytical and clinical validation of biomarkers is discussed, along with challenges and opportunities in this field.
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Adv Exp Med Bioljournal_title
Advances in experimental medicine and biologyauthors
Verma Mdoi
10.1007/978-94-017-7215-0_5subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-01-01 00:00:00pages
59-80eissn
0065-2598issn
2214-8019journal_volume
867pub_type
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journal_title:Advances in experimental medicine and biology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Advances in experimental medicine and biology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Advances in experimental medicine and biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Advances in experimental medicine and biology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Advances in experimental medicine and biology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-17121-0_105
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Advances in experimental medicine and biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-22380-3_8
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Advances in experimental medicine and biology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Advances in experimental medicine and biology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2007-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Advances in experimental medicine and biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/978-94-007-4546-9_8
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-90143-5_2
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Advances in experimental medicine and biology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Advances in experimental medicine and biology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1982-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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