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Name IGF2
Type methylation
Species Homo sapiens
Tissue Samples of normal colon were obtained at surgical resection from a group of patients with nonneoplastic diseases of the colon. Normal lymphocytes and bone marrow cells were obtained from healthy donors of bone marrow for transplantation. All other samples
Experiment Method Southern Blots;Allele-Specific Methylation Assay;Reverse Transcription-PCR;
Up/Down Up
Pro/Anti NA
Funtion Description In young individuals, the P2-4 promoters of IGF2 are methylated exclusively on the silenced maternal allele. During aging, this promoter methylation becomes more extensive and involves the originally unmethylated allele. In tumors, this methylation is ass
Regulation Gene IGF2
Year 1996
Pubmed ID 8876210
Title Switch from monoallelic to biallelic human IGF2 promoter methylation during aging and carcinogenesis
Drug NA
Disease NA
Environment Factors NA
Circulating NA
Variant NA
High-throughput NA