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Mech Ageing Dev 2002 Nov;123(12):1649-54.
Epigenetic gene silencing through DNA methylation is now clearly thought to be one of the important steps in the mechanism underlying tumourigenesis. The methylation of several genes increases with age in normal tissues such as the colon. Methylation related to cancer and ageing may lead to new biomarkers and therapeutic concepts for cancer.