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¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
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Research Abstract |
Telomerase is an enzyme which can elongate telomere DNAs and is a good candidate for a cancer marker because of its specific expression in cancer cells. The promoter region of the hTERT gene, encoding for the catalytic subunit of human telomerase, has been located in a CpG island and may therefore be regulated at least in part by DNA methylation. We analyzed the methylation status of five CpG sites within the hTERT promoter core region by FND-based electrochemical hybridization assay and electrochemical telomerase activity assay in lysates of oral cancer patients.
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