摘要
表观遗传学改变是可遗传的改变,并且不引起DNA序列的变化,它与多种肿瘤的发生、发展及预后密切相关。组蛋白甲基化是重要的表观遗传学修饰之一,组蛋白甲基转移酶EZH2基因介导的组蛋白甲基化与三阴性乳腺癌有着密切的关系。BRCA1突变及甲基化是引起三阴性乳腺癌的主要原因之一。EZH2可以与BRCA1相互作用,影响乳腺癌的进展。因此,检测三阴性乳腺癌中EZH2的表达,对于预测患者预后及指导治疗具有重要意义。笔者就组蛋白甲基转移酶EZH2基因与三阴性乳腺癌的关系进行综述。
引文
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