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Epigenetics in Cancer Prevention: Early Detection and Risk Assessment Workshop

Workshop Dates

December 3-4, 2001

Workshop Site

Bethesda Marriott
5151 Pooks Hill Road
Bethesda, MD 20814

Goal

The goal of the Workshop is to evaluate the state of science and determine the future research needs to stimulate research on implications of epigenetics in early detection, risk assessment and prevention of cancer. The objectives of the workshop include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • define epigenetic changes- terminology
  • development of technology for high-throughput assays
  • epigenetic mechanisms in cancer
  • epigenetic changes: clinical correlates

Meeting Materials

Point of Contact

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