2018
DNA Methylation Patterns Separate Senescence from Transformation Potential and Indicate Cancer Risk
Xie W, Kagiampakis I, Pan L, Zhang YW, Murphy L, Tao Y, Kong X, Kang B, Xia L, Carvalho FLF, Sen S, Yen R, Zahnow CA, Ahuja N, Baylin SB, Easwaran H. DNA Methylation Patterns Separate Senescence from Transformation Potential and Indicate Cancer Risk. Cancer Cell 2018, 33: 309-321.e5. PMID: 29438699, PMCID: PMC5813821, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2018.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopmental genesDNA methylation patternsPromoter hypermethylation eventsEpigenetic patternsMethylation gainMethylation patternsMethylation changesHypermethylation eventsEpigenetic changesTissue agingSenescenceMetabolic regulatorTissue typesGenesTransformation potentialCellsHypermethylationRegulatorCancer risk
1997
Association between CpG island methylation and microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer.
Ahuja N, Mohan AL, Li Q, Stolker JM, Herman JG, Hamilton SR, Baylin SB, Issa JP. Association between CpG island methylation and microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer. Cancer Research 1997, 57: 3370-4. PMID: 9269998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDe novo methylationNovo methylationPromoter region CpG islandsThrombospondin-1 genesCpG island methylationDeficient DNA repairCancer 1 geneMethylation patternsTranscriptional inactivationCpG islandsDNA repairImportant genesHypermethylation eventsColorectal cancerGenetic instabilityExtensive methylationIsland methylationGenesMethylationAberrant methylationRepair genesInsulin-like growth factor IIPromoter hypermethylationMicrosatellite instabilityGrowth factor II