Diagnostic and prognostic epigenetic biomarkers in cancer

P Costa-Pinheiro, D Montezuma, R Henrique… - …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Growing cancer incidence and mortality worldwide demands development of accurate
biomarkers to perfect detection, diagnosis, prognostication and monitoring. Urologic …

[HTML][HTML] RASSF tumor suppressor gene family: biological functions and regulation

N Volodko, M Gordon, M Salla, HA Ghazaleh, S Baksh - FEBS letters, 2014 - Elsevier
Genetic changes through allelic loss and nucleic acid or protein modifications are the main
contributors to loss of function of tumor suppressor proteins. In particular, epigenetic …

A DNA methylation-based test for breast cancer detection in circulating cell-free DNA

S Salta, S P. Nunes, M Fontes-Sousa, P Lopes… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Background: Breast cancer (BrC) is the most frequent neoplasm in women. New biomarkers,
including aberrant DNA methylation, may improve BrC management. Herein, we evaluated …

MicroRNA-30a-5pme: a novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for clear cell renal cell carcinoma in tissue and urine samples

G Outeiro-Pinho, D Barros-Silva, E Aznar… - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - Springer
Background The rising incidence of renal cell carcinomas (RCC) constitutes a significant
challenge owing to risk of overtreatment. Because aberrant microRNA (miR) promoter …

The Prognostic Role of RASSF1A Promoter Methylation in Breast Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Published Data

Y Jiang, L Cui, W Chen, S Shen, L Ding - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Purpose Epigenetic alterations have been investigated as prognostic indicators in breast
cancer but their translation into clinical practice has been impeded by a lack of appropriate …

Prognostic DNA methylation markers for hormone receptor breast cancer: a systematic review

TC de Ruijter, F van der Heide, KM Smits… - Breast Cancer …, 2020 - Springer
Background In patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, differentiating
between patients with a low and a high risk of recurrence is an ongoing challenge. In current …

Epigenome remodelling in breast cancer: insights from an early in vitro model of carcinogenesis

WJ Locke, SJ Clark - Breast Cancer Research, 2012 - Springer
Epigenetic gene regulation has influence over a diverse range of cellular functions,
including the maintenance of pluripotency, differentiation, and cellular identity, and is …

Dietary fat and obesity as modulators of breast cancer risk: Focus on DNA methylation

MG Donovan, SN Wren, M Cenker… - British Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer and second leading cause of cancer
mortality in women worldwide. Validated biomarkers enhance efforts for early detection and …

A DNA methylation-based test for esophageal cancer detection

S Salta, C Macedo-Silva, V Miranda-Gonçalves… - Biomarker …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Esophageal cancer (ECa) is the 7th most incident cancer and the 6th
leading cause of cancer-related death. Most patients are diagnosed with locally advanced or …

RASSF1A methylation is predictive of poor prognosis in female breast cancer in a background of overall low methylation frequency

A Buhmeida, A Merdad, J El-Maghrabi… - Anticancer …, 2011 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer worldwide. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is
no exception, with ever increasing incidence rates. An interesting feature of this disease is …