Measuring biological age using omics data

J Rutledge, H Oh, T Wyss-Coray - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
Age is the key risk factor for diseases and disabilities of the elderly. Efforts to tackle age-
related diseases and increase healthspan have suggested targeting the ageing process …

DNA methylation cancer biomarkers: translation to the clinic

WJ Locke, D Guanzon, C Ma, YJ Liew… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Carcinogenesis is accompanied by widespread DNA methylation changes within the cell.
These changes are characterized by a globally hypomethylated genome with focal …

Genomic and phenotypic insights from an atlas of genetic effects on DNA methylation

JL Min, G Hemani, E Hannon, KF Dekkers… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Characterizing genetic influences on DNA methylation (DNAm) provides an opportunity to
understand mechanisms underpinning gene regulation and disease. In the present study …

Liquid biopsy of methylation biomarkers in cell-free DNA

H Luo, W Wei, Z Ye, J Zheng, R Xu - Trends in molecular medicine, 2021 - cell.com
Liquid biopsies, in particular, analysis of cell-free DNA (cfDNA), have emerged as a
promising noninvasive diagnostic approach in oncology. Abnormal distribution of DNA …

Comprehensive molecular characterization of muscle-invasive bladder cancer

AG Robertson, J Kim, H Al-Ahmadie, J Bellmunt, G Guo… - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
We report a comprehensive analysis of 412 muscle-invasive bladder cancers characterized
by multiple TCGA analytical platforms. Fifty-eight genes were significantly mutated, and the …

Integrated genomic characterization of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

BJ Raphael, RH Hruban, AJ Aguirre, RA Moffitt, JJ Yeh… - Cancer cell, 2017 - cell.com
We performed integrated genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic profiling of 150 pancreatic
ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) specimens, including samples with characteristic low …

Comprehensive and integrative genomic characterization of hepatocellular carcinoma

A Ally, M Balasundaram, R Carlsen, E Chuah, A Clarke… - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Liver cancer has the second highest worldwide cancer mortality rate and has limited
therapeutic options. We analyzed 363 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cases by whole …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation-based diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive biomarkers in colorectal cancer

D Müller, B Győrffy - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2022 - Elsevier
DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism regulating gene expression. Changes in DNA
methylation were suggested to be useful biomarkers for diagnosis, and for the determination …

Microbiome influences prenatal and adult microglia in a sex-specific manner

MS Thion, D Low, A Silvin, J Chen, P Grisel… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Microglia are embryonically seeded macrophages that contribute to brain development,
homeostasis, and pathologies. It is thus essential to decipher how microglial properties are …

Integrative analysis identifies four molecular and clinical subsets in uveal melanoma

AG Robertson, J Shih, C Yau, EA Gibb, J Oba… - Cancer cell, 2017 - cell.com
Comprehensive multiplatform analysis of 80 uveal melanomas (UM) identifies four
molecularly distinct, clinically relevant subtypes: two associated with poor-prognosis …