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Aberrant DNA methylation of cancer-associated genes in gastric cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-EURGAST)

Balassiano, Karen ; Lima, Sheila ; Jenab, Mazda ; Overvad, Kim ; Tjonneland, Anne ; Boutron-Ruault, Marie Christine ; Clavel-Chapelon, Francoise ; Canzian, Federico ; Kaaks, Rudolf and Boeing, Heiner , et al. (2011) In Cancer Letters 311(1). p.85-95
Abstract
Epigenetic events have emerged as key mechanisms in the regulation of critical biological processes and in the development of a wide variety of human malignancies, including gastric cancer (GC), however precise gene targets of aberrant DNA methylation in GC remain largely unknown. Here, we have combined pyrosequencing-based quantitative analysis of DNA methylation in 98 GC cases and 64 controls nested within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort and in cancer tissue and non-tumorigenic adjacent tissue of an independent series of GC samples. A panel of 10 cancer-associated genes (CHRNA3, DOK1, MGMT, RASSF1A, p14ARF, CDH1, MLH1, ALDH2, GNMT and MTHFR) and LINE-1 repetitive elements were included in... (More)
Epigenetic events have emerged as key mechanisms in the regulation of critical biological processes and in the development of a wide variety of human malignancies, including gastric cancer (GC), however precise gene targets of aberrant DNA methylation in GC remain largely unknown. Here, we have combined pyrosequencing-based quantitative analysis of DNA methylation in 98 GC cases and 64 controls nested within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort and in cancer tissue and non-tumorigenic adjacent tissue of an independent series of GC samples. A panel of 10 cancer-associated genes (CHRNA3, DOK1, MGMT, RASSF1A, p14ARF, CDH1, MLH1, ALDH2, GNMT and MTHFR) and LINE-1 repetitive elements were included in the analysis and their association with clinicopathological characteristics (sex, age at diagnosis, anatomical sub-site, histological sub-type) was examined. Three out of the 10 genes analyzed exhibited a marked hypermethylation, whereas two genes (ALDH2 and MTHFR) showed significant hypomethylation, in gastric tumors. Among differentially methylated genes, we identified new genes (CHRNA3 and DOK1) as targets of aberrant hypermethylation in GC, suggesting that epigenetic deregulation of these genes and their corresponding cellular pathways may promote the development and progression of GC. We also found that global demethylation of tumor cell genomes occurs in GC, consistent with the notion that abnormal hypermethylation of specific genes occurs concomitantly with genome-wide hypomethylation. Age and gender had no significant influence on methylation states, but an association was observed between LINE-1 and MLH1 methylation levels with histological subtype and anatomical sub-site. This study identifies aberrant methylation patters in specific genes in GC thus providing information that could be exploited as novel biomarkers in clinics and molecular epidemiology of GC. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. (Less)
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DNA methylation, Gastric cancer, Biomarkers, Prospective study
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Cancer Letters
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311
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1
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85 - 95
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Elsevier
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  • wos:000295309500010
  • scopus:80052157951
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1872-7980
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10.1016/j.canlet.2011.06.038
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English
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The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Emergency medicine/Medicine/Surgery (013240200), Pathology (Malmö) (013031000)
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  abstract     = {{Epigenetic events have emerged as key mechanisms in the regulation of critical biological processes and in the development of a wide variety of human malignancies, including gastric cancer (GC), however precise gene targets of aberrant DNA methylation in GC remain largely unknown. Here, we have combined pyrosequencing-based quantitative analysis of DNA methylation in 98 GC cases and 64 controls nested within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort and in cancer tissue and non-tumorigenic adjacent tissue of an independent series of GC samples. A panel of 10 cancer-associated genes (CHRNA3, DOK1, MGMT, RASSF1A, p14ARF, CDH1, MLH1, ALDH2, GNMT and MTHFR) and LINE-1 repetitive elements were included in the analysis and their association with clinicopathological characteristics (sex, age at diagnosis, anatomical sub-site, histological sub-type) was examined. Three out of the 10 genes analyzed exhibited a marked hypermethylation, whereas two genes (ALDH2 and MTHFR) showed significant hypomethylation, in gastric tumors. Among differentially methylated genes, we identified new genes (CHRNA3 and DOK1) as targets of aberrant hypermethylation in GC, suggesting that epigenetic deregulation of these genes and their corresponding cellular pathways may promote the development and progression of GC. We also found that global demethylation of tumor cell genomes occurs in GC, consistent with the notion that abnormal hypermethylation of specific genes occurs concomitantly with genome-wide hypomethylation. Age and gender had no significant influence on methylation states, but an association was observed between LINE-1 and MLH1 methylation levels with histological subtype and anatomical sub-site. This study identifies aberrant methylation patters in specific genes in GC thus providing information that could be exploited as novel biomarkers in clinics and molecular epidemiology of GC. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.}},
  author       = {{Balassiano, Karen and Lima, Sheila and Jenab, Mazda and Overvad, Kim and Tjonneland, Anne and Boutron-Ruault, Marie Christine and Clavel-Chapelon, Francoise and Canzian, Federico and Kaaks, Rudolf and Boeing, Heiner and Meidtner, Karina and Trichopoulou, Antonia and Laglou, Pagona and Vineis, Paolo and Panico, Salvatore and Palli, Domenico and Grioni, Sara and Tumino, Rosario and Lund, Eiliv and Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. Bas and Numans, Mattjis E. and Peeters, Petra H. M. and Ramon Quiros, J. and Sanchez, Maria-Jose and Navarro, Carmen and Ardanaz, Eva and Dorronsoro, Miren and Hallmans, Goran and Stenling, Roger and Ehrnström, Roy and Regnér, Sara and Allen, Naomi E. and Travis, Ruth C. and Khaw, Kay-Tee and Offerhaus, G. Johan A. and Sala, Nuria and Riboli, Elio and Hainaut, Pierre and Scoazec, Jean-Yves and Sylla, Bakary S. and Gonzalez, Carlos A. and Herceg, Zdenko}},
  issn         = {{1872-7980}},
  keywords     = {{DNA methylation; Gastric cancer; Biomarkers; Prospective study}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{85--95}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Cancer Letters}},
  title        = {{Aberrant DNA methylation of cancer-associated genes in gastric cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-EURGAST)}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.canlet.2011.06.038}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.canlet.2011.06.038}},
  volume       = {{311}},
  year         = {{2011}},
}