Differential methylation and expression patterns of microRNAs in relation to breast cancer subtypes among American women of African and European ancestry.

ABSTRACT: Aggressive high-grade, estrogen receptor negative (ER-) breast cancer is more common among American women of African ancestry (AA) than those of European ancestry (EA). Epigenetic mechanisms, particularly DNA methylation and altered microRNA (miRNA) expression, may contribute to racial differences in breast cancer. However, few studies have specifically characterized genome-wide DNA methylation-based modifications at the miRNA level in relation to ER+ and ER- subtype, and their functional role in the regulation of miRNA expression, especially among high risk AA women. In this study, we evaluated DNA methylation patterns of miRNA encoding genes and their effect on expression in breast tumors from both AA and EA women. The genome-wide methylation screen identified a total of 7,191 unique CpG

SUBMITTER: Gong Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8009363 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature