DNA Methylation of Imprinted Genes KCNQ1, KCNQ1OT1, and PHLDA2 in Peripheral Blood Is Associated with the Risk of Breast Cancer.

ABSTRACT: Methylation alterations of imprinted genes lead to loss of imprinting (LOI). Although studies have explored the mechanism of LOI in breast cancer (BC) development, the association between imprinted gene methylation in peripheral blood and BC risk is largely unknown. We utilized HumanMethylation450 data from TCGA and GEO (n = 1461) to identify the CpG sites of imprinted genes associated with BC risk. Furthermore, we conducted an independent case-control study (n = 1048) to validate DNA methylation of these CpG sites in peripheral blood and BC susceptibility. cg26709929, cg08446215, cg25306939, and cg16057921, which are located at KCNQ1, KCNQ1OT1, and PHLDA2, were discovered to be associated with BC risk. Subsequently, the association between cg26709929, cg26057921, and cg25306939 methylatio

SUBMITTER: Fu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9179312 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature