Project description:Genome wide DNA methylation profiling of tumor and normal samples with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients. The Illumina GolodenGate methylation cancer panel I was used to obtain DNA methylation profiles across approximately 1,505 CpGs in esophageal squemous cell carcinoma samples. Samples included normal, tumors and plasma samples with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, also inculding the plasma samples with cancer-free individual.
Project description:Genome wide DNA methylation profiling of normal healthy patients and tumor and non-tumor samples of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). The Illumina Infinium MethylationEPIC BeadChip was used to obtain DNA methylation across ~850,000 CpG sites. Samples include 78 normal sample from CRC patients, 76 tumor samples from CRC patients, and 68 samples from non-CRC patients
Project description:Genome-wide DNA methylation of colorectal cancer patients with lymph node metastases showed global loss of DNA methylation in CG-poor, non-CpG island (CGI) regions. Overall CGI methylation was increased in tumour samples. Differential methylation analysis of CGIs identified 60 putative biomarkers, with >20% increase in DNA methylation in both primary tumour and metastasis samples compared to normal adjacent tissue.
Project description:This project investigates genome-wide DNA methylation patterns in tumor, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and blood from patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) brain metastasis. Brain metastasis tumor tissues obtained at the time of neurosurgical resection performed as part of routine clinical care were profiled alongside time-matched cell-free DNA (cfDNA) derived from CSF and plasma collected from the same patients. Additional longitudinal CSF and plasma cfDNA samples collected at the time of clinically suspected leptomeningeal metastasis were also analyzed. All samples were assessed using the PredicineEPIC whole-genome methylation analysis platform to identify CpG sites covered by differentially methylated fragments (DMFs). These data support the development of liquid biopsy approaches for the detection, monitoring, and risk stratification of central nervous system disease in patients with NSCLC brain metastases.
Project description:Epigenomics is developing a colon cancer screening assay based on differential methylation of specific CpG sites for the detection of early stage disease. A genome-wide methylation analysis and oligonucleotide array study using DNA from various stages of colon cancer and normal tissue have been completed to obtain candidate CpG markers. Based on results obtained in the above studies, Epigenomics has moved to the final stages of feasibility with a specific, highly sensitive real-time marker assay that is able to detect colon cancer DNA in blood plasma.
Project description:Genome wide DNA methylation profiling of tumor and normal samples with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients. The Illumina GolodenGate methylation cancer panel I was used to obtain DNA methylation profiles across approximately 1,505 CpGs in esophageal squemous cell carcinoma samples. Samples included normal, tumors and plasma samples with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, also inculding the plasma samples with cancer-free individual. Bisulfite converted DNA from the 288 samples were hybridised to the Illumina GolodenGate methylation cancer panel I
Project description:Epigenetic changes largely contribute to the regulation of gene expression in cancer cells. DNA methylation is part of the epigenetic gene regulation complex which is relevant for the pathogenesis of cancer. We performed a genome-wide search for methylated CpG islands in tumors and corresponding non-malignant lung tissue samples of 101 stage I-III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients by combining methylated DNA immunoprecipitation and microarray analysis using NimbleGen´s 385K Human CpG Island plus Promoter arrays. By testing for differences in methylation between tumors and corresponding non-malignant lung tissues, we identified 298 tumor-specifically methylated genes. From many of these genes epigenetic regulation was unknown so far. Gene Ontology analysis revealed an over-representation of genes involved in regulation of gene expression and cell adhesion. Expression of 182 of 298 genes was found to be upregulated after 5-aza-2´-deoxycytidine (Aza-dC) and/or trichostatin A (TSA) treatment of 3 NSCLC cell lines by Affymetrix microarray analysis. In addition, methylation of selected genes in primary NSCLCs and corresponding non-malignant lung tissue samples were analyzed by methylation-sensitive high resolution melting analysis (MS-HRM). Our results obtained by MS-HRM analysis confirmed our data obtained by MeDIP-chip analysis. Moreover, by comparing methylation results from MeDIP-chip analysis with clinico-pathological parameters of the patients we observed methylation of HOXA2 as potential parameter for shorter disease-free survival of NSCLC patients. In conclusion, using a genome-wide approach we identified a large number of tumor-specifically methylated genes in NSCLC patients. Our results stress the importance of DNA methylation for the pathogenesis of NSCLCs.
Project description:Epigenetic changes largely contribute to the regulation of gene expression in cancer cells. DNA methylation is part of the epigenetic gene regulation complex which is relevant for the pathogenesis of cancer. We performed a genome-wide search for methylated CpG islands in tumors and corresponding non-malignant lung tissue samples of 101 stage I-III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients by combining methylated DNA immunoprecipitation and microarray analysis using NimbleGenM-BM-4s 385K Human CpG Island plus Promoter arrays. By testing for differences in methylation between tumors and corresponding non-malignant lung tissues, we identified 298 tumor-specifically methylated genes. From many of these genes epigenetic regulation was unknown so far. Gene Ontology analysis revealed an over-representation of genes involved in regulation of gene expression and cell adhesion. Expression of 182 of 298 genes was found to be upregulated after 5-aza-2M-BM-4-deoxycytidine (Aza-dC) and/or trichostatin A (TSA) treatment of 3 NSCLC cell lines by Affymetrix microarray analysis. In addition, methylation of selected genes in primary NSCLCs and corresponding non-malignant lung tissue samples were analyzed by methylation-sensitive high resolution melting analysis (MS-HRM). Our results obtained by MS-HRM analysis confirmed our data obtained by MeDIP-chip analysis. Moreover, by comparing methylation results from MeDIP-chip analysis with clinico-pathological parameters of the patients we observed methylation of HOXA2 as potential parameter for shorter disease-free survival of NSCLC patients. In conclusion, using a genome-wide approach we identified a large number of tumor-specifically methylated genes in NSCLC patients. Our results stress the importance of DNA methylation for the pathogenesis of NSCLCs. Overall, samples of 3 untreated, with Aza-dC treated and with Aza-dC/TSA treated NSCLC cell lines were hybridized to Affymetrix HG-U133_plus_2.0 microarrays (18 in total).