2009
Methylation of TFPI2 in Stool DNA: A Potential Novel Biomarker for the Detection of Colorectal Cancer
Glöckner S, Dhir M, Yi JM, McGarvey KE, Van Neste L, Louwagie J, Chan TA, Kleeberger W, de Bruïne A, Smits KM, Bakker C, Jonkers DM, Stockbrügger R, Meijer GA, Oort FA, Iacobuzio-Donahue C, Bierau K, Herman JG, Baylin SB, Van Engeland M, Schuebel KE, Ahuja N. Methylation of TFPI2 in Stool DNA: A Potential Novel Biomarker for the Detection of Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 4691-4699. PMID: 19435926, PMCID: PMC3062162, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-0142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue factor pathway inhibitor-2Colorectal cancerStool DNATFPI2 methylationStage INonmetastatic colorectal cancerHuman colorectal cancerPotential novel biomarkersCRC patientsNoncancer controlsColorectal carcinogenesisNovel biomarkersUseful adjunctPotential tumor suppressor geneNoninvasive strategyTumor suppressor geneEarly detectionAberrant DNA methylationPatientsFrequent eventCancerAberrant methylationSuppressor geneBiomarkers
1999
Aberrant methylation in gastric cancer associated with the CpG island methylator phenotype.
Toyota M, Ahuja N, Suzuki H, Itoh F, Ohe-Toyota M, Imai K, Baylin SB, Issa JP. Aberrant methylation in gastric cancer associated with the CpG island methylator phenotype. Cancer Research 1999, 59: 5438-42. PMID: 10554013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAllelesCarrier ProteinsCpG IslandsCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMethylationModels, GeneticMucous MembraneMutL Protein Homolog 1Neoplasm ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPhenotypePolymerase Chain ReactionStomach Neoplasms
1997
Association between CpG island methylation and microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer.
Ahuja N, Mohan AL, Li Q, Stolker JM, Herman JG, Hamilton SR, Baylin SB, Issa JP. Association between CpG island methylation and microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer. Cancer Research 1997, 57: 3370-4. PMID: 9269998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDe novo methylationNovo methylationPromoter region CpG islandsThrombospondin-1 genesCpG island methylationDeficient DNA repairCancer 1 geneMethylation patternsTranscriptional inactivationCpG islandsDNA repairImportant genesHypermethylation eventsColorectal cancerGenetic instabilityExtensive methylationIsland methylationGenesMethylationAberrant methylationRepair genesInsulin-like growth factor IIPromoter hypermethylationMicrosatellite instabilityGrowth factor II