Accelerated age-related CpG island methylation in ulcerative colitis.
Issa JP, Ahuja N, Toyota M, Bronner MP, Brentnall TA. Accelerated age-related CpG island methylation in ulcerative colitis. Cancer Research 2001, 61: 3573-7. PMID: 11325821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdultAge FactorsAgedCarrier ProteinsChondroitin Sulfate ProteoglycansColitis, UlcerativeColonic NeoplasmsCpG IslandsDNA MethylationGenes, p16HumansIntestinal MucosaLectins, C-TypeMiddle AgedMutL Protein Homolog 1MyoD ProteinNeoplasm ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPrecancerous ConditionsReceptors, EstrogenVersicansConceptsMechanism of geneP16 exon 1Exon 1CpG island hypermethylationCpG island methylationMethylation marksMethylation patternsUndesirable genesColorectal epithelial cellsIsland hypermethylationIsland methylationGenesMethylationPremature agingMyoDColon cancerHigh-grade dysplasiaEpithelial cellsCell turnoverHypermethylationNon-UC controlsNormal appearing epitheliumUlcerative colitisHigh levelsCSPG2