DNA Methylation Patterns Separate Senescence from Transformation Potential and Indicate Cancer Risk
Xie W, Kagiampakis I, Pan L, Zhang YW, Murphy L, Tao Y, Kong X, Kang B, Xia L, Carvalho FLF, Sen S, Yen R, Zahnow CA, Ahuja N, Baylin SB, Easwaran H. DNA Methylation Patterns Separate Senescence from Transformation Potential and Indicate Cancer Risk. Cancer Cell 2018, 33: 309-321.e5. PMID: 29438699, PMCID: PMC5813821, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2018.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopmental genesDNA methylation patternsPromoter hypermethylation eventsEpigenetic patternsMethylation gainMethylation patternsMethylation changesHypermethylation eventsEpigenetic changesTissue agingSenescenceMetabolic regulatorTissue typesGenesTransformation potentialCellsHypermethylationRegulatorCancer risk