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Genome-Wide Analysis of DNA Methylation in Gastrointestinal Cancer
Published on: September 18, 2020
Association between Gene Promoter Methylation and Cervical Cancer Development: Global Distribution and A
Aissam El Aliani1,2, Hassan El-Abid3, Yassine El Mallali1,2
1Biology and Medical Research Unit, National Center for Energy Sciences and Nuclear Techniques (CNESTEN), Rabat, Morocco.
Abstract:
DNA methylation is the main epigenetic event for gene silencing and is associated with carcinogenesis. In this meta-analysis, we evaluated the association between the methylation of the promoter regions of APC, CADM1, CCNA1, CDH1, DAPK, FHIT, HIC1, MAL, MGMT, hMLH1, P16, PAX1, RAR-β, and RASSF1 genes and the risk of cervical cancer development and progression. Overall, 194 eligible studies were identified assessing the associations of promoter methylation status of aforementioned genes with low- and high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL and HSIL) and cervical cancer development. The majority of studies were conducted on Caucasian and Asian populations, whereas rare studies were available on the African population. Promoter methylation frequencies were shown to be significantly higher in LSIL and HSIL cervical cancer cases as compared to control specimens for CADM1, CCNA1, CDH1, DAPK1, FHIT, MAL, P16, PAX1, RAR-β, and RASSF1 genes. A moderate association was found between HIC promoter methylation, whereas APC, MGMT, and hMLH1 promoter methylation was not correlated with cervical cancer development. Promoter methylation could be considered as a noninvasive biomarker for early cervical lesions, making them highly promising targets for a personalized therapeutic approach.
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