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Methylated DNA Immunoprecipitation
Published on: January 2, 2009
Role of epigenetics in paediatric cancer pathogenesis & drug resistance
Jia Yu Leung1,2,3, Hsin Yao Chiu1, Reshma Taneja4
1Department of Physiology, Healthy Longevity and NUS Centre for Cancer Research Translation Research Program, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS), 2 Medical Drive, MD9, Singapore, 117593, Republic of Singapore.
Abstract:
Paediatric oncogenesis is tightly intertwined with errors in developmental processes involving cell specification and differentiation, which are governed by intricate temporal epigenetic signals. As paediatric cancers are characterised by a low number of somatic mutations, dysregulated chromatin landscapes are believed to be key drivers of oncogenesis. Epigenetic dysregulation is induced by mutations and aberrant expression of histones and epigenetic regulatory genes, to altered DNA methylation patterns and dysregulated noncoding RNA expression. In this review, we discuss epigenetic alterations in paediatric cancer oncogenesis and recurrence, and their potential as diagnostic biomarkers. We also discuss various epigenetic drugs that have entered clinical trials for aggressive paediatric cancers. Targeting paediatric-specific epigenetic vulnerabilities may improve recurrence-free survival in high-risk cancers.
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