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Methylation markers identify high risk patients inIGHVmutated chronic lymphocytic leukemia
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Irving, Laura Mainou-Fowler, Tryfonia Parker, Anton Ibbotson, Rachel E. Oscier, David G. Strathdee, Gordon |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Description | Journal: Epigenetics Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) exhibits a very variable clinical course. Altered DNA methylation of genes has shown promise as a source of novel prognostic makers in a number of cancers. Here we have studied the potential utility of a panel of methylation markers (CD38, HOXA4 and BTG4) in 118 CLL patients. Each of the three loci assessed exhibited frequent methylation, as determined by COBRA analysis, and individually correlated with either good (CD38, BTG4 methylation) or poor (HOXA4 methylation) prognosis. Using a combined approach to produce an overall methylation score, we found that methylation score was significantly associated with time to first treatment in CLL patients. Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that methylation score was the strongest predictor of time to first treatment, and was independent of IGHV gene mutational status and CD38 expression. This study provides proof of principle that a panel of methylation markers can be used for additional risk stratification of CLL patients. |
| Related Links | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.4161/epi.6.3.14038?needAccess=true https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3092678/pdf |
| Ending Page | 306 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| Starting Page | 300 |
| ISSN | 15592294 |
| e-ISSN | 15592308 |
| DOI | 10.4161/epi.6.3.14038 |
| Journal | Epigenetics |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 6 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2011-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Epigenetics Research and Experimental Medicine Dna Methylation Prognostic Marker |
| Content Type | Text |
| Subject | Medicine Molecular Biology Cancer Research |
