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ReviewDiagnostic pathology2015

A promising hypothesis of c-KIT methylation/ expression paradox in c-KIT (+) squamous cell carcinoma of uterine cervix ----- CTCF transcriptional repressor regulates c-KIT proto-oncogene expression.

Shih-Wen Chang, Wan-Ru Chao, Alexandra Ruan, Po-Hui Wang, Jau-Chen Lin, Chih-Ping Han

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Review in Diagnostic pathology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Shih-Wen ChangDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, Chung-Shan Medical University and Chung-Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. tyouzoa@yahoo.co.jp.
Wan-Ru ChaoDepartment of Pathology, Chung-Shan Medical University and Chung-Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. littleuni@hotmail.com.
Alexandra RuanKeck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. alexruan08@gmail.com.
Po-Hui WangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Chung-Shan Medical University and Chung-Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. wang082160@yahoo.com.tw.
Jau-Chen LinDepartment of Respiratory Therapy, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei, Taiwan. 080659@mail.fju.edu.tw.
Chih-Ping HanDepartment of Pathology, Chung-Shan Medical University and Chung-Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. hanhaly@gmail.com.
Chung Shan Medical University Hospital · TWFu Jen Catholic University · TWUniversity of Southern California · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We recently reported one interesting case showing mutation-free c-KIT proto-oncogene overexpression and paradoxical hypermethylation in 54 cases of primary squamous cell carcinoma of uterine cervix (SCC). However, its molecular mechanisms still remain unknown. We propose the hypothesis that increased methylation at the CpG islands on the promoter near the first exon region might interfere with the binding of CTCF repressor with c-KIT promoter that regulates c-KIT proto-oncogene expression in such case. Further studies focusing on the status of epigenetic modifications of mutation-free c-KIT (+) tumors are encouraged.

Indexed as

AnimalsCarcinoma, Squamous CellDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansProto-Oncogene MasProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitUterine Cervical NeoplasmsMAS1 protein, humanProto-Oncogene MasProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit

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PMID26607501
PMCPMC4660683
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