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ArticleMolecular and clinical oncology2017

Recent findings on epigenetic gene abnormalities involved in uterine cancer.

Megumi Yanokura, Kouji Banno, Yusuke Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Nomura, Shigenori Hayashi, Eiichiro Tominaga, Daisuke Aoki

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Article in Molecular and clinical oncology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Megumi YanokuraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Kouji BannoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Yusuke KobayashiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Hiroyuki NomuraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Shigenori HayashiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Eiichiro TominagaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Daisuke AokiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Keio University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Selective aberrant genetic effects that do not depend on abnormal DNA sequences are referred to as epigenetic abnormalities and are involved in carcinogenesis. In uterine cancer, various genes involved in apoptosis, cell cycle, DNA repair, cell proliferation and cell adhesion are abnormally methylated, resulting in gene silencing. Reversal of such epigenetic abnormalities in cancer cells is a potential strategy for cancer therapy, and studies on epigenetic abnormalities and treatment methods in uterine cancer are in progress. These include the evaluation of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, which is present in cancer tissues at lower levels compared with those in normal tissues, as a prognostic marker in cervical cancer; combination therapy with 5-azacytidine and cisplatin; combination treatment focusing on tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand in cervical cancer; studies focusing on DNA mismatch repair in endometrial cancer; and use of a demethylating agent to reactivate tumor suppressor genes and inhibit tumor proliferation. Detection of epigenetic changes using biomarkers may be used for histological classification, evaluation of disease progression and identification of compounds that are able to modulate epigenetic changes and may be useful for uterine cancer treatment.

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cervical cancerDNA methyltransferaseendometrial cancerepigeneticshistone deacetylases

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PMID29181164
PMCPMC5700276
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