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ArticleBMC cancer2019

DNA methylation associates with survival in non-metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Emma Andersson Evelönn, Mattias Landfors, Zahra Haider, Linda Köhn, Börje Ljungberg, Göran Roos, Sofie Degerman

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Article in BMC cancer, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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7 authors.

Emma Andersson EvelönnDepartment of Medical Biosciences, Umeå University, NUS, Blg 6M, 2nd floor, SE-90185, Umeå, Sweden.
Mattias LandforsDepartment of Medical Biosciences, Umeå University, NUS, Blg 6M, 2nd floor, SE-90185, Umeå, Sweden.
Zahra HaiderDepartment of Medical Biosciences, Umeå University, NUS, Blg 6M, 2nd floor, SE-90185, Umeå, Sweden.
Linda KöhnDepartment of Radiation Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Börje LjungbergDepartment of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Urology and andrology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Göran RoosDepartment of Medical Biosciences, Umeå University, NUS, Blg 6M, 2nd floor, SE-90185, Umeå, Sweden.
Sofie DegermanDepartment of Medical Biosciences, Umeå University, NUS, Blg 6M, 2nd floor, SE-90185, Umeå, Sweden. sofie.degerman@umu.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2783-0712

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Kempestiftelserna nrLion's Cancer Research Foundation, Umeå LPKUppsala-Umeå Comprehensive Cancer Consortium nrVästerbotten Läns Landsting nr
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundClear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common subtype among renal cancer and is associated with poor prognosis if metastasized. Up to one third of patients with local disease at diagnosis will develop metastasis after nephrectomy, and there is a need for new molecular markers to identify patients with high risk of tumor progression. In the present study, we performed genome-wide promoter DNA methylation analysis at diagnosis to identify DNA methylation profiles associated with risk for progress.

methodDiagnostic tissue samples from 115 ccRCC patients were analysed by Illumina HumanMethylation450K arrays and methylation status of 155,931 promoter associated CpGs were related to genetic aberrations, gene expression and clinicopathological parameters.

resultsThe ccRCC samples separated into two clusters (cluster A/B) based on genome-wide promoter methylation status. The samples in these clusters differed in tumor diameter (p < 0.001), TNM stage (p < 0.001), morphological grade (p < 0.001), and patients outcome (5 year cancer specific survival (pCSS

conclusionDNA methylation analysis at diagnosis in ccRCC has the potential to improve outcome-prediction in non-metastatic patients at diagnosis.

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DNA MethylationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAgedBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Renal CellComputational BiologyCpG IslandsDisease ProgressionEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGenetic VariationHumansKidney NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingBiomarkers, TumorClear cell renal cell carcinomaDNA methylationGeneticPrognosis

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PMID30642274
PMCPMC6332661

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