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ArticleCancer biomarkers : section A of Disease markers2021

A panel of epigenetically dysregulated Wnt signaling pathway genes for non-invasive diagnosis of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Syeda Saliah Hussan, Neha Maqsood, Qingbing Wang, Sun Tao, Saima Sadaf

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Article in Cancer biomarkers : section A of Disease markers, 2021. 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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Syeda Saliah HussanBiopharmaceuticals and Biomarkers Discovery Lab., School of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Neha MaqsoodBiopharmaceuticals and Biomarkers Discovery Lab., School of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Qingbing WangDepartment of Interventional Radiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Sun TaoDepartment of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Saima SadafBiopharmaceuticals and Biomarkers Discovery Lab., School of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
University of the Punjab · PKFudan University · CNRuijin Hospital · CN

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backgroundGenetic and epigenetic dysregulation of Wnt signaling pathway is widely linked up with abnormal proliferation and/or epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, in different cancer cell types.

objectiveIn the present research, we have tested whether promoter DNA methylation of a set of Wnt/non-Wnt genes such as [cadherin-2 (CDH2)], "present in circulation", could serve as "bone-marrow biopsy surrogate" and help in diagnosing the status, sub-type or treatment outcome in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients.

methodsPromoter DNA methylation was quantified in the bisulfite modified blood from the pediatric ALL patients (n= 86) in comparison with age-matched cancer-free subjects (n= 28), using real-time methylation specific PCR followed by rigorous statistical validations.

resultsThe observed methylation index, sensitivity and specificity of selected molecular markers (viz., SALL1, WNT5α, LRP1b, CDH2) in patients' liquid-biopsies was clinically significant showing high positive correlation in the pre-B ALL cases (p-value < 0.001). A substantial drop in promoter methylation signal of the follow-up/post-treatment patients was also noted (p-value < 0.001), which suggested an impending role of minimally invasive liquid-biopsy approach in the diagnosis and/or therapeutic monitoring of pediatric leukemia.

conclusionsWhilst the reported metadata provides useful insight into the plausible involvement of epigenetic glitches in leukemogensis, our findings strengthen the remarkable functional consequences of dysregulated Wnt signaling genes in the hematological malignancies besides offering a novel panel of epigenetic marks.

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AdolescentChildChild, PreschoolEpigenomicsFemaleHumansMalePrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaWnt Signaling PathwayAcute lymphoblastic leukemiabiomarkerbisulfite conversionCpG islanddiagnosispromoter hypermethylationWnt signaling pathway

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