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ArticleFrontiers in genetics2021

Intratumor Epigenetic Heterogeneity-A Panel Gene Methylation Study in Thyroid Cancer.

Chaofan Zhu, Meiying Zhang, Qian Wang, Jin Jen, Baoguo Liu, Mingzhou Guo

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Article in Frontiers in genetics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Chaofan ZhuDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China.
Meiying ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Qian WangDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jin JenGenome Analysis Core, Medical Genome Facility, Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States.
Baoguo LiuDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China.
Mingzhou GuoDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Chinese PLA General Hospital · CNMayo Clinic · USPeking University Cancer Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThyroid cancer (TC) is the most common endocrine malignancy, and the incidence is increasing very fast. Surgical resection and radioactive iodine ablation are major therapeutic methods, however, around 10% of differentiated thyroid cancer and all anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) are failed. Comprehensive understanding the molecular mechanisms may provide new therapeutic strategies for thyroid cancer. Even though genetic heterogeneity is rigorously studied in various cancers, epigenetic heterogeneity in human cancer remains unclear.

methodsA total of 405 surgical resected thyroid cancer samples were employed (three spatially isolated specimens were obtained from different regions of the same tumor). Twenty-four genes were selected for methylation screening, and frequently methylated genes in thyroid cancer were used for further validation. Methylation specific PCR (MSP) approach was employed to detect the gene promoter region methylation.

resultsFive genes (

conclusionFive of twenty-four genes were found frequently methylated in human thyroid cancer. Based on 5 genes panel analysis, epigenetic heterogeneity is an universal event. Epigenetic heterogeneity is associated with cancer development and progression.

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