DNA methylation and developmental genes in lymphomagenesis—more questions than answers?

PH Kay, DV Spagnolo, J Taylor, M Ziman - Leukemia & lymphoma, 1997 - Taylor & Francis
There is now considerable evidence suggesting that alterations in the DNA methylating
machinery play an important role in tumorigenesis and tumour progression. For example …

Evidence that general genomic hypomethylation and focal hypermethylation are two independent molecular events of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

JT Pini, M Franchina, JM Taylor, PH Kay - Oncology research, 2004 - europepmc.org
Changes in the DNA methylation profile, including general genomic hypomethylation and
regional hypermethylation, have been shown to coexist in many neoplastic tissues …

Aberrant promoter methylation of the transcription factor genes PAX5 α and β in human cancers

WA Palmisano, KP Crume, MJ Grimes, SA Winters… - Cancer research, 2003 - AACR
Aberrant methylation of 5′ CpG islands is a key epigenetic event in many human cancers.
A PCR-based technique of methylated CpG island amplification followed by …

The diagnostic significance of Myf-3 hypermethylation in malignant lymphoproliferative disorders

JME Taylor, PH Kay, DV Spagnolo - Leukemia, 2001 - nature.com
Deregulated methylation of cytosine in DNA is a frequent finding in malignancy that is
reflected by general genomic hypomethylation and regional hypermethylation that includes …

Evidence that DNA methylation imbalance is not involved in the development of malignant mesothelioma.

AN Bagwe, PH Kay, DV Spagnolo - Anticancer research, 1997 - europepmc.org
Methylation dysregulation has been a consistent finding in various malignancies, particularly
those where the pathogenetic mechanisms are unclear. In order to test the hypothesis that …

PAX6 methylation and ectopic expression in human tumor cells

CE Salem, IDC Markl, CM Bender… - … journal of cancer, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
The mechanisms underlying the de novo methylation of CpG islands in human cancer
remain almost completely unknown. We used a methylation‐sensitive arbitrarily primed …

Evidence for the role of promoter methylation in the regulation of MMP-9 gene expression

É Chicoine, PO Estève, O Robledo… - Biochemical and …, 2002 - Elsevier
Several studies have reported that elevated MMP-9 expression in lymphoma tissues
correlated with tumor stage, grade, or prognosis. Because the DNA methylation pattern is …

Epigenetic regulation of PAX5 expression in acute T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia

G Hütter, M Kaiser, M Neumann, M Mossner… - Leukemia Research, 2011 - Elsevier
The analysis of genomic alterations in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has provided
new insights for prognosis and possible targets of novel therapies. In T-ALL the role of …

DNA methylation profiling of transcription factor genes in normal lymphocyte development and lymphomas

C Ivascu, R Wasserkort, R Lesche, J Dong… - The international journal …, 2007 - Elsevier
Transcription factors play a crucial role during hematopoiesis by orchestrating lineage
commitment and determining cellular fate. Although tight regulation of transcription factor …

Dnmt3b is a haploinsufficient tumor suppressor gene in Myc-induced lymphomagenesis

A Vasanthakumar, JB Lepore… - Blood, The Journal …, 2013 - ashpublications.org
The drivers of abnormal DNA methylation in human cancers include widespread aberrant
splicing of the DNMT3B gene, producing abnormal transcripts that encode truncated …