DNA methylation and cancer

M Kulis, M Esteller - Advances in genetics, 2010 - Elsevier
DNA methylation is one of the most intensely studied epigenetic modifications in mammals.
In normal cells, it assures the proper regulation of gene expression and stable gene …

DNA methylation in health, disease, and cancer

DS Shames, JD Minna… - Current molecular …, 2007 - ingentaconnect.com
The spatial arrangement and three-dimensional structure of DNA in the nucleus is controlled
through the interdigitation of DNA binding proteins such as histones and their modifiers, the …

DNA methylation and cancer: ghosts and angels above the genes

N Sincic, Z Herceg - Current opinion in oncology, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Recent conceptual advances in the field of DNA methylation and the advent and rapid
development of new technologies in epigenomics have started to unravel the mechanisms …

The role of epigenetic transcription repression and DNA methyltransferases in cancer

FI Daniel, K Cherubini, LS Yurgel, MAZ de Figueiredo… - Cancer, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Epigenetic alterations such as DNA methylation have been implicated in the development
and progression of various cancers. DNA methylation consists of the reversible addition of a …

DNA methylation and cancer

PC Taberlay, PA Jones - Epigenetics and Disease: Pharmaceutical …, 2011 - Springer
DNA methylation acts in concert with other epigenetic mechanisms to regulate normal gene
expression and facilitate chromatin organization within cells. Aberrant DNA methylation …

DNA methylation and cancer diagnosis

Y Delpu, P Cordelier, WC Cho, J Torrisani - International journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
DNA methylation is a major epigenetic modification that is strongly involved in the
physiological control of genome expression. DNA methylation patterns are largely modified …

DNA methylation of cancer genome

HH Cheung, TL Lee, OM Rennert… - Birth Defects Research …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
DNA methylation plays an important role in regulating normal development and
carcinogenesis. Current understanding of the biological roles of DNA methylation is limited …

[HTML][HTML] Dissecting DNA hypermethylation in cancer

MRH Estécio, JPJ Issa - FEBS letters, 2011 - Elsevier
There is compelling evidence to support the importance of DNA methylation alterations in
cancer development. Both losses and gains of DNA methylation are observed, thought to …

DNA methylation and cancer development: molecular mechanism

H Akhavan-Niaki, AA Samadani - Cell biochemistry and biophysics, 2013 - Springer
DNA methylation is a significant regulator of gene expression, and its role in carcinogenesis
recently has been a subject of remarkable interest. The aim of this review is to analyze the …

DNA methylation and cancer

RL Momparler, V Bovenzi - Journal of cellular physiology, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
The methylation of DNA is an epigenetic modification that can play an important role in the
control of gene expression in mammalian cells. The enzyme involved in this process is DNA …