Neuroblastoma treatment in the post-genomic era

MR Esposito, S Aveic, A Seydel, GP Tonini - Journal of biomedical science, 2017 - Springer
Neuroblastoma is an embryonic malignancy of early childhood originating from neural crest
cells and showing heterogeneous biological, morphological, genetic and clinical …

Epigenetic changes in pediatric solid tumors: promising new targets

ER Lawlor, CJ Thiele - Clinical cancer research, 2012 - AACR
Cancer is being reinterpreted in the light of recent discoveries related to the histone code
and the dynamic nature of epigenetic regulation and control of gene programs during …

Differential DNA methylation profiles of coding and non-coding genes define hippocampal sclerosis in human temporal lobe epilepsy

SFC Miller-Delaney, K Bryan, S Das, RC McKiernan… - Brain, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Temporal lobe epilepsy is associated with large-scale, wide-ranging changes in gene
expression in the hippocampus. Epigenetic changes to DNA are attractive mechanisms to …

Effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals on in vitro global DNA methylation and adipocyte differentiation

LB Sales, JH Kamstra, PH Cenijn, LS Van Rijt… - Toxicology in vitro, 2013 - Elsevier
Recent studies suggest that endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may form a risk factor
for obesity by altering energy metabolism through epigenetic gene regulation. The goal of …

Integrative genome-scale analysis identifies epigenetic mechanisms of transcriptional deregulation in unfavorable neuroblastomas

KO Henrich, S Bender, M Saadati, D Dreidax… - Cancer research, 2016 - AACR
The broad clinical spectrum of neuroblastoma ranges from spontaneous regression to rapid
progression despite intensive multimodal therapy. This diversity is not fully explained by …

HIF-1 transcription activity: HIF1A driven response in normoxia and in hypoxia

F Cimmino, M Avitabile, VA Lasorsa, A Montella… - BMC medical …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background HIF1A (Hypoxia-Inducible-Factor 1A) expression in solid tumors is
relevant to establish resistance to therapeutic approaches. The use of compounds direct …

Oncogenic human papillomavirus imposes an instructive pattern of DNA methylation changes which parallel the natural history of cervical HPV infection in young …

SM Leonard, W Wei, SI Collins, M Pereira… - …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The contribution of early virus-induced epigenetic changes to human papillomavirus (HPV)-
associated carcinogenesis is poorly understood. Using genome-wide methylation array …

BRG1/SMARCA4 is essential for neuroblastoma cell viability through modulation of cell death and survival pathways

L Jubierre, A Soriano, L Planells-Ferrer… - Oncogene, 2016 - nature.com
Neuroblastoma (NB) is a neoplasm of the sympathetic nervous system, and is the most
common solid tumor of infancy. NBs are very heterogeneous, with a clinical course ranging …

Differential DNA methylation patterns define status epilepticus and epileptic tolerance

SFC Miller-Delaney, S Das, T Sano… - Journal of …, 2012 - Soc Neuroscience
Prolonged seizures (status epilepticus) produce pathophysiological changes in the
hippocampus that are associated with large-scale, wide-ranging changes in gene …

Genome-wide promoter methylation analysis in neuroblastoma identifies prognostic methylation biomarkers

A Decock, M Ongenaert, J Hoebeeck, K De Preter… - Genome biology, 2012 - Springer
Background Accurate outcome prediction in neuroblastoma, which is necessary to enable
the optimal choice of risk-related therapy, remains a challenge. To improve neuroblastoma …