Promoter methylation in prostate cancer and its application for the early detection of prostate cancer using serum and urine samples

H Ahmed - Biomarkers in cancer, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer
death in men. However, prostate cancer can be effectively treated and cured, if it is …

Methylated genes as potential biomarkers in prostate cancer

V Phé, O Cussenot, M Rouprêt - BJU international, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy of the urogenital tract. Although
controversial, prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) testing is widely used for screening and follow …

Methylation analysis of BRCA1, RASSF1, GSTP1 and EPHB2 promoters in prostate biopsies according to different degrees of malignancy

N Rabiau, MO Thiam, S Satih, L Guy, JL Kemeny… - in vivo, 2009 - iv.iiarjournals.org
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men and the second leading cause of
cancer-related deaths in the United States. CpG island methylation causes gene silencing …

Diagnostic and prognostic information in prostate cancer with the help of a small set of hypermethylated gene loci

PJ Bastian, J Ellinger, A Wellmann, N Wernert… - Clinical Cancer …, 2005 - AACR
Purpose: Our study was designed to evaluate promoter CpG island hypermethylation in the
diagnosis and prognosis of prostate cancer. Experimental Design: Primary prostate cancers …

Frequent methylation of RASSF1 and RARB in urine sediments from patients with early stage prostate cancer

K Daniūnaitė, A Berezniakovas, F Jankevičius… - Medicina, 2011 - mdpi.com
Background. Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most prevalent malignancy among males,
characterized by high mortality rates. Aberrant DNA methylation in promoters of tumor …

Aberrant promoter methylation profile of prostate cancers and its relationship to clinicopathological features

R Maruyama, S Toyooka, KO Toyooka, AK Virmani… - Clinical cancer …, 2002 - AACR
Purpose: We investigated the aberrant methylation profile of prostate cancers and correlated
the data with clinical findings. Experimental Design: Gene promoter methylation was …

DNA methylation biomarkers of prostate cancer: Confirmation of candidates and evidence urine is the most sensitive body fluid for non‐invasive detection

SR Payne, J Serth, M Schostak, J Kamradt… - The …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND A prostate cancer (PCa) biomarker with improved specificity relative to PSA
is a public health priority. Hypermethylated DNA can be detected in body fluids from PCa …

Prognostic value of RASSF1 promoter methylation in prostate cancer

K Daniunaite, S Jarmalaite, N Kalinauskaite… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose Patients with prostate cancer who have biochemical recurrence after curative
therapy are at higher risk for distant metastasis and cancer specific death. Assessment of …

A quantitative promoter methylation profile of prostate cancer

C Jerónimo, R Henrique, MO Hoque, E Mambo… - Clinical Cancer …, 2004 - AACR
Purpose: Promoter hypermethylation is an alternative pathway for gene silencing in
neoplastic cells and a promising cancer detection marker. Although quantitative methylation …

Molecular detection of localized prostate cancer using quantitative methylation-specific PCR on urinary cells obtained following prostate massage

M Rouprêt, V Hupertan, DR Yates, JWF Catto… - Clinical Cancer …, 2007 - AACR
Purpose: The diagnosis of localized prostate cancer is difficult due to a lack of cancer-
specific biomarkers. Many patients require repeat prostate biopsies to diagnose the disease …