Liquid biopsy of methylation biomarkers in cell-free DNA

H Luo, W Wei, Z Ye, J Zheng, R Xu - Trends in molecular medicine, 2021 - cell.com
Liquid biopsies, in particular, analysis of cell-free DNA (cfDNA), have emerged as a
promising noninvasive diagnostic approach in oncology. Abnormal distribution of DNA …

Library construction for next-generation sequencing: overviews and challenges

SR Head, HK Komori, SA LaMere, T Whisenant… - …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
High-throughput sequencing, also known as next-generation sequencing (NGS), has
revolutionized genomic research. In recent years, NGS technology has steadily improved …

Sequencing technologies and genome sequencing

CS Pareek, R Smoczynski, A Tretyn - Journal of applied genetics, 2011 - Springer
The high-throughput-next generation sequencing (HT-NGS) technologies are currently the
hottest topic in the field of human and animals genomics researches, which can produce …

Advanced cell culture techniques for cancer drug discovery

CJ Lovitt, TB Shelper, VM Avery - Biology, 2014 - mdpi.com
Human cancer cell lines are an integral part of drug discovery practices. However, modeling
the complexity of cancer utilizing these cell lines on standard plastic substrata, does not …

ROS-mediated DNA methylation pattern alterations in carcinogenesis

Q Wu, X Ni - Current drug targets, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Elevated levels of both reactive oxygen species (ROS) and DNA methylation are
characteristic of various types of cancer cells. However, the relation between these two is not …

Epigenetic-sensitive pathways in personalized therapy of major cardiovascular diseases

C Schiano, G Benincasa, M Franzese… - Pharmacology & …, 2020 - Elsevier
The complex pathobiology underlying cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) has yet to be
explained. Aberrant epigenetic changes may result from alterations in enzymatic activities …

Mapping recently identified nucleotide variants in the genome and transcriptome

CX Song, C Yi, C He - Nature biotechnology, 2012 - nature.com
Nucleotide variants, especially those related to epigenetic functions, provide critical
regulatory information beyond simple genomic sequence, and they define cell status in …

DNA methylation and its role in the pathogenesis of diabetes

A Bansal, SE Pinney - Pediatric diabetes, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Although the factors responsible for the recent increase in the prevalence of diabetes
worldwide are not entirely known, the morbidity associated with this disease results in …

Epigenetic alterations in depression and antidepressant treatment

A Menke, EB Binder - Dialogues in clinical neuroscience, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Epigenetic modifications control chromatin structure and function, and thus mediate changes
in gene expression, ultimately influencing protein levels. Recent research indicates that …

The role of epigenetics in genetic and environmental epidemiology

C Ladd-Acosta, MD Fallin - Epigenomics, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Epidemiology is the branch of science that investigates the causes and distribution of
disease in populations in order to provide preventative measures and promote human …