Gene silencing in cancer in association with promoter hypermethylation

JG Herman, SB Baylin - New England Journal of Medicine, 2003 - Mass Medical Soc
This article reviews the mechanisms of gene silencing in cancer and clinical applications of
this phenomenon. The silencing of genes, especially tumor-suppressor genes, is a key …

DNA methylation in serum of breast cancer patients: an independent prognostic marker

HM Muller, A Widschwendter, H Fiegl, L Ivarsson… - Cancer research, 2003 - AACR
Abstract Changes in the status of DNA methylation are one of the most common molecular
alterations in human neoplasia. Because it is possible to detect these epigenetic alterations …

DNA methylation of RASSF1A, HIN‐1, RAR‐β, Cyclin D2 and Twist in in situ and invasive lobular breast carcinoma

MJ Fackler, M McVeigh, E Evron… - … journal of cancer, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Little is known about epigenetic silencing of genes by promoter hypermethylation in lobular
breast cancers. The promoter methylation status of 5 cancer‐related genes (RASSF1A, HIN …

Frequent RASSF1A promoter hypermethylation and K-ras mutations in pancreatic carcinoma

R Dammann, U Schagdarsurengin, L Liu, N Otto… - Oncogene, 2003 - nature.com
Recently, we have characterized the Ras association domain family 1A gene (RASSF1A) at
the segment 3p21. 3, which is frequently lost in variety of human cancers and epigenetically …

Frequent epigenetic inactivation of the RASSF1A gene in hepatocellular carcinoma

U Schagdarsurengin, L Wilkens, D Steinemann… - Oncogene, 2003 - nature.com
Aberrant promoter methylation is a fundamental mechanism of inactivation of tumor
suppressor genes in cancer. The Ras association domain family 1A gene (RASSF1A) is …

Control of microtubule stability by the RASSF1A tumor suppressor

L Liu, S Tommasi, DH Lee, R Dammann, GP Pfeifer - Oncogene, 2003 - nature.com
The RAS association domain family 1A (RASSF1A) gene is silenced by DNA methylation in
over 50% of all solid tumors of different histological types. However, the biochemical function …

Epigenetic inactivation of the Ras-association domain family 1 (RASSF1A) gene and its function in human carcinogenesis

R Dammann, U Schagdarsurengin… - Histology and …, 2003 - digitum.um.es
The Ras GTPases are a superfamily of molecular switches that regulate cellular proliferation
and apoptosis in response to extra-cellular signals. The regulation of these pathways …

Epigenetic Inactivation of RAS Association Domain Family Protein 1 (RASSF1A) in Malignant Cutaneous Melanoma

M Spugnardi, S Tommasi, R Dammann, GP Pfeifer… - Cancer research, 2003 - AACR
Recent findings have shown the inactivation of a Ras effector homologue gene referred to
as the Ras association domain family 1 (RASSF1) gene, which is a potential human tumor …

SLIT2 Axon Guidance Molecule Is Frequently Inactivated in Colorectal Cancer and Suppresses Growth of Colorectal Carcinoma Cells

A Dallol, D Morton, ER Maher, F Latif - Cancer research, 2003 - AACR
We have shown recently that SLIT2 has tumor suppressor activity and that it is epigenetically
silenced in> 40% of lung and breast tumors. In this study, we have analyzed the methylation …

Frequent epigenetic inactivation of the SLIT2 gene in gliomas

A Dallol, D Krex, L Hesson, C Eng, ER Maher, F Latif - Oncogene, 2003 - nature.com
The SLIT family of genes consists of large extracellular matrix-secreted and membrane-
associated glycoproteins. The Slits (Slit1–3) are ligands for the repulsive guidance …