DNA methylation aging clocks: challenges and recommendations

CG Bell, R Lowe, PD Adams, AA Baccarelli, S Beck… - Genome biology, 2019 - Springer
Epigenetic clocks comprise a set of CpG sites whose DNA methylation levels measure
subject age. These clocks are acknowledged as a highly accurate molecular correlate of …

Epigenetic therapies for cancer

SE Bates - New England Journal of Medicine, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
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Inferring gene expression from cell-free DNA fragmentation profiles

MS Esfahani, EG Hamilton, M Mehrmohamadi… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Profiling of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in the bloodstream shows promise for
noninvasive cancer detection. Chromatin fragmentation features have previously been …

[HTML][HTML] The emerging role of cell-free DNA as a molecular marker for cancer management

AJ Bronkhorst, V Ungerer, S Holdenrieder - Biomolecular detection and …, 2019 - Elsevier
An increasing number of studies demonstrate the potential use of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) as a
surrogate marker for multiple indications in cancer, including diagnosis, prognosis, and …

Practical implementation of DNA methylation and copy-number-based CNS tumor diagnostics: the Heidelberg experience

D Capper, D Stichel, F Sahm, DTW Jones… - Acta …, 2018 - Springer
Recently, we described a machine learning approach for classification of central nervous
system tumors based on the analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation patterns [6]. Here …

Plasma DNA tissue mapping by genome-wide methylation sequencing for noninvasive prenatal, cancer, and transplantation assessments

K Sun, P Jiang, KCA Chan, J Wong… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Plasma consists of DNA released from multiple tissues within the body. Using genome-wide
bisulfite sequencing of plasma DNA and deconvolution of the sequencing data with …

DNA methylation: an epigenetic mark of cellular memory

M Kim, J Costello - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2017 - nature.com
DNA methylation is a stable epigenetic mark that can be inherited through multiple cell
divisions. During development and cell differentiation, DNA methylation is dynamic, but …

DNA methylation-based classification of central nervous system tumours

D Capper, DTW Jones, M Sill, V Hovestadt, D Schrimpf… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Accurate pathological diagnosis is crucial for optimal management of patients with cancer.
For the approximately 100 known tumour types of the central nervous system …

Epigenetic profiling to classify cancer of unknown primary: a multicentre, retrospective analysis

S Moran, A Martínez-Cardús, S Sayols… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Cancer of unknown primary ranks in the top ten cancer presentations and has
an extremely poor prognosis. Identification of the primary tumour and development of a …

methylKit: a comprehensive R package for the analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation profiles

A Akalin, M Kormaksson, S Li, FE Garrett-Bakelman… - Genome biology, 2012 - Springer
DNA methylation is a chemical modification of cytosine bases that is pivotal for gene
regulation, cellular specification and cancer development. Here, we describe an R package …