Journal article
Prognostic significance of LINE-1 hypomethylation in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
C Furlan, J Polesel, L Barzan, G Franchin, S Sulfaro, S Romeo, F Colizzi, A Rizzo, V Baggio, V Giacomarra, AP Dei Tos, P Boscolo-Rizzo, E Vaccher, R Dolcetti, L Sigalotti, E Fratta
Clinical Epigenetics | BIOMED CENTRAL LTD | Published : 2017
Abstract
Background: Inclusion of new biomarkers to improve a personalized treatment approach for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) is urgently needed. Hypomethylation of the Long interspersed nucleotide element-1 (LINE-1) repetitive elements, a widely accepted surrogate of overall genomic DNA methylation content, was found to be associated with a poor prognosis in several cancers. At present, no studies have investigated the influence of LINE-1 methylation levels on OPSCC relapse. The main goal of this study was the evaluation of the prognostic value of LINE-1 methylation status in predicting early tumor relapse in locally advanced OPSCC. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed a cohort of ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was supported by grants from the Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (contract 14287 to RD) and from the Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS-National Cancer Institute (Intramural Grant to LS and 5 x 1000 Institutional Grant to EF).