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LINE-1 hypomethylation is neither present in rectal aberrant crypt foci nor associated with field defect in sporadic colorectal neoplasia.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Aberrant crypt foci (ACF) are considered the first identifiable preneoplastic lesion in colorectal cancer (CRC), and have been proposed as a potential biomarker for CRC risk. Global DNA hypomethylation is an early event in colorectal carcinogenesis, and long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1) methylation status is a well-known surrogate marker for genome-wide DNA methylation levels. Despite the gradual increase in DNA hypomethylation in the adenoma-carcinoma sequence, LINE-1 methylation in ACF has never been studied. Moreover, recent studies have reported a field defect for LINE-1 hypomethylation, suggesting that LINE-1 methylation status in normal mucosa could be used to stratify CRC risk and tailor preventive strategies. Thus, we assessed LINE-1 status by pyrosequencing in rectal ACF and paired normal colorectal mucosa from individuals with sporadic colon cancer (CC) (n = 35) or adenoma (n = 42), and from healthy controls (n = 70).

Findings

Compared with normal mucosa, LINE-1 in ACF were hypermethylated across all groups (P?ConclusionsOverall, our results suggest that global hypomethylation is not present in rectal ACF and argues against the existence of LINE-1 methylation field defect in sporadic colon cancer.

SUBMITTER: Quintanilla I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4391726 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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LINE-1 hypomethylation is neither present in rectal aberrant crypt foci nor associated with field defect in sporadic colorectal neoplasia.

Quintanilla Isabel I   Lopez-Cerón Maria M   Jimeno Mireya M   Cuatrecasas Miriam M   Muñoz Jennifer J   Moreira Leticia L   Carballal Sabela S   Leoz Maria Liz ML   Camps Jordi J   Castells Antoni A   Pellisé Maria M   Balaguer Francesc F  

Clinical epigenetics 20141110 1


<h4>Background</h4>Aberrant crypt foci (ACF) are considered the first identifiable preneoplastic lesion in colorectal cancer (CRC), and have been proposed as a potential biomarker for CRC risk. Global DNA hypomethylation is an early event in colorectal carcinogenesis, and long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1) methylation status is a well-known surrogate marker for genome-wide DNA methylation levels. Despite the gradual increase in DNA hypomethylation in the adenoma-carcinoma sequence, LIN  ...[more]

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