Project description:DNA methylation profiling of heterogeneous head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cohorts has been reported to predict patient outcome. We investigated if a prognostic DNA methylation profile could be found in tumour tissue from a single uniform subsite, the oral tongue. The methylation status of 83 comprehensively annotated oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC) formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) samples from a single institution were examined with the Illumina HumanMethylation450K (HM450K) array.
Project description:Common overexpressing genes were identified in all human oral squamous cell carcinoma tissues and/or cultured cells. Ten oral squamous cell carcinoma tissues and 10 human oral squamous cell carcinoma cell lines were analyzed. Three normal oral mucosa tissues and a human non-neoplastic keratinocyte cell lines were used as control samples.
Project description:DNA methylation profiling of heterogeneous head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cohorts has been reported to predict patient outcome. We investigated if a prognostic DNA methylation profile could be found in tumour tissue from a single uniform subsite, the oral tongue. The methylation status of 83 comprehensively annotated oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC) formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) samples from a single institution were examined with the Illumina HumanMethylation450K (HM450K) array. 83 FFPE primary OTSCC tumour samples were analysed in one experimental run.
Project description:Evaluate the genomic alterations in human papillomavirus positive and negative conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma, by targeted DNA sequencing of 523 genes frequently altered in cancer
Project description:Epigenome-wide association study (EWAS) of oral rinse samples from a cohort of 82 oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients. The Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation450 Beadchip was used to obtain DNA methylation profiles across approximately 450,000 CpGs in oral rinse samples.
Project description:Epigenome-wide association study (EWAS) of oral rinse samples from a cohort of 82 oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients. The Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation450 Beadchip was used to obtain DNA methylation profiles across approximately 450,000 CpGs in oral rinse samples. Bisulphite lsconverted DNA from the 82 oral rinse samples were hybridized to the Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation450 Beadchip
Project description:Objectives: Earlier studies involving a priori gene selection have identified promoter regions deregulated by DNA methylation changes in oral squamous cell cancers (OSCCs) and precancers. Interrogation of global DNA methylation patterns for such specimens has not been reported, though such analyses are needed to uncover novel molecular factors driving disease. Materials and Methods: We evaluated global DNA methylation patterns for 30 biopsies obtained from 10 patients undergoing surgical removal of an OSCC or carcinoma in situ (CIS). From a disease field in each patient, we collected i) dysplastic, ii) CIS or OSCC, and iii) adjacent normal biopsies. DNA isolated from each biopsy was profiled for methylation status using the Illumina HumanMethylation27K platform. Results: Our data demonstrate that aberrant methylation of promoter CpG islands exists across oral precancer and OSCC genomes. Non-hierarchical clustering of all methylation data revealed distinct methylation patterns between the normal and the CIS/OSCC tissues (with results for dysplastic biopsies split between groups). Multiple genes exhibiting recurrent aberrant DNA methylation were found for both dysplastic and CIS/OSCC groups, and included enrichment for genes found in the WNT and MAPK signaling pathways. Conclusion: In identifying aberrant DNA methylation at the earliest stages of oral precancer and finding recurring epigenetic disruption of specific genes/pathways across our analyzed cohort, we conclude that CpG methylation changes are a hallmark of oral cancer progression and that global DNA methylation analyses are an essential component for wider studies seeking to derive biomarkers or potentially druggable targets for improving oral cancer outcomes. Bisulphite converted DNA from the 30 samples were hybridised to the Illumina Infinium 27k Human Methylation BeadChip v1.2. Total RNA from 30 oral cancer samples were hybridized to Agilent 4x44k gene expression microarray.
Project description:This study aims to compare the DNA methylome across a large cohort of oral squamous cell carcinoma and matched normal samples. DNA from 44 OSCCs and paired normal mucosa were analysed using Illumina GoldenGate methylation array. This data was correlated with extracapsular spread (extracapsular spread), Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) status, recurrence and 5-year survival.