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TIMP3 and CCNA1 hypermethylation in HNSCC is associated with an increased incidence of second primary tumors

2013; BioMed Central; Volume: 11; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1186/1479-5876-11-316

ISSN

1479-5876

Autores

Marianna Marconato Rettori, Ana Carolina de Carvalho, Ana Luiza Bomfim Longo, Cleyton Zanardo de Oliveira, Luiz Paulo Kowalski, André Lopes Carvalho, André L. Vettore,

Tópico(s)

RNA modifications and cancer

Resumo

Hypermethylation in the promoter regions is associated with the suppression of gene expression and has been considered a potential molecular marker for several tumor types, including head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). To evaluate the gene hypermethylation profile as a prognostic marker, this retrospective study used a QMSP approach to determine the methylation status of 19 genes in 70 HNSCC patients. The methylation profile analysis of primary HNSCC revealed that genes CCNA1, DAPK, MGMT, TIMP3 and SFRP1 were frequently hypermethylated, with high specificity and sensitivity. TIMP3 and CCNA1 hypermethylation was significantly associated with lower rates of second primary tumor-free survival (p = 0.007 and p = 0.001; log-rank test, respectively). This study, for the first time, presents CCNA1 and TIMP3 hypermethylation as a helpful tool to identify HNSCC subjects at risk of developing second primary carcinomas.

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