DNA Methylation

EpiSort: Enumeration of cell types using targeted bisulfite sequencing

The cellular composition of tumors is now recognized as an essential phenotype, with implications to diagnostic, progression and therapy efficacy. A tool for accurate profiling of the tumor microenvironment is lacking, as single-cell methods and …

Embryonic Stem Cell (ES)-Specific Enhancers Specify the Expression Potential of ES Genes in Cancer

Cancers often display gene expression profiles resembling those of undifferentiated cells. The mechanisms controlling these expression programs have yet to be identified. Exploring transcriptional enhancers throughout hematopoietic cell development …

Premature aging of leukocyte dna methylation is associated with type 2 diabetes prevalence

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is highly prevalent in Middle-Eastern and North African Arab populations, but the molecular basis for this susceptibility is unknown. Altered DNA methylation levels were reported in insulin-secreting and responding …

Unmasking risk loci: DNA methylation illuminates the biology of cancer predisposition: Analyzing DNA methylation of transcriptional enhancers reveals missed regulatory links between cancer risk loci and genes

Paradoxically, DNA sequence polymorphisms in cancer risk loci rarely correlate with the expression of cancer genes. Therefore, the molecular mechanism underlying an individual's susceptibility to cancer has remained largely unknown. However, recent …

Aging is associated with highly defined epigenetic changes in the human epidermis.

Background: Altered DNA methylation patterns represent an attractive mechanism for understanding the phenotypic changes associated with human aging. Several studies have described global and complex age-related methylation changes, but their …

DNA methylation of distal regulatory sites characterizes dysregulation of cancer genes

Abnormal epigenetic marking is well documented in gene promoters of cancer cells, but the study of distal regulatory siteshas lagged behind.We performed a systematic analysis of DNA methylation sites connected with gene expression profilesacross …

DNA methylation of transcriptional enhancers and cancer predisposition