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Copy number rather than epigenetic alterations are the major dictator of imprinted methylation in tumors.
Nature communications - 7 Sept 2017
Martin-Trujillo Alex, Vidal Enrique, Monteagudo-Sánchez Ana, Sanchez-Delgado Marta, Moran Sebastian, Hernandez Mora Jose Ramon, Heyn Holger, Guitart Miriam, Esteller Manel, Monk David
Abstract excerpt
It has been postulated that imprinting aberrations are common in tumors. To understand the role of imprinting in cancer, we have characterized copy-number and methylation in over 280 cancer cell lines and confirm our observations in primary tumors. Imprinted differentially methylated regions (DMRs) regulate parent-of-origin monoallelic expression of neighboring transcripts in cis. Unlike single-copy CpG islands...
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