Abstract
DNA methylation has been studied intensively during the past years in order to elucidate its role in the regulation of gene expression, gene imprinting and cancer progression. Earlier studies have shown that a general genomic under-methylation is associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and metastatic prostate cancer. Site-specific methylation changes, as revealed by the use of methylation-sensitive restriction enzymes, have been reported to occur in the promotor region of the calcitonin gene in chronic myeloid leukemia as it progresses from the chronic phase to blast crisis, in non-Hodgkin's lymphoid neoplasms and in non-lymphocytic leukemia. We have now explored possible methylation changes associated with benign and malignant breast tumors. Two approaches were employed: (i) chemical determination of general genomic methylation status and (ii) base-specific analysis of the methylation changes in the promoter of the calcitonin gene with the aid of genomic sequencing. The results did not reveal any changes of total DNA 5-methylcytosine content in ductal carcinoma of breast in comparison with benign tumors. There was a small, yet significant, increase in 5-methylcytosine content in lobular carcinoma. Genomic sequencing of th...Continue Reading
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