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Epigenetic silencing of checkpoint with fork‑head associated and ring finger gene expression in esophageal cancer

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    • Yoshihiro Suzuki
    • Yohei Miyagi
    • Norio Yukawa
    • Yasushi Rino
    • Munetaka Masuda
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    Affiliations: Department of Surgery, Hiratsuka Kyosai Hospital, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 254‑8502, Japan, Molecular Pathology and Genetics Division, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa 241‑0815, Japan, Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236‑0004, Japan
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       https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1677
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Abstract

Checkpoint with fork‑head associated and ring finger (CHFR) is a mitotic checkpoint gene with tumor‑suppressor functions. Previous studies have described the hypermethylation of the CpG island in the promoter region as a key mechanism involved in silencing tumor suppressor genes. The epigenetic alterations regulating CHFR expression and the clinical significance of CHFR downregulation remain unclear. A total of 40 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who underwent primary resection were enrolled in this study. CHFR mRNA expression was quantified, followed by an evaluation of the methylation status using methylation‑specific polymerase chain reaction (MSP) techniques in 29 patients. The correlation between CHFR expression and MSP status was then analyzed. In addition, the significance of CHFR expression was determined, with respect to clinicopathological features and overall survival. Aberrant hypermethylation of the CHFR gene was observed in 13 of 29 primary esophageal cancers. The CHFR expression levels of the methylated status samples was significantly lower than that of the unmethylated status samples (P=0.014). CHFR expression levels did not exhibit clinical significance with respect to the patient characteristics or overall survival. Hypermethylation of the CHFR gene is a common event in the development of primary esophageal cancer. CpG island hypermethylation of the promoter region in the CHFR gene is a key mechanism involved in silencing the CHFR gene in patients with esophageal cancer.
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Suzuki Y, Miyagi Y, Yukawa N, Rino Y and Masuda M: Epigenetic silencing of checkpoint with fork‑head associated and ring finger gene expression in esophageal cancer. Oncol Lett 7: 69-73, 2014.
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Suzuki, Y., Miyagi, Y., Yukawa, N., Rino, Y., & Masuda, M. (2014). Epigenetic silencing of checkpoint with fork‑head associated and ring finger gene expression in esophageal cancer. Oncology Letters, 7, 69-73. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1677
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Suzuki, Y., Miyagi, Y., Yukawa, N., Rino, Y., Masuda, M."Epigenetic silencing of checkpoint with fork‑head associated and ring finger gene expression in esophageal cancer". Oncology Letters 7.1 (2014): 69-73.
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Suzuki, Y., Miyagi, Y., Yukawa, N., Rino, Y., Masuda, M."Epigenetic silencing of checkpoint with fork‑head associated and ring finger gene expression in esophageal cancer". Oncology Letters 7, no. 1 (2014): 69-73. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1677
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Suzuki Y, Miyagi Y, Yukawa N, Rino Y and Masuda M: Epigenetic silencing of checkpoint with fork‑head associated and ring finger gene expression in esophageal cancer. Oncol Lett 7: 69-73, 2014.
APA
Suzuki, Y., Miyagi, Y., Yukawa, N., Rino, Y., & Masuda, M. (2014). Epigenetic silencing of checkpoint with fork‑head associated and ring finger gene expression in esophageal cancer. Oncology Letters, 7, 69-73. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1677
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Suzuki, Y., Miyagi, Y., Yukawa, N., Rino, Y., Masuda, M."Epigenetic silencing of checkpoint with fork‑head associated and ring finger gene expression in esophageal cancer". Oncology Letters 7.1 (2014): 69-73.
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Suzuki, Y., Miyagi, Y., Yukawa, N., Rino, Y., Masuda, M."Epigenetic silencing of checkpoint with fork‑head associated and ring finger gene expression in esophageal cancer". Oncology Letters 7, no. 1 (2014): 69-73. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1677
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