Aberrant CpG island methylation in neurofibromas and neurofibrosarcomas

  • Authors:
    • Pilar Gonzalez-Gomez
    • M. Josefa Bello
    • Dolores Arjona
    • M. Eva Alonso
    • Jesus Lomas
    • Jose M. De Campos
    • M. Elena Kusak
    • Manuel Gutierrez
    • Jose L. Sarasa
    • Juan A. Rey
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  • Published online on: September 1, 2003     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.10.5.1519
  • Pages: 1519-1523
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Abstract

Aberrant methylation of the promoter CpG island of human genes is an alternative gene inactivation mechanism that contributes to the carcinogenesis of human tumours. We have determined the methylation status of the CpG island of 11 tumour-related genes (RB1, p14ARF, p16INK4a, p73, TIMP-3, MGMT, DAPK, THBS1, caspase 8, TP53 and GSTP1) in 18 neurofibromas (including one plexiform neurofibroma) and three neurofibrosarcomas, as well as two non-neoplastic peripheral nerve sheath samples, using methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction. The series included sporadic and neurofibromatosis type 1-associated tumours. The incidence of aberrant methylation in the tumour samples was 52% for THBS1, 43% for MGMT, 33% for TIMP-3, 19% each for p16INK4a and p73, 14% for RB1, 5% for p14ARF, and 0% for DAPK, caspase 8, TP53 and GSTP1. No methylation of these genes was detected in the two samples of non-neoplastic peripheral nerve sheath. All but three samples in the study displayed aberrant methylation in at least one of the studied genes, and there was no correlation between methylation status and the patients' clinical parameters. These findings suggest that methylation of some tumour-related genes may play a significant role in the tumourigenesis of neurofibromas/neurofibrosarcomas.

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Gonzalez-Gomez P, Bello MJ, Arjona D, Alonso ME, Lomas J, De Campos JM, Kusak ME, Gutierrez M, Sarasa JL, Rey JA, Rey JA, et al: Aberrant CpG island methylation in neurofibromas and neurofibrosarcomas. Oncol Rep 10: 1519-1523, 2003
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Gonzalez-Gomez, P., Bello, M.J., Arjona, D., Alonso, M.E., Lomas, J., De Campos, J.M. ... Rey, J.A. (2003). Aberrant CpG island methylation in neurofibromas and neurofibrosarcomas. Oncology Reports, 10, 1519-1523. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.10.5.1519
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Gonzalez-Gomez, P., Bello, M. J., Arjona, D., Alonso, M. E., Lomas, J., De Campos, J. M., Kusak, M. E., Gutierrez, M., Sarasa, J. L., Rey, J. A."Aberrant CpG island methylation in neurofibromas and neurofibrosarcomas". Oncology Reports 10.5 (2003): 1519-1523.
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Gonzalez-Gomez, P., Bello, M. J., Arjona, D., Alonso, M. E., Lomas, J., De Campos, J. M., Kusak, M. E., Gutierrez, M., Sarasa, J. L., Rey, J. A."Aberrant CpG island methylation in neurofibromas and neurofibrosarcomas". Oncology Reports 10, no. 5 (2003): 1519-1523. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.10.5.1519