Association between Long Interspersed Nuclear Element-1 Methylation and Relative Telomere Length in Wilms Tumor / 中华医学杂志(英文版)
Chinese Medical Journal
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(24): 3055-3061, 2015.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-275567
ABSTRACT
<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>DNA hypomethylation of long interspersed nuclear elements-1 (LINEs-1) occurs during carcinogenesis, whereas information addressing LINE-1 methylation in Wilms tumor (WT) is limited. The main purpose of our study was to quantify LINE-1 methylation levels and evaluate their relationship with relative telomere length (TL) in WT.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We investigated LINE-1 methylation and relative TL using bisulfite-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) pyrosequencing and quantitative PCR, respectively, in 20 WT tissues, 10 normal kidney tissues and a WT cell line. Significant changes were analyzed by t-tests.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>LINE-1 methylation levels were significantly lower (P < 0.05) and relative TLs were significantly shorter (P < 0.05) in WT compared with normal kidney. There was a significant positive relationship between LINE-1 methylation and relative TL in WT (r = 0.671, P = 0.001). LINE-1 Methylation levels were significantly associated with global DNA methylation (r = 0.332, P < 0.01). In addition, relative TL was shortened and LINE-1 methylation was decreased in a WT cell line treated with the hypomethylating agent 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine compared with untreated WT cell line.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>These results suggest that LINE-1 hypomethylation is common and may be linked to telomere shortening in WT.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Telomere
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Wilms Tumor
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DNA Methylation
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Long Interspersed Nucleotide Elements
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Cell Line, Tumor
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Genetics
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Chinese Medical Journal
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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