Abstract
Circulating DNA has recently gained attention as a fast and non-invasive way to assess tumor biomarkers. Since hypomethylation of LINE-1 repetitive elements was described as one of the key hallmarks of tumorigenesis, we aimed to establish whether the methylation level of LINE-1 retrotransposons changes in cell-surface-bound fraction of circulating DNA (csbDNA) of lung cancer patients. Methylated CpG Island Recovery Assay (MIRA) coupled to qPCR-based quantitation was performed to assess integral methylation level of LINE-1 promoters in csbDNA of non-small cell lung cancer patients (n = 56) and healthy controls (n = 44). Deep sequencing of amplicons revealed that hypomethylation of LINE-1 promoters in csbDNA of lung cancer patients is more pronounced for the human-specific L1Hs family. Statistical analysis demonstrates significant difference in LINE-1 promoter methylation index between cancer patients and healthy individuals (ROC-curve analysis: n = 100, AUC = 0.69, p = 0.0012) and supports the feasibility of MIRA as a promising non-invasive approach.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 127-130 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Lung Cancer |
Volume | 99 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1 2016 |
Keywords
- Circulating DNA
- DNA methylation
- L1Hs
- LINE-1
- Lung cancer
- MIRA
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cancer Research