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Cancer Epigenetics

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    Chapter 1 Epigenetic Markers of Early Tumor Development
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    Chapter 2 Epigenetics of Solid Cancer Stem Cells
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    Chapter 3 DNA Methylation and Histone Modifications in Breast Cancer
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    Chapter 4 DNA Methylation Changes in Prostate Cancer
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    Chapter 5 DNA methylation in promoter region as biomarkers in prostate cancer.
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    Chapter 6 Epigenetics of Bladder Cancer
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    Chapter 7 Epigenetics in Myeloid Malignancies
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    Chapter 8 The Epigenetics of Brain Tumors
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    Chapter 9 DNA Methylation Changes in Cervical Cancers
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    Chapter 10 Epigenetics of colon cancer.
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    Chapter 11 Promoter Methylation in Head and Neck Tumorigenesis
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    Chapter 12 Epigenome and DNA Methylation in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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    Chapter 13 Clinical Implications of Epigenetic Alterations in Human Thoracic Malignancies: Epigenetic Alterations in Lung Cancer
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    Chapter 14 The Role of MicroRNAs in the Management of Liver Cancer.
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    Chapter 15 Epigenetics in ovarian cancer.
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    Chapter 16 DNA Methylation in Pancreatic Cancer: Protocols for the Isolation of DNA and Bisulfite Modification
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    Chapter 17 Detection and analysis of DNA methylation by pyrosequencing.
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    Chapter 18 Screening for miRNA Expression Changes Using Quantitative PCR (Q-PCR).
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    Chapter 19 Genome-Wide Methylation Analysis
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    Chapter 20 Microarray for Epigenetic Changes: Gene Expression Arrays
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    Chapter 21 Detecting DNA Methylation Using the Methylated CpG Island Amplification and Microarray Technique
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    Chapter 22 Nutrigenomics: implications for breast and colon cancer prevention.
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    Chapter 23 Dietary and lifestyle factors of DNA methylation.
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    Chapter 24 Diet, epigenetics, and cancer.
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    Chapter 25 Role of Epigenetics in Cancer Health Disparities
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    Chapter 26 Multifactorial Etiology of Gastric Cancer
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    Chapter 27 Epigenetic Epidemiology for Cancer Risk: Harnessing Germline Epigenetic Variation
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    Chapter 28 Epigenetic Biomarkers in Cancer Epidemiology
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    Chapter 29 Screening for miRNA Expression Changes Using Quantitative PCR (Q-PCR)
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Chapter title
Epigenetics of colon cancer.
Chapter number 10
Book title
Cancer Epigenetics
Published in
Methods in molecular biology, February 2012
DOI 10.1007/978-1-61779-612-8_10
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Book ISBNs
978-1-61779-611-1, 978-1-61779-612-8
Authors

Khare S, Verma M, Sharad Khare, Mukesh Verma, Khare, Sharad, Verma, Mukesh

Abstract

Accumulation of genetic and epigenetic alterations transforms normal colonic epithelial cells to adenocarcinoma cells. Genetic alterations include mutations in tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes, whereas epigenetic mechanisms are defined as heritable alterations in gene expression that is independent of changes in the primary DNA sequence. Role of epigenetic mechanisms in development and maintenance of organ- and tissue-specific gene expression is now realized. Disturbances in epigenetic landscape can lead to malignant cellular makeover, and these heritable changes are maintained through various cycles of cell division that renders cells to have discrete identity with similar genetic information. Epigenetic alterations in colorectal cancer (CRC) that transform colonic epithelial cells into adenocarcinoma cells include aberrant DNA methylation, chromatin modifications, and noncoding RNAs, especially microRNA expression. CpG island DNA methylation and aberrant methylation of genes drive the initiation and progression of CRC. Histone modifications impinge on chromatin structure and gene expression and thus play an important role in gene silencing in CRC. DNA hypermethylation also leads to downregulation and inappropriate expression of certain microRNAs that act like tumor suppressor genes. Determining the causes and roles of epigenetic instability in CRC pathogenesis will lead to effective prevention and therapeutic strategies for patients with CRC. Epigenetic drugs that underscore the reversible nature of epigenetic events have led the possibility of epigenetic therapy as a treatment option in CRC.

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Spain 1 2%
Denmark 1 2%
Germany 1 2%
Unknown 41 93%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 6 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 11%
Student > Bachelor 4 9%
Student > Master 4 9%
Other 8 18%
Unknown 12 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 11 25%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 18%
Medicine and Dentistry 5 11%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 5%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 5%
Other 4 9%
Unknown 12 27%
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