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Analysis of DNA methylation in cancer: location revisited

Koch, Alexander, Joosten, Sophie C., Feng, Zheng, de Ruijter, Tim C., Draht, Muriel X., Melotte, Veerle, Smits, Kim M., Veeck, Jurgen +5 more·2018·Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology

Abstract

Changes in DNA methylation in cancer have been heralded as promising targets for the development of powerful diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive biomarkers. Despite the existence of more than 14,000 scientific publications describing DNA methylation-based biomarkers and their clinical associations in cancer, only 14 of these biomarkers have been translated into a commercially available clinical test. Methodological and experimental obstacles are both major causes of this disparity, but the genomic location of a DNA methylation-based biomarker is an intrinsic and essential property that also has an important and often overlooked role. Here, we examine the importance of the location of DNA methylation for the development of cancer biomarkers, and take a detailed look at the genomic location and other relevant characteristics of the various biomarkers with commercially available tests. We also emphasize the value of publicly available databases for the development of DNA methylation-based biomarkers and the importance of accurate reporting of the full methodological details of research findings.

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Koch, A., Joosten, S. C., Feng, Z., de Ruijter, T. C., Draht, M. X., Melotte, V., Smits, K. M., Veeck, J., Herman, J. G., Van Neste, L., Van Criekinge, W., De Meyer, T., & van Engeland, M.
Affiliations
  • Maastricht University Medical Centre (NL)
  • UPMC Hillman Cancer Center (US)
Venue
Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
Published
2018-04-17
Volume
15
Issue
7
Pages
459-466
ISSN
  • 1759-4774 (ISSN-L)
  • 1759-4782
OpenAlex
W2800289222
Cited by
710
References
81
Citations by year
2026: 37 · 2025: 71 · 2024: 84 · 2023: 124 · 2022: 129 · 2021: 146 · 2020: 56 · 2019: 53 · 2018: 9 · 2013: 1
FWCI
6.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Publications (Maastricht University) (publishedVersion)
  • Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
  • Research Publications (Maastricht University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
Keywords
DNA methylation, tumor markers, genomic location, diagnostic biomarkers, prognostic factors, epigenetic biomarkers, clinical translation, methodological reporting
MeSH terms
Humans, Neoplasms, Biomarkers, Tumor, Genome, Human, DNA Methylation, Epigenesis, Genetic

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