Partially methylated domains are hypervariable in breast cancer and fuel widespread CpG island hypermethylation

Partially methylated domains are hypervariable in breast cancer and fuel widespread CpG island hypermethylation

In cancer, global DNA methylation loss and CpG island hypermethylation are commonly observed. Here, in breast cancer the authors find that hyper-variability of partially methylated domains is the prime source of DNA methylation variation and that these domains fuel CpG island hypermethylation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Arie B. Brinkman, Serena Nik-Zainal, Femke Simmer, F. Germán Rodríguez-González, Marcel Smid, Ludmil B. Alexandrov, Adam Butler, Sancha Martin, Helen Davies, Dominik Glodzik, Xueqing Zou, Manasa Ramakrishna, Johan Staaf, Markus Ringnér, Anieta Sieuwerts, Anthony Ferrari, Sandro Morganella, Thomas Fleischer, Vessela Kristensen, Marta Gut, Marc J. van de Vijver, Anne-Lise Børresen-Dale, Andrea L. Richardson, Gilles Thomas, Ivo G. Gut, John W. M. Martens, John A. Foekens, Michael R. Stratton, Hendrik G. Stunnenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09828-0

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09828-0

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