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- Title:
- CDKN2A promoter hypermethylation in astrocytomas is associated with age and sex
- Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
- 1743-9191
- 1743-9159
- CDKN2A promoter hypermethylation has been widely related to many cancers. In astrocytomas, although CDKN2A (p16INK4A protein) is often inactivated, there are still some controversial issues regarding the mechanism by which this alteration occurs. Thus, we analyzed a series of astrocytomas to assess the association between CDKN2A expression and methylation of grade I-IV tumors (WHO) and clinicopathological parameters. DNA extracted from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded material of 93 astrocytic tumors was available for CDKN2A promoter methylation analysis and p16INK4A expression by methylation-specific PCR and immunohistochemistry, respectively. A strong negative correlation between nuclear and cytoplasmic immunostaining and CDKN2A promoter methylation was found. Additionally, a significant negative correlation between CDKN2A promoter methylation and age was observed; also, female patients had statistically more CDKN2A methylated promoters (p=0.036) than men. In conclusion, CDKN2A inactivation by promoter methylation is a frequent event in astrocytomas and it is related to the age and sex of patients. © 2013 Surgical Associates Ltd.
- 12-Jun-2013
- International Journal of Surgery, v. 11, n. 7, p. 549-553, 2013.
- 549-553
- Age
- Astrocytic tumors
- CDKN2A Methylation
- Expression
- P16
- cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 2A
- DNA
- adolescent
- adult
- age
- aged
- astrocytoma
- child
- DNA extraction
- female
- gene expression
- human
- human tissue
- immunohistochemistry
- major clinical study
- male
- preschool child
- priority journal
- promoter region
- protein methylation
- school child
- sex difference
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2013.05.030
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