Frequent and simultaneous epigenetic inactivation of TP53 pathway genes in acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Aberrant DNA methylation is one of the most frequent alterations in patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Using methylation bead arrays we analyzed the methylation status of 807 genes implicated in cancer in a group of ALL samples at diagnosis (n = 48). We found that 154 genes were methy...

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Main Authors: Amaia Vilas-Zornoza, Xabier Agirre, Vanesa Martín-Palanco, José Ignacio Martín-Subero, Edurne San José-Eneriz, Leire Garate, Sara Álvarez, Estíbaliz Miranda, Paula Rodríguez-Otero, José Rifón, Antonio Torres, María José Calasanz, Juan Cruz Cigudosa, José Román-Gómez, Felipe Prósper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-02-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21386967/?tool=EBI