Epigenetic reprogramming of fallopian tube fimbriae in BRCA mutation carriers defines early ovarian cancer evolution

oleh: Thomas E. Bartlett, Kantaraja Chindera, Jacqueline McDermott, Charles E. Breeze, William R. Cooke, Allison Jones, Daniel Reisel, Smita T. Karegodar, Rupali Arora, Stephan Beck, Usha Menon, Louis Dubeau, Martin Widschwendter

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-05-01

Deskripsi

Women with germline variants in BRCA genes are predisposed to ovarian cancer. In this study, the authors demonstrate that fimbrial tissue from the ovary, the site of ovarian cancer, in BRCAmutant carriers contains marked DNA methylation changes compared with the proximal region of the ovary.