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

Authors :
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
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2016.

Abstract

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.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0f2825e826f439a82d6b3c7a397ac25
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11620