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Evaluation of the methylation profile of exfoliated cell samples from patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Author(s) -
Longo Ana Luiza Bomfim,
Rettori Marianna M.,
Carvalho Ana Carolina,
Kowalski Luiz Paulo,
Carvalho Andre Lopes,
Vettore Andre Luiz
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
head and neck
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1097-0347
pISSN - 1043-3074
DOI - 10.1002/hed.23345
Subject(s) - head and neck squamous cell carcinoma , basal cell , head and neck , methylation , cell , medicine , carcinoma , oncology , cancer research , pathology , head and neck cancer , biology , cancer , surgery , gene , genetics
Background Silencing of tumor suppressor genes plays a vital role in head and neck carcinogenesis. The purposes of this study were to determine the methylation profile of exfoliated tumors cells collected from patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and to evaluate its prognostic significance. Methods The methylation profile and level of a 20‐gene panel were evaluated by quantitative methylation‐specific polymerase chain reaction (qMSP) in exfoliated tumor cell samples from 96 patients with HNSCC. Results CCNA1 (60.4%), DCC (54.2%), and TIMP3 (35.4%) were frequently methylated in these samples. Patients with exfoliated tumors cells positive for DCC methylation showed a trend toward a lower local recurrence‐free survival. Conclusion These findings indicate that a low invasive method could be used to access the methylation profile of exfoliated cells from patients with HNSCC. Moreover, our data provide evidence that hypermethylation of DCC could be useful as prognostic indicator for this malignancy. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 36 : 631–637, 2014