TY - JOUR
T1 - Frequent aberrant promoter hypermethylation of O6-methylguanine- DNA methyltransferase and death-associated protein kinase genes in immunodeficiency-related lymphomas
AU - Rossi, Davide
AU - Gaidano, Gianluca
AU - Gloghini, Annunziata
AU - Deambrogi, Clara
AU - Franceschetti, Silvia
AU - Berra, Eva
AU - Cerri, Michaela
AU - Vendramin, Chiara
AU - Conconi, Annarita
AU - Viglio, Alessandra
AU - Muti, Giuliana
AU - Oreste, Pierluigi
AU - Morra, Enrica
AU - Paulli, Marco
AU - Capello, Daniela
AU - Carbone, Antonino
PY - 2003/11
Y1 - 2003/11
N2 - Aberrant promoter hypermethylation is a mechanism of tumour suppressor gene inactivation. We explored aberrant promoter hypermethylation of multiple genes in 88 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-non Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL). 25 post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) and five common variable immunodeficiency (CVI)-related NHL. Twenty-six of 79 (32.9%) HIV-NHL, eight of 14 (57.1%) PTLD and two of five (40.0%) CVI-NHL showed aberrant hypermethylation of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT). Aberrant hypermethylation of death-associated protein-kinase (DAP-K) occurred in 70 of 84 (83.3%) HIV-NHL, 19 of 25 (72.0%) PTLD and three of five (60.0%) CVI-NHL. These data implicate MGMT and DAP-K hypermethylation in lymphomagenesis of immunodeficient hosts. In particular, promoter hypermethylation of DAP-K represents the most frequent molecular alteration yet identified in immunodeficiency-related lymphomas.
AB - Aberrant promoter hypermethylation is a mechanism of tumour suppressor gene inactivation. We explored aberrant promoter hypermethylation of multiple genes in 88 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-non Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL). 25 post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) and five common variable immunodeficiency (CVI)-related NHL. Twenty-six of 79 (32.9%) HIV-NHL, eight of 14 (57.1%) PTLD and two of five (40.0%) CVI-NHL showed aberrant hypermethylation of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT). Aberrant hypermethylation of death-associated protein-kinase (DAP-K) occurred in 70 of 84 (83.3%) HIV-NHL, 19 of 25 (72.0%) PTLD and three of five (60.0%) CVI-NHL. These data implicate MGMT and DAP-K hypermethylation in lymphomagenesis of immunodeficient hosts. In particular, promoter hypermethylation of DAP-K represents the most frequent molecular alteration yet identified in immunodeficiency-related lymphomas.
KW - DNA methylation
KW - Death associated protein-kinase
KW - Immunodeficiency
KW - Lymphoma
KW - O-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase
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U2 - 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04644.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04644.x
M3 - Article
SN - 0007-1048
VL - 123
SP - 475
EP - 478
JO - British Journal of Haematology
JF - British Journal of Haematology
IS - 3
ER -