Journal
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
Volume 96, Issue 5, Pages 1790-1795Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.06.035
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- Ministry of Education, Science, Sports, Culture and Technology of Japan [23592069, 24592096]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [23592069, 24592096] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Background. Genome-wide DNA hypomethylation is known to play important roles in genomic instability and carcinogenesis. Methylation in long interspersed nucleotide element 1 (LINE-1) is a good indicator of the global DNA methylation level within a cell. The aim of this study was to evaluate prognostic significance of LINE-1 hypomethylation in lung adenocarcinoma. Methods. A consecutive series of 211 lung adenocarcinoma patients who underwent curative resections without any preoperative chemotherapy or radiotherapy at Kumamoto University Hospital between April 2010 and December 2012 were included. The LINE-1 methylation levels were quantified in tumor and noncancerous tissue by Pyrosequencing assay. Results. Higher histologic grade and positive findings for vascular invasion were significantly associated with lower methylation levels. The disease-free survival in the hypomethylation group was significantly shorter than that of the non-hypomethylation group. The prognostic difference was more obvious in advanced cases (stage II, III) than in stage I cases. Conclusions. The LINE-1 methylation level is associated with histologic grade and vascular invasion of lung adenocarcinoma. Additionally, LINE-1 hypomethylation is a useful biomarker to predict early recurrence of lung adenocarcinoma. (C) 2013 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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