Copy number rather than epigenetic alterations are the major dictator of imprinted methylation in tumors

Copy number rather than epigenetic alterations are the major dictator of imprinted methylation in tumors

Altered genomic imprinting is frequently reported in cancer. Here, the authors analyze copy number and methylation in cancer cell lines and primary tumors to show that imprinted methylation profiles represent the accumulation of copy number alteration, rather than epigenetic alterations.

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Main Authors: Alex Martin-Trujillo, Enrique Vidal, Ana Monteagudo-Sánchez, Marta Sanchez-Delgado, Sebastian Moran, Jose Ramon Hernandez Mora, Holger Heyn, Miriam Guitart, Manel Esteller, David Monk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00639-9

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00639-9

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