Eps15 Homology Domain-Containing Protein 3 Hypermethylation as a Prognostic and Predictive Marker for Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) arises from chromosomal instability, resulting from aberrant hypermethylation in tumor suppressor genes. This study identified hypermethylated genes in CRC and investigated how they affect clinical outcomes. Methylation levels of specific genes were analyzed from The Cancer G...
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author | Yu-Han Wang Shih-Ching Chang Muhamad Ansar Chin-Sheng Hung Ruo-Kai Lin |
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description | Colorectal cancer (CRC) arises from chromosomal instability, resulting from aberrant hypermethylation in tumor suppressor genes. This study identified hypermethylated genes in CRC and investigated how they affect clinical outcomes. Methylation levels of specific genes were analyzed from The Cancer Genome Atlas dataset and 20 breast cancer, 16 esophageal cancer, 33 lung cancer, 15 uterine cancer, 504 CRC, and 9 colon polyp tissues and 102 CRC plasma samples from a Taiwanese cohort. In the Asian cohort, <i>Eps15 homology domain-containing protein 3</i> (<i>EHD3</i>) had twofold higher methylation in 44.4% of patients with colonic polyps, 37.3% of plasma from CRC patients, and 72.6% of CRC tissues, which was connected to vascular invasion and high microsatellite instability. Furthermore, <i>EHD3</i> hypermethylation was detected in other gastrointestinal cancers. In the Asian CRC cohort, low <i>EHD3</i> mRNA expression was found in 45.1% of patients and was connected to lymph node metastasis. Multivariate Cox proportional-hazards survival analysis revealed that hypermethylation in women and low mRNA expression were associated with overall survival. In the Western CRC cohort, <i>EHD3</i> hypermethylation was also connected to overall survival and lower chemotherapy and antimetabolite response rates. In conclusion, <i>EHD3</i> hypermethylation contributes to the development of CRC in both Asian and Western populations. |
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spelling | doaj.art-e447596cd690465eb54c078b097b19332023-11-21T16:41:24ZengMDPI AGBiomedicines2227-90592021-04-019545310.3390/biomedicines9050453Eps15 Homology Domain-Containing Protein 3 Hypermethylation as a Prognostic and Predictive Marker for Colorectal CancerYu-Han Wang0Shih-Ching Chang1Muhamad Ansar2Chin-Sheng Hung3Ruo-Kai Lin4School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien City 97071, TaiwanDivision of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, TaiwanPh.D. Program in the Clinical Drug Development of Herbal Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, TaiwanDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, TaiwanPh.D. Program in the Clinical Drug Development of Herbal Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, TaiwanColorectal cancer (CRC) arises from chromosomal instability, resulting from aberrant hypermethylation in tumor suppressor genes. This study identified hypermethylated genes in CRC and investigated how they affect clinical outcomes. Methylation levels of specific genes were analyzed from The Cancer Genome Atlas dataset and 20 breast cancer, 16 esophageal cancer, 33 lung cancer, 15 uterine cancer, 504 CRC, and 9 colon polyp tissues and 102 CRC plasma samples from a Taiwanese cohort. In the Asian cohort, <i>Eps15 homology domain-containing protein 3</i> (<i>EHD3</i>) had twofold higher methylation in 44.4% of patients with colonic polyps, 37.3% of plasma from CRC patients, and 72.6% of CRC tissues, which was connected to vascular invasion and high microsatellite instability. Furthermore, <i>EHD3</i> hypermethylation was detected in other gastrointestinal cancers. In the Asian CRC cohort, low <i>EHD3</i> mRNA expression was found in 45.1% of patients and was connected to lymph node metastasis. Multivariate Cox proportional-hazards survival analysis revealed that hypermethylation in women and low mRNA expression were associated with overall survival. In the Western CRC cohort, <i>EHD3</i> hypermethylation was also connected to overall survival and lower chemotherapy and antimetabolite response rates. In conclusion, <i>EHD3</i> hypermethylation contributes to the development of CRC in both Asian and Western populations.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/5/453<i>EHD3</i>colorectal cancer (CRC)DNA methylationearly detectionprognostic markercirculating cell-free DNA (ccfDNA) |
spellingShingle | Yu-Han Wang Shih-Ching Chang Muhamad Ansar Chin-Sheng Hung Ruo-Kai Lin Eps15 Homology Domain-Containing Protein 3 Hypermethylation as a Prognostic and Predictive Marker for Colorectal Cancer Biomedicines <i>EHD3</i> colorectal cancer (CRC) DNA methylation early detection prognostic marker circulating cell-free DNA (ccfDNA) |
title | Eps15 Homology Domain-Containing Protein 3 Hypermethylation as a Prognostic and Predictive Marker for Colorectal Cancer |
title_full | Eps15 Homology Domain-Containing Protein 3 Hypermethylation as a Prognostic and Predictive Marker for Colorectal Cancer |
title_fullStr | Eps15 Homology Domain-Containing Protein 3 Hypermethylation as a Prognostic and Predictive Marker for Colorectal Cancer |
title_full_unstemmed | Eps15 Homology Domain-Containing Protein 3 Hypermethylation as a Prognostic and Predictive Marker for Colorectal Cancer |
title_short | Eps15 Homology Domain-Containing Protein 3 Hypermethylation as a Prognostic and Predictive Marker for Colorectal Cancer |
title_sort | eps15 homology domain containing protein 3 hypermethylation as a prognostic and predictive marker for colorectal cancer |
topic | <i>EHD3</i> colorectal cancer (CRC) DNA methylation early detection prognostic marker circulating cell-free DNA (ccfDNA) |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/5/453 |
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