DNA methylation epigenotypes in breast cancer molecular subtypes

Naiara G Bediaga, Amelia Acha-Sagredo, Isabel Guerra, Amparo Viguri, Carmen Albaina, Irune Ruiz Diaz, Ricardo Rezola, María Jesus Alberdi, Joaquín Dopazo, David Montaner, Mertxe Renobales, Agustín F Fernández, John K Field, Mario F Fraga, Triantafillos Liloglou, Marian M de Pancorbo

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Identification of gene expression based breast cancer subtypes is considered as a critical means of prognostication. Genetic mutations along with epigenetic alterations contribute to gene expression changes occurring in breast cancer. So far, these epigenetic contributions to sporadic breast cancer subtypes have not been well characterized, and there is only a limited understanding of the epigenetic mechanisms affected in those particular breast cancer subtypes. The present study was undertaken to dissect the breast cancer methylome and deliver specific epigenotypes associated with particular breast cancer subtypes.

METHODS: Using a microarray approach we analyzed DNA methylation in regulatory regions of 806 cancer related genes in 28 breast cancer paired samples. We subsequently performed substantial technical and biological validation by Pyrosequencing, investigating the top qualifying 19 CpG regions in independent cohorts encompassing 47 basal-like, 44 ERBB2+ overexpressing, 48 luminal A and 48 luminal B paired breast cancer/adjacent tissues. Using all-subset selection method, we identified the most subtype predictive methylation profiles in multivariable logistic regression analysis.

RESULTS: The approach efficiently recognized 15 individual CpG loci differentially methylated in breast cancer tumor subtypes. We further identify novel subtype specific epigenotypes which clearly demonstrate the differences in the methylation profiles of basal-like and human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2)-overexpressing tumors.

CONCLUSIONS: Our results provide evidence that well defined DNA methylation profiles enables breast cancer subtype prediction and support the utilization of this biomarker for prognostication and therapeutic stratification of patients with breast cancer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)R77
JournalBreast Cancer Research
Volume12
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Sept 2010

Keywords

  • Aged
  • Breast Neoplasms/classification
  • CpG Islands
  • DNA Methylation
  • Epigenesis, Genetic
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Genes, p53
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Ki-67 Antigen/metabolism
  • Middle Aged
  • Mutation
  • Neoplasm Grading
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
  • Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism
  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/genetics

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