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DNA methylation; tumor suppressor genes; human term placenta; gene expression
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Frequent Hypomethylation Of Ptgs2 Gene Promoter In Human Term Placenta, Nuruddin Mohammad, Ahmed Yaqinuddin, Fatima Kakal, Lumaan Sheikh, Rahat Qureshi, Mehreen Soman
Frequent Hypomethylation Of Ptgs2 Gene Promoter In Human Term Placenta, Nuruddin Mohammad, Ahmed Yaqinuddin, Fatima Kakal, Lumaan Sheikh, Rahat Qureshi, Mehreen Soman
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Background: Gene expression profiles of several tumor suppressor genes are regulated by the methylation and demethylation of their promoters. Here, we aim to identify and quantify the methylation status of four tumor suppressor genes from placentas at term and compare them with the maternal white-blood-cells.
Methods: In order to achieve this objective, DNA enriched from twenty placentas at term and maternal white blood cells was bisulfite-converted and amplified using quantitative real-time methyl-light polymerase chain reaction for the four-genes studied (RASSF1A, APC, RAR-beta, and PTGS2).
Results: Among the four genes examined, RASSF1A, APC and RAR-beta promoter regions were hypermethylated in all …