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Pyrosequencing-based quantitative identification of p16 methylation in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma at two centres in the East Coast of Malaysia

Mohd. Ridah, Lailatul Jalilah and Ismail, Aziah and A. Talib, Norlelawati and Muhammad, Siti Aeshah @ Naznin and Hussain, Faezahtul Arbaiyah and Zainuddin, Norafiza (2016) Pyrosequencing-based quantitative identification of p16 methylation in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma at two centres in the East Coast of Malaysia. Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, 1 (1). pp. 12-17. E-ISSN 2550-147X

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Abstract

Introduction: Methylation of promoter region of p16 leading to gene silencing has been implicated in a wide range of malignancies including lymphomas. In diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) particularly, a varying percentage of epigenetic inactivation of p16 promoter region was observed ranging from 16 - 54%. However, quantitative analysis of p16 promoter methylation in DLBCL has not been extensively studied in Malaysia. Objective: This study aims to quantitatively analyse p16 methylation in DLBCL samples using pyrosequencing technique. Methods: Genomic DNA was extracted from 16 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded lymphoma tissue blocks from patients diagnosed with DLBCL. Samples were retrieved from Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Pahang and Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan. Primers were designed to amplify bisulfite-treated DNA targeting p16 promoter region. Methylation status of 7 CpG sites was determined by pyrosequencing. Results: All the 16 samples studied showed promoter methylation of p16. The range of mean methylation percentage was between 18 to 81%. Conclusion: The present study has successfully measured the level of methylation of p16 in all 7 CpG sites despite the limitation in sample size. Since p16 methylation is a common event in our series of DLBCL cases, it is worth including a larger sample size in future studies to increase the chance of finding a significant correlation with clinical parameters.

Item Type: Article (Journal)
Additional Information: 4667/54196
Uncontrolled Keywords: DLBCL, methylation, p16, pyrosequencing
Subjects: R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences > Department of Biomedical Science (Effective:1st July 2011)
Depositing User: Dr. Norafiza Zainuddin
Date Deposited: 20 Jan 2017 09:13
Last Modified: 19 Jun 2024 15:19
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/54196

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