Epigenetic deregulations in chordoma
- 10 August 2015
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Cell Proliferation
- Vol. 48 (5), 497-502
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cpr.12204
Abstract
Chordoma is a rare type of malignant bone tumour arising from remnant notochord and prognosis of patients with it remains poor as its molecular and genetic mechanisms are not well understood. Increasing evidence has demonstrated that epigenetic mechanisms (DNA methylation, histone modification and nucleosome remodelling), play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of many diseases. Aberrant epigenetic patterns are present in patients with chordoma, indicating a potential role for epigenetic mechanisms inthis malignancy. Furthermore, epigenetic alterations may provide novel biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis as well as therapeutic targets for treatment. In this review, we discuss relevant epigenetic findings associated with chordoma, and their potential application for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (81401847)
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