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Epigenomic landscape of melanoma progression to brain metastasis: Unexplored therapeutic alternatives

  • Diego M. Marzese*
  • , Isaac P. Witz
  • , Daniel F. Kelly
  • , Dave Sb Hoon
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Melanoma brain metastasis is a complication with rising incidence. Despite the high rate of somatic mutations driving the initial stages of melanocyte transformation, the brain colonization requires a phenotypic reprogramming that is, in part, influenced by epigenomic modifications. This special report summarizes recent findings in the epigenomic landscape of melanoma progression to brain metastasis, with particular emphasis on the clinical utility of DNA methylation, chromatin modifications and ncRNA expression as theragnostic markers, as well as the significance of the metastatic microenvironment on melanoma brain metastasis epigenome.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1303-1311
Number of pages9
JournalEpigenomics
Volume7
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2015

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Institutes of Health
National Cancer InstituteR01CA167967

    UN SDGs

    This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
      SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

    Keywords

    • Cancer progression
    • DNA methylation
    • chromatin modifications
    • epigenomics
    • melanoma brain metastasis
    • metastasis microenvironment
    • noncoding RNA expression
    • regulatory elements

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