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Aberrant Promoter Methylation of Death-Associated Protein Kinase in Serum DNA from Lung Cancer Patients  

Lee, Jun Hee (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of medicine)
Lee, Jung Wook (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of medicine)
Jung, Kyung Sik (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of medicine)
Kim, Ki Uk (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of medicine)
Lee, Tae Kun (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of medicine)
Lee, Kyung Woo (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of medicine)
Na, Min-Ah (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of medicine)
Jeon, Doo Soo (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of medicine)
Choi, Young Min (Medical Research Institute of Pusan National University Hospital)
Kim, Yun Seong (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of medicine)
Lee, Min Ki (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of medicine)
Park, Soon Kew (Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of medicine)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.55, no.4, 2003 , pp. 378-387 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background : Promoter methylation of tumor suppressor genes is one of the key epigenetic changes in many human cancers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the promoter methylation status of the Death-associated protein(DAP) kinase gene, which played an important role in lung cancer, in the serum DNA of primary lung cancer patients. Methods : This study investigated the aberrant methylation of DAP kinase in the serum of 65 primary lung cancer patients by methylation-specific PCR (MSP). Results : Methylation in the serum was detected in 29 of 65(44.6%) for DAP kinase. There was no statistical association between methylation of DAP kinase and age, smoking history, histologic type, or stage. Methylation of DAP kinase was found more frequently in men (p=0.044). Conclusions : This study suggests that the aberrant methylation of the DAP kinase promoter is readily detectable in the serum DNA of lung cancer patients using MSP analysis.
Keywords
Lung cancer; DAP kinase; Methylation; Serum DNA; MSP;
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