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Associations between methylation of paternally expressed gene 3 (PEG3), cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and invasive cervical cancer.

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Nye, MD; Hoyo, C; Huang, Z; Vidal, AC; Wang, F; Overcash, F; Smith, JS; Vasquez, B; Hernandez, B; Swai, B; Oneko, O; Mlay, P; Obure, J ...
Published in: PLoS One
2013

Cytology-based screening for invasive cervical cancer (ICC) lacks sensitivity and specificity to discriminate between cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) likely to persist or progress from cases likely to resolve. Genome-wide approaches have been used to identify DNA methylation marks associated with CIN persistence or progression. However, associations between DNA methylation marks and CIN or ICC remain weak and inconsistent. Between 2008-2009, we conducted a hospital-based, case-control study among 213 Tanzania women with CIN 1/2/3 or ICC. We collected questionnaire data, biopsies, peripheral blood, cervical scrapes, Human papillomavirus (HPV) and HIV-1 infection status. We assessed PEG3 methylation status by bisulfite pyrosequencing. Multinomial logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (OR) and confidence intervals (CI 95%) for associations between PEG3 methylation status and CIN or ICC. After adjusting for age, gravidity, hormonal contraceptive use and HPV infection, a 5% increase in PEG3 DNA methylation was associated with increased risk for ICC (OR = 1.6; 95% CI 1.2-2.1). HPV infection was associated with a higher risk of CIN1-3 (OR = 15.7; 95% CI 5.7-48.6) and ICC (OR = 29.5, 95% CI 6.3-38.4). Infection with high risk HPV was correlated with mean PEG3 differentially methylated regions (DMRs) methylation (r = 0.34 p<0.0001), while the correlation with low risk HPV infection was weaker (r = 0.16 p = 0.047). Although small sample size limits inference, these data support that PEG3 methylation status has potential as a molecular target for inclusion in CIN screening to improve prediction of progression. Impact statement: We present the first evidence that aberrant methylation of the PEG3 DMR is an important co-factor in the development of Invasive cervical carcinoma (ICC), especially among women infected with high risk HPV. Our results show that a five percent increase in DNA methylation of PEG3 is associated with a 1.6-fold increase ICC risk. Suggesting PEG3 methylation status may be useful as a molecular marker for CIN screening to improve prediction of cases likely to progress.

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PLoS One

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1932-6203

Publication Date

2013

Volume

8

Issue

2

Start / End Page

e56325

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
  • Uterine Cervical Dysplasia
  • Tanzania
  • Risk Factors
  • Prognosis
  • Papillomavirus Infections
  • Odds Ratio
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Multivariate Analysis
 

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Nye, M. D., Hoyo, C., Huang, Z., Vidal, A. C., Wang, F., Overcash, F., … Murphy, S. K. (2013). Associations between methylation of paternally expressed gene 3 (PEG3), cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and invasive cervical cancer. PLoS One, 8(2), e56325. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0056325
Nye, Monica D., Cathrine Hoyo, Zhiqing Huang, Adriana C. Vidal, Frances Wang, Francine Overcash, Jennifer S. Smith, et al. “Associations between methylation of paternally expressed gene 3 (PEG3), cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and invasive cervical cancer.PLoS One 8, no. 2 (2013): e56325. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0056325.
Nye, Monica D., et al. “Associations between methylation of paternally expressed gene 3 (PEG3), cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and invasive cervical cancer.PLoS One, vol. 8, no. 2, 2013, p. e56325. Pubmed, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056325.
Nye MD, Hoyo C, Huang Z, Vidal AC, Wang F, Overcash F, Smith JS, Vasquez B, Hernandez B, Swai B, Oneko O, Mlay P, Obure J, Gammon MD, Bartlett JA, Murphy SK. Associations between methylation of paternally expressed gene 3 (PEG3), cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and invasive cervical cancer. PLoS One. 2013;8(2):e56325.

Published In

PLoS One

DOI

EISSN

1932-6203

Publication Date

2013

Volume

8

Issue

2

Start / End Page

e56325

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
  • Uterine Cervical Dysplasia
  • Tanzania
  • Risk Factors
  • Prognosis
  • Papillomavirus Infections
  • Odds Ratio
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Multivariate Analysis