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Investigate the role of silencer methylation at the MGMT locus in glioblastoma and melanoma brain metastases.

August 3, 2026Clinical EpigeneticsOpen Access

DNA methylation of silencer-annotated regions at the MGMT locus in the context of promoter and enhancer methylation in glioblastoma and melanoma brain metastases

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KPKatharina PühringerUniversity of Vienna FFFabian FirlingerUniversity of Vienna BFBenno FehringerUniversity of Vienna

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Randomized trial analyzes DNA methylation impacts on MGMT expression in glioblastoma and melanoma brain metastases, indicating significant genomic variation.

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Investigate the role of silencer methylation at the MGMT locus in glioblastoma and melanoma brain metastases.
Analyzed DNA methylation of 52 CpG sites in silencer regions related to the MGMT locus.
Utilized bisulfite conversion, PCR amplification, and pyrosequencing for methylation assessment.
Merged data from previous studies on promoter and enhancer methylation for a comprehensive analysis.
Identified strong variability in methylation based on the genomic location of regulatory elements.
Noted associations between certain CpG methylation patterns and MGMT protein expression.
In glioblastoma, specific promoter-associated CpGs correlated with overall survival, while age and sex effects were negligible.

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Pühringer et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70402275942ff7265e4d2c https://doi.org/10.1186/s13148-026-02204-y

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Randomized trial analyzes DNA methylation impacts on MGMT expression in glioblastoma and melanoma brain metastases, indicating significant genomic variation.

DNA methylation of silencer-annotated regions at the MGMT locus in the context of promoter and enhancer methylation in glioblastoma and melanoma brain metastases

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DNA methylation of silencer-annotated regions at the MGMT locus in the context of promoter and enhancer methylation in glioblastoma and melanoma brain metastases

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