Cancer epigenetics : methods and protocols / edited by Ramona G. Dumitrescu, Mukesh Verma. — New York : Humana Press, c2012. – (58.17/M592/v.863)

Contents

    Contents
    
    Contributors
    PART I EARLY EPIGENETIC EVENTS IN CANCER
    1 Epigenetic Markers of Early Tumor Development
    2 Epigenetics of Solid Cancer Stem Cells
    PART II CANCER SPECIFIC TYPE EPIGENETIC CHANGES
    3 DNA Methylation and Histone Modifications in Breast Cancer
    4 DNA Methylation Changes in Prostate Cancer
    5 DNA Methylation in Promoter Region as Biomarkers in Prostate Cancer
    6 Epigenetics of Bladder Cancer
    7 Epigenetics in Myeloid Malignancies
    8 The Epigenetics of Brain Tumors
    9 DNA Methylation Changes in Cervical Cancers
    10 Epigenetics of Colon Cancer
    11 Promoter Methylation in Head and Neck Tumorigenesis
    12 Epigenome and DNA Methylation in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
    13 Clinical Implications of Epigenetic Alterations in Human Thoracic Malignancies: Epigenetic Alterations in Lung Cancer 221
    14 The Role of MicroRNAs in the Management of Liver Cancer
    15 Epigenetics in Ovarian Cancer
    PART III METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES USED FOR EPIGENETIC CHANGES' DETECTION
    16 DNA Methylation in Pancreatic Cancer: Protocols for the Isolation of DNA and Bisulfite Modification
    17 Detection and Analysis of DNA Methylation by Pyrosequencing
    18 Screening for miRNA Expression Changes Using Quantitative PCR (Q-PCR)
    19 Genome-Wide Methylation Analysis
    20 Microarray for Epigenetic Changes: Gene Expression Arrays..
    21 Detecting DNA Methylation Using the Methylated CpG Island Amplification and Microarray Technique
    PART IV FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE EPIGENETIC CHANGES IN CANCER
    22 Nutrigenomics: Implications for Breast and Colon Cancer Prevention
    23 Dietary and Lifestyle Factors of DNA Methylation
    24 Diet， Epigenetics， and Cancer
    25 Role of Epigenetics in Cancer Health Disparities
    26 Multifactorial Etiology of Gastric Cancer
    PART V EPIGENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY
    27 Epigenetic Epidemiology for Cancer Risk: Harnessing Germline Epigenetic Variation
    28 Epigenetic Biomarkers in Cancer Epidemiology
    Index