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Microarchitectures of Barrett's esophagus associated with DNA methylation status.

Takuya ShijimayaTomomitsu TaharaJumpei YamazakiSanshiro KobayashiAnna HoritaniYasushi MatsumotoNaohiro NakamuraTakashi OkazakiYu TakahashiTakashi TomiyamaYusuke HonzawaNorimasa FukataToshiro FukuiMakoto Naganuma
Published in: Epigenomics (2023)
Aim: DNA methylation is involved in esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and Barrett's esophagus (BE). Microarchitectures of on-neoplastic BE associated with DNA methylation status were examined using magnifying narrow-band imaging (NBI) endoscopy. Patients and methods: Using biopsies from non-neoplastic BE without cancer (n = 66; N group), with EAC (n = 27; ADJ group) and EAC tissue (n = 22; T group), methylation of N33, DPYS, SLC16A12, miR124a3 and  miR34bc genes were quantified. Magnifying NBI features of non-neoplastic BE were classified according to their morphologies. Results: The ADJ and T groups presented higher DNA methylation compared with the N group. Magnifying NBI endoscopic features of non-neoplastic BE also correlated with DNA methylation as an independent factor. Conclusion: Microarchitectures of BE visualized by magnifying NBI endoscopy correlated with DNA methylation.
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