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dc.titleAberrant DNA methylation of matrix remodeling and cell adhesion related genes in pterygium
dc.contributor.authorRiau, A.K.
dc.contributor.authorWong, T.T.
dc.contributor.authorFinger, S.N.
dc.contributor.authorChaurasia, S.S.
dc.contributor.authorHou, A.H.
dc.contributor.authorChen, S.
dc.contributor.authorYu, S.J.
dc.contributor.authorTong, L.
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-26T08:26:22Z
dc.date.available2014-11-26T08:26:22Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationRiau, A.K., Wong, T.T., Finger, S.N., Chaurasia, S.S., Hou, A.H., Chen, S., Yu, S.J., Tong, L. (2011). Aberrant DNA methylation of matrix remodeling and cell adhesion related genes in pterygium. PLoS ONE 6 (2) : -. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0014687
dc.identifier.issn19326203
dc.identifier.urihttp://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/109906
dc.description.abstractBackground: Pterygium is a common ocular surface disease characterized by abnormal epithelial and fibrovascular proliferation, invasion, and matrix remodeling. This lesion, which migrates from the periphery to the center of the cornea, impairs vision and causes considerable irritation. The mechanism of pterygium formation remains ambiguous, and current treatment is solely surgical excision, with a significant risk of recurrence after surgery. Here, we investigate the role of methylation in DNA sequences that regulate matrix remodeling and cell adhesion in pterygium formation.Methodology/Principal Findings: Pterygium and uninvolved conjunctiva samples were obtained from the same eye of patients undergoing surgery. The EpiTYPER Sequenom technology, based on differential base cleavage and bisulfite sequencing was used to evaluate the extent of methylation of 29 matrix and adhesion related genes. In pterygium, three CpG sites at -268, -32 and -29 bp upstream of transglutaminase 2 (TGM-2) transcription initiation were significantly hypermethylated (p
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dc.sourceScopus
dc.typeArticle
dc.contributor.departmentDUKE-NUS GRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL S'PORE
dc.description.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0014687
dc.description.sourcetitlePLoS ONE
dc.description.volume6
dc.description.issue2
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dc.identifier.isiut000287392700004
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