• The DNA methylome of cervical cells can predict the presence of ovarian cancer 

      Barrett, James E.; Jones, Allison; Evans, Iona; Reisel, Daniel; Herzog, Chiara; Chindera, Kantaraja; Kristiansen, Mark; Leavy, Olivia C.; Manchanda, Ranjit; Bjørge, Line; Zikan, Michal; Cibula, David; Widschwendter, Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      The vast majority of epithelial ovarian cancer arises from tissues that are embryologically derived from the Müllerian Duct. Here, we demonstrate that a DNA methylation signature in easy-to-access Müllerian Duct-derived ...
    • The Dynamics and Prognostic Potential of DNA Methylation Changes at Stem Cell Gene Loci in Women's Cancer 

      Zhuang, Joanna; Jones, Allison; Lee, Shih-Han; Ng, Esther; Fiegl, Heidi; Zikan, Michal; Cibula, David; Sargent, Alexandra; Salvesen, Helga Birgitte; Jacobs, Ian J.; Kitchener, Henry C.; Teschendorff, Andrew E.; Widschwendter, Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-02-09)
      Aberrant DNA methylation is an important cancer hallmark, yet the dynamics of DNA methylation changes in human carcinogenesis remain largely unexplored. Moreover, the role of DNA methylation for prediction of clinical ...
    • HOTAIR and its surrogate DNA methylation signature indicate carboplatin resistance in ovarian cancer 

      Teschendorff, Andrew E.; Lee, Shih-Han; Jones, Allison; Fiegl, Heidi; Kalwa, Marie; Wagner, Wolfgang; Chindera, Kantaraja; Evans, Iona; Dubeau, Louis; Orjalo, Arturo; Horlings, Hugo M.; Niederreiter, Lukas; Kaser, Arthur; Yang, Winnie; Goode, Ellen L.; Fridley, Brooke L.; Jenner, Richard G.; Berns, Els M.; Wik, Elisabeth; Salvesen, Helga Birgitte; Wisman, G. B. A.; van der Zee, Ate G.; Davidson, Ben; Trope, Claes Gøran; Lambrechts, Sandrina; Vergote, Ignace; Calvert, Hilary; Jacobs, Ian J.; Widschwendter, Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10-24)
      Background: Understanding carboplatin resistance in ovarian cancer is critical for the improvement of patients’ lives. Multipotent mesenchymal stem cells or an aggravated epithelial to mesenchymal transition phenotype of ...
    • Role of DNA methylation and epigenetic silencing of HAND2 in endometrial cancer development 

      Jones, Allison; Teschendorff, Andrew E.; Li, Quanxi; Hayward, Jane D.; Kannan, Athilakshmi; Mould, Tim; West, James; Zikan, Michal; Cibula, David; Fiegl, Heidi; Lee, Shih-Han; Wik, Elisabeth; Hadwin, Richard; Arora, Rupali; Lemech, Charlotte; Turunen, Henna; Pakarinen, Päivi; Jacobs, Ian J.; Salvesen, Helga Birgitte; Bagchi, Milan K.; Bagchi, Indrani C.; Widschwendter, Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-11-12)
      Background: Endometrial cancer incidence is continuing to rise in the wake of the current ageing and obesity epidemics. Much of the risk for endometrial cancer development is influenced by the environment and lifestyle. ...
    • A Simple Cervicovaginal Epigenetic Test for Screening and Rapid Triage of Women With Suspected Endometrial Cancer: Validation in Several Cohort and Case/Control Sets 

      Herzog, Chiara; Marín, Fátima; Jones, Allison; Evans, Iona; Reisel, Daniel; Redl, Elisa; Schreiberhuber, Lena; Paytubi, Sonia; Pelegrina, Beatriz; Carmona, Álvaro; Peremiquel-Trillas, Paula; Frias-Gomez, Jon; Pineda, Marta; Brunet, Joan; Ponce, Jordi; Matias-Guiu, Xavier; de Sanjosé, Silvia; Alemany, Laia; Olaitan, Adeola; Wong, Michael; Jurkovic, Davor; Crosbie, Emma J.; Rosenthal, Adam N.; Bjørge, Line; Zikan, Michal; Dostalek, Lukas; Cibula, David; Sundström, Karin; Dillner, Joakim; Costas, Laura; Widschwendter, Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      PURPOSE Endometrial cancer (EC) incidence has been rising over the past 10 years. Delays in diagnosis reduce survival and necessitate more aggressive treatment. We aimed to develop and validate a simple, noninvasive, and ...
    • Susceptibility to hormone-mediated cancer is reflected by different tick rates of the epithelial and general epigenetic clock 

      Barrett, James E.; Herzog, Chiara; Kim, Yoo-Na; Bartlett, Thomas E.; Jones, Allison; Evans, Iona; Cibula, David; Zikan, Michal; Bjørge, Line; Harbeck, Nadia; Colombo, Nicoletta; Howell, Sacha J.; Rådestad, Angelique Flöter; Gemzell-Danielsson, Kristina; Widschwendter, Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background A variety of epigenetic clocks utilizing DNA methylation changes have been developed; these clocks are either tissue-independent or designed to predict chronological age based on blood or saliva samples. Whether ...
    • The WID-BC-index identifies women with primary poor prognostic breast cancer based on DNA methylation in cervical samples 

      Barrett, James E.; Herzog, Chiara; Jones, Allison; Leavy, Olivia C.; Evans, Iona; Knapp, Susanne; Reisel, Daniel; Nazarenko, Tatiana; Kim, Yoo-Na; Franchi, Dorella; Ryan, Andy; Franks, Joanna; Bjørge, Line; Zikan, Michal; Cibula, David; Harbeck, Nadia; Colombo, Nicoletta; Dudbridge, Frank; Jones, Louise; Sundström, Karin; Dillner, Joakim; Rådestad, Angelique Flöter; Gemzell-Danielsson, Kristina; Pashayan, Nora; Widschwendter, Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Genetic and non-genetic factors contribute to breast cancer development. An epigenome-based signature capturing these components in easily accessible samples could identify women at risk. Here, we analyse the DNA methylome ...