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ba0005p99 | Cancer and bone: basic, translational and clinical | ECTS2016

DNA-methylation status affects prognostic markers of bone metastasis from breast carcinoma

Maroni Paola , Bendinelli Paola , Matteucci Emanuela , Desiderio Maria Alfonsina

Metastasis to bone is the leading cause of death for breast carcinoma, and much focus in the biology and therapy relays on epigenetic alterations. Since DNA-methyltransferase blockade counteracts tumour growth, we utilized 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine (dAza) to clarify whether molecular events undergoing epigenetic control were critical for bone metastatization. Here, we studied Secreted-Protein Acidic and Rich in Cysteine (SPARC), matricellular glycoprotein associated with bo...