Abstract:
The present invention relates to a composition, a kit, and a method for diagnosing moyamoya disease by detecting methylation status of a CpG domain of a gene. The present invention relates to a technique of diagnosing moyamoya disease using DNA methylation changes of a gene. Provided in the present invention is a technique of diagnosing moyamoya disease by using the level of methylation of genes as a biomarker based on the discovery that a specific CpG domain of a gene is methylated in an endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) of a patient having moyamoya disease in the specifically low level.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a composition, a kit and a method for diagnosing Moyamoya disease by detecting methylation level in a CpG region of fibroblast activation protein (FAP) gene promoter.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a composition, a kit, and a method of diagnosing metastasis of ovarian cancer or predicting the metastasis possibility by detecting methylation level of CpG sites of disintegrin and metalloproteinase 12 (ADAM12) genes.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: A composition for diagnosing metastatic ovarian cancer using CpG methylation change of a GABRP(gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor pi subunit) gene promoter is provided to measure methylation levels of a certain gene promoter site of genome DNA collected from a patient's sample, and to develop a diagnostic kit. CONSTITUTION: A composition for diagnosing or predicting ovarian cancer metastasis contains an agent for measuring methylation levels of CpG site of a GABRP gene promoter. The agent contains: a compound which modifies non-methylated cytosine or a methylation-sensitive restriction enzyme; a primer which is specific to a methylated sequence of the GABRP gene promoter; and a primer which is specific to a non-methylated sequence of the GABRP gene promoter. A method for providing information for diagnosing ovarian cancer metastasis or the risk of metastasis comprises: measuring methylation levels of a CpG site of the GABRP gene promoter from a patient's sample; and a step of comparing the methylation level of the GABRP gene promoter with a control group.
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PURPOSE: A composition for diagnosing metastatic ovarian cancer using CpG methylation of an AGR2(anterior gradient-2) gene promoter, and a use thereof are provided to quickly diagnose the risk of ovarian cancer metastasis by measuring the methylation of a certain gene promoter site of genome DNA isolated from a patient's sample by MSP(Methylation-Specific PCR), and to develop a convenient diagnostic kit with high accuracy. CONSTITUTION: A composition for diagnosing ovarian cancer metastasis or predicting the risk of metastasis contains an agent which measures methylation levels of a CpG site of an AGR2 gene promoter. The agent contains: a compound which changes non-methylated cytosine or a methylation-sensitive restriction enzyme; a primer which is specific to a methylated sequence of an AGR2 gene promoter; and a primer which is specific to a non-methylated sequence of an AGR2 gene promoter. A method for providing information for diagnosing ovarian cancer or predicting metastasis risk comprises: a step of measuring the methylation level of the CpG site of the AGR2 gene promoter from a patient's sample, who is suspected to have ovarian cancer metastasis; and a step of comparing the methylation level of the AGR2 gene promoter of the sample with a control group of primary ovarian cancer.