How do you test for methylation MGMT?
Currently, there are many ways to detect a patient’s MGMT promotor methylation status, including: quantitative PCR, methylation-specific PCR, pyrosequencing, real time PCR with high resolution melt, and the infinitum methylation EPIC beadChip.
What is MGMT gene?
The MGMT gene encodes a DNA damage repair protein that removes alkylating agents resulting in resistance to chemotherapy. Because DNA methylation can inhibit transcription, methylation of MGMT promoter increases sensitivity to alkylating agents (27).
What is methylated MGMT promoter?
MGMT promoter methylation is the key mechanism of MGMT gene silencing and predicts a favorable outcome in patients with glioblastoma who are exposed to alkylating agent chemotherapy.
What is MGMT in medicine?
MGMT (O[6]-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase) is a DNA repair enzyme. This enzyme rescues tumor cells from alkylating agent-induced damage, and this leads to resistance to chemotherapy with alkylating agents.
What is a methylated glioblastoma?
Methylation of the MGMT gene promoter has been observed in approximately 50% of grade IV gliomas, commonly referred to as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) [1]. Remarkably, in cases with monosomy of chromosome 10, a common event in GBMs, methylation of the remaining allele completely blocks MGMT-mediated DNA repair [2].
What is MGMT in glioblastoma?
Hypermethylation of the O6-methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT) gene has been shown to be associated with improved outcome in glioblastoma (GBM) and may be a predictive marker of sensitivity to alkylating agents.
What is methylated glioblastoma?
What does O6 Methylguanine pair with?
6-O-Methylguanine is a derivative of the nucleobase guanine in which a methyl group is attached to the oxygen atom. It base-pairs to thymine rather than cytosine, causing a G:C to A:T transition in DNA.
What is an oligodendroglioma?
Oligodendroglioma is a primary central nervous system (CNS) tumor. This means it begins in the brain or spinal cord. To get an accurate diagnosis, a piece of tumor tissue will be removed during surgery, if possible. A neuropathologist should then review the tumor tissue.
What is optune device?
Optune is a wearable, portable, FDA-approved device indicated to treat a type of brain cancer called glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) in adult patients 22 years of age or older.
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