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. 2023 Aug 2;15:121. doi: 10.1186/s13148-023-01534-5

Fig. 5.

Fig. 5

Suggested model of the establishment of the high CIMP in ACC. Augmented expression of DNA methyltransferases DNMT1 and DNMT3A, driven by genomic aberrations and hyperproliferation, results in an increase of promoter DNA methylation of hundreds of genes; consequently, methylation-dependent silencing of genes related to immune response leads to lower infiltration of the tumor by immune cells