Table 1. PRC target genes are overrepresented in the renal cancer methylome.
Total hyper-methylated genes | All 3 marks | Frequency (%) | p-value | 1 or more marks | Frequency (%) | p-value | |
All RCC | 292 | 24 | 8.2 | 0.0003 | 58 | 19.9 | <0.0001 |
ccRCC | 190 | 27 | 14.2 | <0.0001 | 55 | 28.9 | <0.0001 |
pRCC | 88 | 13 | 14.8 | <0.0001 | 25 | 28.4 | <0.0001 |
chrRCC | 43 | 7 | 16.3 | 0.0002 | 10 | 23.2 | 0.0051 |
Oncocytoma | 109 | 11 | 10.1 | 0.0023 | 33 | 30.3 | <0.0001 |
Proportion of PRC target genes among genes hypermethylated in renal cancer compared to ∼4% with 3 marks or 9.5% with 1 or more marks in human ES cells from Lee et al 2006 [48].