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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

DNA Methylation in Pituitary Adenomas: A Scoping Review.

Morten Winkler Møller, Mathias Just Nortvig, Mikkel Schou Andersen, Frantz Rom Poulsen

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. DNA Methylation in Pituitary Adenomas: A Scoping Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Morten Winkler MøllerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Odense University Hospital, DK-5000 Odense, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-5677-0969
Mathias Just NortvigDepartment of Neurosurgery, Odense University Hospital, DK-5000 Odense, Denmark.ORCID 0009-0004-1562-5115
Mikkel Schou AndersenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Odense University Hospital, DK-5000 Odense, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-4347-6626
Frantz Rom PoulsenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Odense University Hospital, DK-5000 Odense, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-5715-6901

Funding

Novo Holdings (Denmark) NNF21OC0071244
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pituitary adenomas are a diverse group of neoplasms with variable clinical behavior. Despite advances in genetic analysis, understanding the role of epigenetic modifications, particularly DNA methylation, remains an area under investigation. This scoping review aimed to update and synthesize the current body of literature on DNA methylation in pituitary adenomas, focusing on methodological advancements and clinical correlations. A systematic search conducted across multiple databases, including Embase, Scopus, MEDLINE, and CENTRAL, identified 107 eligible studies. Early methods, such as methylation-restricted digestion and methylation-specific PCR (MSP), have evolved into more comprehensive approaches, such as chip-based DNA methylation analysis. Key findings suggest that genes like POMC, SOCS-1, and RASSF1A show a significant association between methylation and clinical behavior. However, methylation patterns alone are insufficient to fully explain tumorigenesis. Emerging data suggest that DNA methylation might serve as a prognostic marker for invasive growth and recurrence, but further longitudinal studies are needed. This review highlights the need for future research to explore the methylome more thoroughly and to better define the clinical impact of epigenetic modifications in pituitary adenomas.

Indexed as

AdenomaDNA MethylationPituitary NeoplasmsBiomarkers, TumorEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansBiomarkers, TumorDNA methylationepigeneticspituitary adenomas

Identifiers

PMID39859246
PMCPMC11765255

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