Immunological shifts during early-stage Parkinson's disease identified with DNA methylation data on longitudinally collected blood samples

SC Pike, M Havrda, F Gilli, Z Zhang, LA Salas - npj Parkinson's Disease, 2024 - nature.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the
United States. Decades before motor symptoms manifest, non-motor symptoms such as …

Hierarchical deconvolution for extensive cell type resolution in the human brain using DNA methylation

Z Zhang, JK Wiencke, KT Kelsey, DC Koestler… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The human brain comprises heterogeneous cell types whose composition can
be altered with physiological and pathological conditions. New approaches to discern the …

Deciphering the role of immune cell composition in epigenetic age acceleration: Insights from cell‐type deconvolution applied to human blood epigenetic clocks

Z Zhang, SR Reynolds, HG Stolrow, JQ Chen… - Aging …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aging is a significant risk factor for various human disorders, and DNA methylation clocks
have emerged as powerful tools for estimating biological age and predicting health‐related …

[HTML][HTML] The Role of Breast Milk Cell-Free DNA in the Regulation of the Neonatal Immune Response

T Rezai, S Fell-Hakai, S Guleria, G Toldi - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
The neonatal period is a critical phase for the development of the intestinal immune system,
marked by rapid adaptation to the external environment and unique nutritional demands …

Matched analysis of detailed peripheral blood and tumor immune microenvironment profiles in bladder cancer

JQ Chen, LA Salas, JK Wiencke, DC Koestler… - …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Bladder cancer and therapy responses hinge on immune profiles in the tumor
microenvironment (TME) and blood, yet studies linking tumor-infiltrating immune cells to …

DNA Methylation-based Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer

X Peng, J Zheng, T Liu, Z Zhou, C Song… - Current Cancer Drug …, 2025 - benthamdirect.com
DNA methylation is a key epigenetic modifier involved in tumor formation, invasion, and
metastasis. The development of breast cancer is a complex process, and many studies have …

DNA-based cell ty** in menstrual effluent identifies cell type variation by sample collection method: toward noninvasive biomarker development for women's health

IM Vlasac, HG Stolrow, ZM Thayer, BC Christensen… - Epigenetics, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Menstrual effluent cell profiles have potential as noninvasive biomarkers of female
reproductive and gynecological health and disease. We used DNA methylation-based cell …

GENOME-SCALE METHYLATION ANALYSIS IN BLOOD AND TUMOR IDENTIFIES IMMUNE PROFILE, AGE ACCELERATION, AND DNA METHYLATION …

JQ Chen - 2023 - digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu
Bladder cancer patients receive frequent screening due to the high tumor recurrence rate
(more than 60%). Nowadays, the conventional monitoring method relies on cystoscopy …

Glioma immune microenvironment composition calculator (GIMiCC): a method of estimating the proportions of eighteen cell types from DNA methylation microarray …

SC Pike, JK Wiencke, Z Zhang, AM Molinaro… - Acta Neuropathologica …, 2024 - Springer
A scalable platform for cell ty** in the glioma microenvironment can improve tumor
subty** and immune landscape detection as successful immunotherapy strategies …