ESPE Abstracts

Background: Deregulation of oxidative stress and accumulation of reactive oxygen species are metabolic factors that may affect tumor behavior. New recent insights revealed that the inner mitochondrial protein Nicotinamide Nucleotide Transidrogenase (NNT) is essential in the antioxidant defense mechanisms in the adrenal cortex. Studies have shown that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are important in cancer regulation. Recent studies demonstrated that lncRNA NNT-...

Abnormal DNA methylation contributes to tumor progression and is emerging as a prognostic marker in several types of cancers. To investigate whether DNA methylation is associated with pediatric adrenocortical tumor (pACT) presentation and patient prognosis, we analyzed the methylation profile of 57 tumors (MethylationEPIC BeadChip Array-Illumina) and patients’ clinicopathological features and outcome. The study comprehended 40 girls and 17 boys, with median age at diagnos...