Computational profiling of aberrant DNA methylation in cancer University of Antwerp
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. Several cancer types are relatively easy to detect and subsequently cure, but for the rest, adequate early diagnosis remains elusive. Current diagnostic methods are still invasive, laborious, costly, and not always accurate. Several innovative alternatives have been proposed, but the adjoint high-performing biomarkers are still lacking. DNA methylation is a novel and interesting source of biomarkers. ...