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In the present study, we explored the relationship between gene expression and DNA methylation status in APA.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted an integrated analysis of transcriptome and methylome data of paired APA-adjacent adrenal gland (AAG) samples from the same patient. The adrenal specimens were obtained from seven Japanese patients with APA who underwent adrenalectomy. Gene expression and genome-wide CpG methylation profiles were obtained from RNA and DNA samples that were extracted from those seven paired tissues.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Methylome analysis showed global CpG hypomethylation in APA relative to AAG. The integration of gene expression and methylation status showed that 34 genes were up-regulated with CpG hypomethylation in APA. Of these, three genes (\n                      <jats:italic>CYP11B2<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>MC2R<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and\n                      <jats:italic>HPX<\/jats:italic>\n                      ) may be related to aldosterone production, and five genes (\n                      <jats:italic>PRRX1<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>RAB38<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>FAP<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>GCNT2<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and\n                      <jats:italic>ASB4<\/jats:italic>\n                      ) are potentially involved in tumorigenesis.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The present study is the first methylome analysis to compare APA with AAG in the same patients. 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