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Table 3 Summary of epigenetic events in the tumor specimens of LC patients with and without the chronic respiratory condition

From: Profile of epigenetic mechanisms in lung tumors of patients with underlying chronic respiratory conditions

Epigenetic events

LC patients

Non-COPD

COPD

Lung tumors

 MicroRNAs

  miR-21, miR-200b, miR-210, miR-let7c

  miR-126, miR451, miR30a-30p, miR-155, miR-let7a

=

=

 Histone modifications

  HDAC2, Sirtuin-1

=

=

  DNA methylation

  1. Abbreviations: miR microRNA, HDAC2 histone deacetylase-2, = there were no significant differences for the specific tumor markers between LC-COPD and LC patients without COPD