Genes involved in development and differentiation are commonly methylated in cancers derived from multiple organs: a single-institutional methylome analysis using 1007 tissue specimens.

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"Funding This study was supported by the Program for Promotion of Fundamental Studies in Health Sciences (10–42) of the National Institute of Biomedical Innovation (NiBio) and partially supported by the Advanced Research & Development Programs for Medical Innovation (AMED-CREST, 15gm0510003h0405), Emerging/Re-emerging Infectious Diseases Project of Japan (15fk0210034h0001) and Practical Research for Innovative Cancer Control (15ck0106023h0002) from the (Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development AMED) and Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (16K08720) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). The National Cancer Center Biobank is supported by the National Cancer Center Research and Development Fund (26-A-1). Conflict of Interest Statement: None declared."