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<p>Aberrant DNA methylation drives cancer development, yet current screening methods require substantial resources for targeted enrichment across multiple CpG-rich regions. Early cancer detection in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) presents additional challenges due to low circulating tumor DNA fractions (0.01–10%) that dilute cancer-specific signals. To address these limitations, we developed Restriction Enzyme-based CpG-methylated fragment AmPlification sequencing (RECAP-seq) to selectively enrich hypermethylated fragments from existing Enzymatic Methyl-seq (EM-seq) libraries. RECAP-seq combines EM-seq library preparation with BstUI restriction enzyme digestion to target CGCG motifs, achieving preferential enrichment of CpG islands. With spike-in experiments using cell line mixtures, RECAP-seq successfully distinguished samples as low as 0.001%. The method identified 7,091 hypermethylated markers, including <i>ALX4</i> which showed progressive increases with colorectal cancer stage. Clinical validation using cfDNA from 35 healthy donors and 47 colorectal cancer patients demonstrated robust detection with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.932, achieving 78.7% sensitivity at 95% specificity.</p>

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RECAP-seq: restriction enzyme-based CpG-methylated fragment amplification for early cancer detection

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    2025年11月19日

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  • Dongju Shin,
  • Taehoon Kim,
  • Jaywon Lee,
  • Hwang-Phill Kim,
  • Tae-You Kim,
  • Duhee Bang

摘要

Aberrant DNA methylation drives cancer development, yet current screening methods require substantial resources for targeted enrichment across multiple CpG-rich regions. Early cancer detection in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) presents additional challenges due to low circulating tumor DNA fractions (0.01–10%) that dilute cancer-specific signals. To address these limitations, we developed Restriction Enzyme-based CpG-methylated fragment AmPlification sequencing (RECAP-seq) to selectively enrich hypermethylated fragments from existing Enzymatic Methyl-seq (EM-seq) libraries. RECAP-seq combines EM-seq library preparation with BstUI restriction enzyme digestion to target CGCG motifs, achieving preferential enrichment of CpG islands. With spike-in experiments using cell line mixtures, RECAP-seq successfully distinguished samples as low as 0.001%. The method identified 7,091 hypermethylated markers, including ALX4 which showed progressive increases with colorectal cancer stage. Clinical validation using cfDNA from 35 healthy donors and 47 colorectal cancer patients demonstrated robust detection with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.932, achieving 78.7% sensitivity at 95% specificity.