Figure 1

Pyrosequencing to measure LINE-1 methylation. A. LINE-1 hypermethylated tumor. B. LINE-1 hypomethylated tumor. The % numbers (in blue shade) are proportions of C and T at each CpG site after bisulfite conversion, and the methylation level of each CpG site is estimated by the proportion of C (%). An overall LINE-1 methylation level is calculated as the average of the proportions of C (%) at the 4 CpG sites. The first, third and fourth CpG sites follow mononucleotide T repeats, resulting in higher T peaks (in yellow shade) than the second CpG site, and the proportion of C (%) has been adjusted accordingly. The arrows indicate no residual C at the non-CpG site, ensuring complete bisulfite conversion.