In this study, we show that PRMT5 is overexpressed in breast cancer cell lines, and that it promotes WNT/β‐CATENIN proliferative signalling through epigenetic silencing of pathway antagonists, DKK1 and DKK3, leading to enhanced expression of c‐MYC, CYCLIN D1 and SURVIVIN. Through chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) studies, we found that PRMT5 binds to the promoter region of WNT antagonists, DKK1 and DKK3, and induces symmetric methylation of H3R8 and H4R3 histones. The gene discussed is BIRC5; the disease is breast cancer.