p16INK4a polymorphism: associations with tumour progression in patients with sporadic colorectal cancer.
Int J Oncol
; 25(5): 1447-52, 2004 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Deregulated tumour expression of p16INK4a has previously been described in association with clinical progression in sporadic colorectal cancer patients (CRC). Furthermore, p16INK4a promoter hypermethylation leading to gene silencing has been shown to occur in advanced colorectal tumours and has been associated with patient survival. p16INK4a is polymorphic, with variant alleles being associated with tumour progression in melanoma. In this study we have examined p16INK4a polymorphism as a marker of tumour progression in sporadic CRC. Polymorphic sites G/A(442), C/G(500), and C/T(540), were studied, these alleles obeyed Hardy Weinberg equilibrium in a control group, but not in the CRC cases. G/A(442) and CG(500) alleles were in linkage disequilibrium in both cases and controls. In controls the C/T(540) alleles demonstrated no linkage with either other site, whilst an association was demonstrated between C/G(500) and C/T(540) alleles in the cases (p=0.011). Furthermore, the distribution of C/T(540) genotypes was different between the groups (p=0.002). Within the CRC cases, patients with the GG(442) genotype were more commonly associated with decreased tumour differentiation (p=0.018), advancing Dukes' stage (p=0.006) and T-stage (p=0.007) than patients with the GA(442) and AA(442) genotypes. Patients with the CC(500) genotype were more commonly associated with decreased tumour differentiation (p=0.012), advancing Dukes' stage (p=0.015), and N-stage (p=0.031). No associations between patient C/T(540) genotype and clinical prognostic parameters were found. An analysis of patient tumour expression with p16INK4a genotype revealed patients with the CC(500) genotype were more commonly associated with reduced tumour p16 expression (p=0.046). In summary our data indicate that p16INK4a polymorphism is associated with tumour progression in patients with sporadic CRC.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Polimorfismo Genético
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Neoplasias Colorretais
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Genes p16
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Perfilação da Expressão Gênica
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Oncol
Assunto da revista:
NEOPLASIAS
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido