Estudio de patrones de metilación génica en tumores del tubo digestivo / Gene methylation patterns in digestive tumors
Rev. méd. Chile
; 136(4): 451-458, abr. 2008. ilus, tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
Background:
The loss of tumor suppresor gene function damages the defensive mechanisms that protect the indemnity of genetic material. Promoter gene methylation is one of the inactivation mechanisms of suppressor genes.Aim:
To study the methylation pattern of a group of genes in biopsy samples of gastrointestinal tumors. Material andmethods:
Forty eight gastric, 25 gallbladder, 24 colon and 6 pancreas cancer biopsy samples were randomly selected. The methylation pattern of CDH1, FHIT, CDKN2A, APC and MLH1 genes, was studied using a specific polymerase chain reaction test for methylation. Demographic, morphological and follow up variables of patients bearing the tumors were also analyzed.Results:
The general methylation frequency of CDH1, FHIT, CDKN2A, APC and MLH1 genes was 64.1, 56, 39.8, 18.1 and 34 percent respectively. In gastric cancer samples there was a correlation between APC gene methylation and well differentiated tumors; between CDH1 methylation and Lauren diffuse type and the presence of three or more metastasic lymph nodes; between FHIT, CDKN2A and CDH1 gene methylation and male gender. In ¡ess differentiated gallbladder tumors, the frequency of CDH1 methylation was higher. There was a tendency towards a lower survival in colon and gastric cancer when MLH1 (p =0.07) y CDKN2A (p= 0.06) were methylated, respectively.Conclusions:
An abnormal methylation pattern was associated with morphological features in gastric and gallbladder cancer and with a tendency towards a lower survival in colon and gastric cancer.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Pancreáticas
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Carcinoma
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Metilación de ADN
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Neoplasias de la Vesícula Biliar
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Neoplasias Gastrointestinales
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Med Chil
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Rev. méd. Chile
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Rev. méd. Chile (En línea)
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Revista médica de Chile
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
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Project document
País de afiliación:
Chile
Pais de publicación:
Chile