Analysis of comparative genomic hybridization and loss of heterozygosity in 43 primary gastric carcinomas / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate common chromosomal changes and the LOH frequency of microsatellite loci in primary gastric cancer samples in order to locate the deleted regions in which human gastric cancer related genes might exist.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) was used to define global chromosomal aberrations in 43 primary gastric tumors. Based on the results of CGH, analysis of loss of heterozygosity (LOH) was performed in chromosome 19 in which the loss was first discovered in the gastric cancers. The PCR-based approach was used to investigate 22 loci, which are spaced at 1.1 - 10.9 cM intervals throughout chromosome 19. The amplified PCR fragments were subjected to electrophoresis in PAGE gel and analyzed with Genescan trade mark and Genotyper trade mark.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>CGH analysis revealed gains in chromosome 3p (8/43), 8q (8/43), 20 [20 (9/43), 20p (7/43), 20q (4/43)], 12q (16/43), 13q (12/43) and losses in 19 [19 (15/43)], 7 [17 (8/43), 17p (10/43)], 16 (10/43) and 1p (11/43). Among the 43 evaluated samples, the most frequent LOH was detected at locus D19S571 (27.81%).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The tumorigenesis of gastric cancer includes several chromosomal changes. The aberration of chromosome 19 was the first common change founded in gastric cancer. The region near the D19S571 might harbor potential genes related to the tumorigenesis of gastric cancer.</p>

Genescan analysis of non-small cell lung cancer in the long arm of chromosome 6 / 中华医学遗传学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate if there are microsatellite loci in the long arm of chromosome 6 that have close relationship with non-small cell lung cancer.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Multiple PCR approach was used to analyze the 18 loci in the long arm of chromosome 6. The PCR products were analyzed in PAGE, and then the electrophoresis maps were analyzed with Gene Scan(TM) and Genotyper(TM).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There were different frequencies of loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in different loci (varying from 3.85% to 38.45%). The total frequency of LOH in 41 gastric cancers was 58.5%(24/41). Eight loci with the LOH frequency higher than 20% were mainly located in 2 regions: 6q24 and 6q27. The accurate location is 6q24-6q25.3 [D6S1699(35%), D6S409(23.33%), D6S441(33.33%)] and 6q26-27 [D6S1550(38.45%), D6S264(20%), D6S1585(25%), D6S446(33.33%), D6S281(30.77%)].</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>There may be tumor suppressor genes located in the region of 6q24 and 6q27, which have close relationship with non-small cell lung cancer.</p>