DETECTION OF MTS1/p16 GENE EXPRESSION IN COLORECTAL CANCER BY RT-PCR / 解放军医学杂志

To investigate the deletion of MTS1/p16 gene in human colorectal carcinoma,the homozygous deletion of MTS1/p16 gene was checked by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction from 60 patients with colorectal carcinoma.The specimens consisted of 35 colorectal carcinoma,15 tumor-adjacent tissues and 10 normal colorectal mucosa. It was found that 17 14% (6/35) colorectal carcinoma specimens showed homozygous deletion of MTS1/p16 gene.No deletion was detected in tumor-adjacent tissue and normal colorectal mucosa.Deletion of MTS/p16 gene may play a role in the progression of colorectal carcinoma.