Clinicopathological Significance of BAT26Instability in 184 Patients with Colorectal Cancer
Appl. cancer res
; 25(1): 36-40, Jan.-Mar. 2005.
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ABSTRACT
Microsatellite instability (MSI) occurs in 90% ofcolorectal cancer (CRC) from HNPCC patients and 15%of sporadic CRC. Patients with CRC and MSI have adistinct phenotype. OBJECTIVE:
this study evaluates theisolated clinicopathological significance of BAT26instability by itself in patients with CRC.METHODS:
From 1995 to 2000, 184 patients submitted to CRC surgerywere selected at random. Medical records were studiedin order to determine clinical data and BAT26 analysiswas carried out.RESULTS:
BAT26 instability was foundin 22 (12%) of the 184 cases and was correlated to proximalcolon tumors (p<0.001); CRC from HNPCC patients(p=0.002); poor cell differentiation (p=0,025); andmucinous component (p=0,007). BAT26 instabilitytumors have shown a slight trend toward absence ofmetastases (p=0,082). The five-year cancer-specificsurvival was 65% and 85% for stable and instable BAT26,respectively, with no statistical significance.CONCLUSION:
BAT26 instability should be considereda useful screening method to select CRC patients forMSI.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Colorretais
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Repetições de Microssatélites
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Appl. cancer res
Assunto da revista:
NEOPLASIAS
Ano de publicação:
2005
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Article