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J Pathol ; 197(1): 44-50, 2002 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12081203

ABSTRACT

Several studies support a role of 18q21 LOH, involving the DCC locus, in colorectal cancer progression; however, its contribution to the natural history of gastric cancer is less clear. Recently, a number of cancer-related genes have been mapped in the 18q21 region, either centromeric or telomeric to DCC. This study searched for 18q21 LOH in 161 gastric cancers representative of all tumour stages and main histological types. To this purpose, seven highly polymorphic markers were used flanking the 18q21 band and spanning the entire region. Thirty-four out of 147 (23.1%) informative cases showed LOH. In 27 of 34 cases (79%), LOH involved all the informative loci. The remaining seven cases showed LOH at more telomeric sites and retained heterozygosity at more centromeric markers, mostly those proximal to the DCC gene. A strong correlation between 18q21 LOH and level of gastric wall invasion, lymph node metastases, or stage was found in cohesive (glandular+solid) and mixed tumours, but not in diffuse cancers. Cox univariate and multivariate analysis showed that invasion level, lymph node metastases, distant metastases, TNM stage, and histology were effective predictors of survival, whereas 18q21 LOH did not show predictive power. The simultaneous deletion of a variety of cancer-related genes with different and even opposite roles might explain why, apparently, 18q21 LOH does not per se contribute significantly to the natural history of gastric cancer, despite strong correlation with stage.


Subject(s)
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18/genetics , Loss of Heterozygosity , Stomach Neoplasms/genetics , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Lymphatic Metastasis , Multivariate Analysis , Neoplasm Invasiveness , Neoplasm Staging , Prognosis , Stomach Neoplasms/pathology , Survival Rate
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Hum Pathol ; 29(7): 702-9, 1998 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9670827

ABSTRACT

Gastric cancer shows remarkable heterogeneity in histological pattern, cellular phenotype, and genotype. Tumor subsets identified by varying procedures have shown limited reciprocal correlation and have failed to provide a sound rationale for the characterization and classification of all tumors. Based on a case series of 130 gastric cancers that covered both early (70 cases) and advanced (60 cases) stages and that represented most histological types and structural patterns, this study investigated (1) microsatellite instability and p53 gene mutation by means of PCR-based molecular techniques and (2) p53 protein accumulation or tumor cell immunophenotype by means of immunoperoxidase procedures. It was found that microsatellite instability and p53 gene mutation involve two distinct subsets of both early and advanced-stage glandular (intestinal) cancer, and that, contrastingly, they leave purely diffuse cancers unaffected. Mixed cancers, namely, those in which glandular admixed with diffuse growths, showed scarce microsatellite instability at all stages, whereas prominent p53 gene mutation and p53 protein accumulation was limited to the advanced stage alone. No significant correlation was found between tumor cell immunophenotype and either genotype or histotype, although some correlation with particular structural patterns was detected. Comparison of intramucosal with invasive growths within any given tumor suggested that invasive cancers with diffuse-type growth arise in part from mucosal cancers of glandular or mixed structure through progressive loss of intercellular junctional systems. It is concluded that at least two genetically distinct subsets of glandular cancer, one with microsatellite instability and the other with p53 lesions, should be separated both from purely diffuse cancer and, at least in the advanced stage, from mixed cancer. Available evidence suggests distinct clinicopathologic profiles for such tumor entities.


Subject(s)
DNA, Neoplasm/analysis , Genes, p53/genetics , Microsatellite Repeats , Stomach Neoplasms/genetics , Stomach Neoplasms/pathology , Aged , DNA Repair , DNA Replication , Disease Progression , Humans , Immunoenzyme Techniques , Lymphatic Metastasis , Middle Aged , Mutation , Phenotype , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Stomach Neoplasms/classification , Stomach Neoplasms/metabolism , Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/metabolism
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