Abstract:
:Microsatellite instability is present in over 80% of the hereditary non-polyposis colorectal carcinoma and about 15-20% of the sporadic cancer. Microsatellite instability is caused by the inactivation of the mismatch repair genes, such as primarily hMLH1, hMSH2. To study the mechanisms of the inactivation of mismatch repair genes in colorectal cancers, especially the region-specific methylation of hMLH1 promoter and its correlation with gene expression, we analysed microsatellite instability, expression and methylation of hMLH1 and loss of heterozygosity at hMLH1 locus in these samples. Microsatellite instability was present in 17 of 71 primary tumours of colorectal cancer, including 14 of 39 (36%) mucinous cancer and three of 32 (9%) non-mucinous cancer. Loss of hMLH1 and hMSH2 expression was detected in nine and three of 16 microsatellite instability tumours respectively. Methylation at CpG sites in a proximal region of hMLH1 promoter was detected in seven of nine tumours that showed no hMLH1 expression, while no methylation was present in normal mucosa and tumours which express hMLH1. However, methylation in the distal region was observed in all tissues including normal mucosa and hMLH1 expressing tumours. This observation indicates that methylation of hMLH1 promoter plays an important role in microsatellite instability with a region-specific manner in colorectal cancer. Loss of heterozygosity at hMLH1 locus was present in four of 17 cell lines and 16 of 54 tumours with normal hMLH1 status, while loss of heterozygosity was absent in all nine cell lines and nine tumours with abnormal hMLH1 status (mutation or loss of expression), showing loss of heterozygosity is not frequently involved in the inactivation of hMLH1 gene in sporadic colorectal cancer.
journal_name
Br J Cancerjournal_title
British journal of cancerauthors
Deng G,Peng E,Gum J,Terdiman J,Sleisenger M,Kim YSdoi
10.1038/sj.bjc.6600148subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2002-02-12 00:00:00pages
574-9issue
4eissn
0007-0920issn
1532-1827journal_volume
86pub_type
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