title: Loss of heterozygosity in 8p is associated with microinvasion in colorectal carcinoma.
abstract: Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) from the short arm of chromosome 8 is frequent in a variety of malignancies, suggesting the presence of a tumor suppressor gene in this region. Previous studies suggested that this deletion may correlate with higher clinicopathologic stages in colorectal cancer, but others did not support this finding; in part, this difficulty is due to the low heterozygosity of the RFLP markers that were used. Here we report on a preliminary investigation in which we used highly informative microsatellite markers to determine whether deletions of 8p are correlated with poor prognostic features. Paraffin-embedded tumor tissue from 15 patients was analyzed with a panel of three microsatellite markers that are known to be sites of frequent LOH. Fourteen of the 15 cases were informative with at least one marker, and 7 showed LOH. Analysis of clinical features showed that there was no relation of 8p LOH with patient age or tumor stage, grade, location, or pattern of growth. However, a statistically significant correlation was seen between LOH and lymphatic, vascular, or perineural microinvasion (Fisher exact test, P = 0.01). This histologic feature is known to be a stage-independent indicator of prognosis. Our data suggest that 8p LOH may be associated with poor outcome and demonstrate the utility of these microsatellite markers for its detection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Hospitals, Illinois.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Kelemen
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Yaremko
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Montag
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Michelassi
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Westbrook
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002898:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D004276:DNA, Satellite / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000235:genetics; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
chemical_list: D004276:DNA, Satellite