title: [A study on the loss of heterozygosity at the APC/MCC and DCC genetic loci in colorectal cancers].
abstract: To evaluate the role of APC, MCC and DCC genes in the development and progression of colorectal cancers, loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at these genetic loci was investigated in 41 surgically resected specimens of colorectal cancer by using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis. LOH at APC or/and MCC was detected in 38.9% (14/38) of the informative cases; at the APC in 28.0% (7/25) and at MCC locus in 36.4% (8/22). LOH at DCC genetic locus was detected in 55.3% (21/38) of the informative cases. LOH rates DCC gene in the cancer specimens with lymphnode metastasis (80.0%) and in Dukes' stage III and IV (71.4%) were significantly higher than that in specimens without lymphnode metastasis (39.1%) and in Dukes' stage I and II (35.3%) (P < 0.05). Our results suggest that LOH at APC/MCC and DCC is the common genetic alterations in colorectal cancer and DCC genetic LOH assay may be useful in predicting the prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical College, Chongqing.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lui
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000556:secondary; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D017491:Genes, APC; D016163:Genes, DCC; D017431:Genes, MCC; D016147:Genes, Tumor Suppressor; D006801:Humans; D019656:Loss of Heterozygosity; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology