title: Accuracy of an array comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) technique in detecting DNA copy number aberrations: comparison with conventional CGH and loss of heterozygosity analysis in prostate cancer.
abstract: Although genomic DNA microarray (array comparative genomic hybridization [CGH]) technique is a rapid and powerful diagnostic tool for the comprehensive analysis of detailed chromosomal alterations of DNA copy numbers, its accuracy has not been well demonstrated. To clarify the accuracy of this technique, we applied array CGH spotted with 283 specific genes to 11 clinical prostate cancers, and the results were compared with comparative genomic hybridization (conventional CGH) and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) analysis using microsatellite DNA markers. The overall rate of correspondence between array CGH and conventional CGH with respect to the loss of DNA sequences was 94.5%. When the results of both CGH techniques were compared with those of LOH analysis, the correspondence rate of array CGH was significantly higher than that of conventional CGH (93.4% vs. 72.2%, P<0.05). In conclusion, the accuracy of array CGH was higher than that of conventional CGH in detecting losses of the DNA sequences. Array CGH is shown to be a promising tool for screening to identify unknown genes involved in tumorigenesis in prostate cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minami-Kogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: Hideyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuyama
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshihiro
authors.forename: Katsusuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Naito
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006801:Humans; D019656:Loss of Heterozygosity / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers