title: Microsatellite analysis of sporadic flat and depressed lesions of the colon.
abstract: Prior studies of molecular and genetic derangements in flat and depressed lesions of the colon have revealed lower frequencies in a number of markers commonly present in exophytic lesions. These and other differences suggest that flat lesions are driven by alternative pathways. We reviewed a database of patients who had undergone endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) for flat and depressed lesions at the University of Chicago from January 2001 to April 2003. Formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded colonic samples were retrieved from the tissue bank, and five standardized mononucleotide and dinucleotide microsatellite regions were analyzed for instability (MSI) using fluorescently labeled forward primers in nonmultiplex reactions. Sixteen patients were identified with flat or depressed lesions who had adequate tissue specimens available for MSI analysis. Of these specimens, eight were tubular adenomas, three were tubulovillous adenomas, and five were carcinomas in situ. Four of the lesions were microsatellite unstable, each at a single locus, and one lesion showed probable instability at a second locus. Eleven lesions were microsatellite stable. Aberrations in DNA repair mechanisms do not appear to significantly contribute to the molecular derangements underlying sporadic flat or depressed colonic lesions. The molecular bases that underlie the aggressive behavior of sporadic flat and depressed lesions remain to be determined, and further investigation is warranted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Section of Endoscopy and Therapeutics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637-1463, USA.
authors.forename: Timothy P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Kinney
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Merel
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.forename: Loren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: Irving
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Waxman
mesh_terms: D018253:Adenoma, Villous / Q000235:genetics*; D043171:Chromosomal Instability; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D004260:DNA Repair; D006801:Humans; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats
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