title: [Expressions and clinical implications of kruppel-like factor 6 and APC in human colorectal carcinoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the expressions and clinical implications of kruppel-like factor 6(KLF-6) and APC in human colorectal carcinoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  The expressions of KLF-6 and APC in tumor and normal tissues from 32 patients with colorectal carcinoma were investigated by RT-PCR and immunohistochemical technique.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The expression rates of KLF-6 and APC mRNA were 37.5% and 34.3% in tumor tissue, 96.9% and 93.8% respectively in normal tissues (both P< 0.05). The expression rates of KLF-6 and APC protein were 28.1% and 25.0% in colorectal carcinomas, 81.3% and 84.43% respectively in normal tissues (both P< 0.05). There was a significant correlation between the expressions of KLF-6 and APC in colorectal carcinomas (P < 0.05). The expressions of KLF-6 and APC were significantly correlated with tumor differentiation, depth of infiltration, lymph node metastasis and clinical stage (P< 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Down-regulations of KLF-6 and APC might play an important role in the carcinogenesis, development, metastasis of human colorectal carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, China. wangfujing-hyd@163.com
authors.forename: Fu-jing
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Mao-peng
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hong-liang
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Wei-liang
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D025601:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein / Q000235:genetics*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D017491:Genes, APC; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D000075723:Kruppel-Like Factor 6; D051741:Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D025601:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein; C105465:KLF6 protein, human; D000075723:Kruppel-Like Factor 6; D051741:Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger