title: Tumor suppress genes screening analysis on 4q in sporadic colorectal carcinoma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To search candidate tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) on chromosome 4q through detecting high loss of heterozygosity (LOH) regions in sporadic colorectal carcinoma in Chinese patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirteen fluorescent labeled polymorphic microsatellite markers were analyzed in 83 cases of colorectal carcinoma and matched normal tissue DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). PCR products were electrophoresed on an ABI 377 DNA sequencer. Genescan 3.7 and Genotype 3.7 software were used for LOH scanning and analysis. Comparison between LOH frequency and clinicopathological factors were performed by c2 test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Data were collected on all informative loci. The average LOH frequency on 4q was 28.56%. The D4S2915 locus showed highest LOH frequency (36.17%). Two obvious deletion regions were detected: one between D4S3000 and D4S2915 locus (4q12-21.1), another flanked by D4S407 and D4S2939 locus (4q25-31.1). None case showed complete deletion of 4q, most cases displayed interstitial deletion pattern solely. Furthermore, compared with clinicopathological features, a significant relationship was observed between LOH frequencies on D4S3018 locus. In tumors larger than 5 cm in diameter, LOH frequency was significantly higher than tumors that were less than 5 cm (56% vs 13.79%, P = 0.01). On D4S1534 locus, LOH was significantly associated with liver metastasis (80% vs 17.25%, P = 0.012). No relationship was detected on other locus compared with clinicopathological features.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  By high resolution deletion mapping, two high frequency regions of LOH (4q12-21.1 and 4q25-31.1) were detected, which may contribute to locate TSGs on chromosome 4q involved in carcinogenesis and progression of sporadic colorectal carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Abdomen Surgery Department, the Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College, Yantai, Shangdong Province, China.
authors.forename: Li-Xin
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Zhao-Wen
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Da-Peng
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhi-Hai
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Jian-Jun
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Hai-Tao
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D002681:China; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002894:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D016147:Genes, Tumor Suppressor; D006801:Humans; D019656:Loss of Heterozygosity; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype