title: Gene methylation of SFRP2, P16, DAPK1, HIC1, and MGMT and KRAS mutations in sporadic colorectal cancer.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the methylation of the SFRP2, P16, DAPK1, HIC1, and MGMT genes, as well as the mutation of amino acid codons 12 and 13 of the KRAS gene in normal and tumor tissue DNA of patients diagnosed with sporadic colorectal cancer (SCRC). The methylation of gene regions and the KRAS mutations of normal (N) and tumor tissue (T) DNA obtained from 17 patients diagnosed with SCRC and 20 healthy controls were investigated using the polymerase chain reaction and reverse-hybridization methods. There was an Asp mutation in four patients, an Asp and Ser mutations in one patient in codon 12 of the KRAS gene, and an Asp mutation in codon 13 in eight patients. Overall promoter methylation (OPM) in the SFRP2 gene was observed in one N and four T, whereas partial promoter methylation (PPM) was observed in two N and five T. OPM in the P16 gene was present in one T. In the DAPK1 gene, OPM existed in seven T and five N, while PPM was present in two N. In the HIC1 gene, OPM was demonstrated in three T, while PPM was noted in two N; however, no methylation existed in N. In the MGMT gene, OPM occurred in five T and two N, and PPM was present in one T. KRAS mutations in Turkish patients with SCRC are similar to those of other population groups. Methylations in the genes, which underwent methylation analysis, were higher in T in comparison with N, and it has been suggested that significant results would be obtained by making a study with a larger population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Gaziantep University, Turkey. psacide@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sacide
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pehlivan
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Artac
authors.forename: Tugce
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sever
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bozcuk
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kilincarslan
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pehlivan
mesh_terms: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000235:genetics*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D019941:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16; D019175:DNA Methylation; D015254:DNA Modification Methylases / Q000235:genetics*; D045643:DNA Repair Enzymes / Q000235:genetics*; D064550:Death-Associated Protein Kinases; D005260:Female; D011905:Genes, ras; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D051741:Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D053842:Microsatellite Instability; D009154:Mutation; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras); D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D018631:ras Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D000094742:Secreted Frizzled-Related Proteins
chemical_list: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D019941:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16; D015254:DNA Modification Methylases; D045643:DNA Repair Enzymes; D064550:Death-Associated Protein Kinases; D051741:Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras); D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D018631:ras Proteins; C000614131:CDKN2A protein, human; C499808:HIC1 protein, human; C117307:KRAS protein, human; C109618:SFRP2 protein, human; D000094742:Secreted Frizzled-Related Proteins; C515491:MGMT protein, human; C579096:DAPK1 protein, human