title: Analysis of differentially expressed genes in colorectal adenocarcinoma with versus without metastasis by three-dimensional oligonucleotide microarray.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Our objective was to examine how the gene expression profile of tumor tissue correlates with lymph node metastasis in patients with advanced colorectal adenocarcinoma (CRAC).
  
  
  METHODS
  We studied 36 patients (20 men and 16 women, 22-90 years of age) treated for CRAC (classifications of T2, T3, or T4; histological grade of G1 or G2). Amplified tumor mRNA samples were exposed to 20,000 human sequence probes and digitized images of the hybridized samples were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  On average, 2389 probes were detected above the background, with an average correlation R value of 0.19 between data from different patient groups (with or without lymph node invasion, colon or rectal, with or without angio-lymphatic invasion, with or without recurrence). Lymph node metastasis had a statistically significant signature according to Significance Analysis of Microarrays (SAM) and parametric t-tests, with a false discovery rate (FDR)=0.1% and p=0.001, respectively. Cross-correlation of these two tests identified 102 transcripts as being potentially related to node metastases, with fold changes in the range of 2.182-12.960.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We identified 102 differentially expressed genes related to the presence of lymph node metastases in patients with advanced colorectal cancer.
authors.affiliation: UNIFESP - EPM (Federal University Of Sao Paulo), Escola Paulista de Medicina São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Rita M A M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Moura Franco
authors.affiliation: UNIFESP - EPM (Federal University Of Sao Paulo), Escola Paulista de Medicina São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Marcelo M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Linhares
authors.affiliation: UNIFESP - EPM (Federal University Of Sao Paulo), Escola Paulista de Medicina São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Suzana S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lustosa
authors.affiliation: UNIFESP - EPM (Federal University Of Sao Paulo), Escola Paulista de Medicina São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ismael D G C
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Piu XII Foundation - Barretos' Cancer Hospital São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Naiara C N
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.affiliation: UNIFESP - EPM (Federal University Of Sao Paulo), Escola Paulista de Medicina São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Delcio
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Matos
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Colorectal cancer; gene expression; metastasis; three-dimensional oligonucleotide microarray