TP53 mutations and loss of heterozygosity of chromosome 17 in colorectal tumors
The incidence of TP53 point mutations and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) of chromosome 17 in colorectal tumors was determined in a group of Brazilian patients. We screened DNA samples from tumors and distal normal mucosa of 39 patients with colorectal cancer, for TP53 mutations by PCR-SSCP (single-strand conformation polymorphism) analysis. Chromosome 17 LOH was investigated using six PCR-based polymorphic markers and one VNTR probe. TP53 mutations were demonstrated in 15/39 of the cases. Mutations were distributed among all exons examined (five to eight), the majority of them being G/C to A/T transitions. LOH of chromosome 17p and 17q was detected in 70 and 46% of the tumors, respectively. There was a significant association between TP53 mutations and LOH in chromosome 17p (P = 0.0035) and 17q (P = 0.03). Although no correlation was observed between TP53 genetic alterations and clinical/ pathological characteristics, the association of TP53 mutations with loss of both chromosome 17 arms may indicate that TP53 inactivation provokes an unstable phenotype in tumor cells in colorectal tumors.
Main Authors: | Yamamoto,Lidia, Lopes,Ademar A., Harb-Gama,Angelito, Nagai,Maria A. |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
1996
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-84551996000400022 |
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