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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2014; 20(29): 10050-10061
Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.10050
Table 1 IGF2 differentially methylated region 0 hypomethylation in serrated lesions and non-serrated adenomas n (%)
Clinicopathological featureTotal nIGF2 DMR0 methylation (quartile)
P value
Q1 (74.5)Q2 (62.6-74.4)Q3 (49.6-62.5)Q4 (49.5)
All cases536134130131141
Sex
Male326 (61)78 (58)80 (62)92 (70)76 (54)0.041
Female210 (39)56 (42)50 (38)39 (30)65 (46)
Age (mean ± SD)61.5 ± 12.259.9 ± 12.360.8 ± 12.063.1 ± 11.662.3 ± 13.00.150
Tumor size (mm) (mean ± SD)14.3 ± 11.49.9 ± 4.013.4 ± 7.414.7 ± 11.119.1 ± 17.6< 0.0001
Tumor location
Rectum70 (13)11 (8.5)14 (11)18 (14)27 (20)0.061
Distal colon161 (31)35 (27)43 (33)37 (29)46 (33)
Proximal colon296 (56)84 (65)72 (56)75 (58)65 (47)
Histological type
Hyperplastic polyp (HP)115 (21)33 (25)25 (19)23 (18)34 (24)< 0.0001
Sessile serrated adenoma (SSA) without cytological dysplasia120 (22)60 (45)39 (30)15 (11)6 (4.3)
SSA with cytological dysplasia10 (1.9)1 (0.8)3 (2.3)6 (4.6)0 (0)
Traditional serrated adenoma (TSA) without high-grade dysplasia (HGD)91 (17)22 (16)21 (16)23 (18)25 (18)
TSA with HGD15 (2.8)2 (1.5)2 (1.5)2 (1.5)9 (6.4)
Non-serrated adenoma (tubular or tubulovillous adenoma) without HGD80 (15)11 (8.2)17 (13)32 (24)20 (14)
Non-serrated adenoma with HGD105 (20)5 (3.7)23 (18)30 (23)47 (33)
Table 2 Clinical and molecular features of serrated lesions and non-serrated adenomas (tubular or tubulovillous adenoma) according to histological type n (%)
Clinical or molecular featureTotal nHistological type
P value
Serrated lesion
Non-serrated adenoma
HPSSA without cytological dysplasiaSSA with cytological dysplasiaTSA without high-grade dysplasia (HGD)Tubular adenoma without HGDTubulovillous adenoma without HGD
All cases4161151201091773
Sex
Male263 (63)78 (68)72 (60)5 (50)55 (60)50 (65)3 (100)0.36
Female153 (37)37 (32)48 (40)5 (50)36 (40)27 (35)0 (0)
Age (mean ± SD)60.3 ± 11.857.5 ± 12.157.2 ± 11.674.1 ± 4.760.9 ± 12.366.6 ± 11.466.0 ± 8.9< 0.0001
Tumor size (mm)10.5 ± 5.49.3 ± 3.711.6 ± 5.412.3 ± 6.49.7 ± 4.710.9 ± 7.215.7 ± 13.20.0069
(mean ± SD)
Tumor location
Rectum42 (10)15 (13)0 (0)0 (0)16 (18)10 (14)1 (33)< 0.0001
Distal colon127 (31)44 (39)17 (14)1 (10)39 (44)25 (34)1 (33)
Proximal colon239 (59)54 (48)103 (86)9 (90)34 (38)38 (52)1 (33)
BRAF mutation
Wild-type183 (44)59 (51)16 (13)2 (20)28 (31)75 (97)3 (100)< 0.0001
Mutant231 (55)56 (49)104 (87)8 (80)61 (69)2 (2.6)0 (0)
KRAS mutation
Wild-type357 (87)92 (81)117 (98)10 (100)74 (83)62 (81)2 (67)< 0.0001
Mutant55 (13)21 (19)3 (2.5)0 (0)15 (17)15 (19)1 (33)
PIK3CA mutation
Wild-type406 (99)113 (99)117 (100)10 (100)89 (100)74 (99)3 (100)0.67
Mutant2 (0.5)1 (0.9)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (1.3)0 (0)
MSI status
MSS/MSI-low408 (98)113 (98)119 (99)6 (60)90 (99)77 (100)3 (100)0.0004
MSI-high8 (1.9)2 (1.7)1 (0.8)4 (40)1 (1.1)0 (0)0 (0)
IGF2 DMR064.5 ± 17.261.9 ± 20.573.1 ± 12.369.0 ± 10.861.6 ± 19.658.9 ± 16.161.0 ± 7.1< 0.0001
methylation level (mean ± SD)
LINE-158.7 ± 5.058.6 ± 3.458.1 ± 5.458.3 ± 8.458.8 ± 4.759.4 ± 6.060.9 ± 1.40.59
methylation level (mean ± SD)
Table 3 Clinical and molecular features of sessile serrated adenomas with cytological dysplasia, traditional serrated adenomas, non-serrated adenomas (tubular or tubulovillous adenoma), and colorectal carcinomas according to disease stage n (%)
Clinical or molecular featureHistological type
P value
SSA with cytological dysplasiaColorectal adenoma
Colorectal carcinoma
TSA without HGDTSA with HGDNon-serrated adenoma without HGDNon-serrated adenoma with HGDStage IStage IIStage IIIStage IV
All cases10911580105171217292114
Sex
Male5 (50)55 (60)9 (60)53 (66)54 (51)107 (63)123 (57)168 (58)73 (64)0.50
Female5 (50)36 (40)6 (40)27 (34)51 (49)64 (37)94 (43)124 (42)41 (36)
Age (mean ± SD)74.1 ± 4.760.9 ± 12.362.7 ± 13.666.6 ± 11.266.3 ± 10.565.1 ± 11.067.4 ± 11.566.6 ± 12.563.4 ± 9.50.0016
Tumor size (mm)12.3 ± 6.49.7 ± 4.712.8 ± 4.311.0 ± 7.429.3 ± 17.326.3 ± 15.853.1 ± 23.550.5 ± 22.750.9 ± 19.6< 0.0001
(mean ± SD)
Tumor location
Rectum0 (0)16 (18)5 (33)11 (14)23 (22)65 (38)73 (34)135 (46)37 (33)< 0.0001
Distal colon1 (10)39 (44)7 (47)26 (34)27 (26)44 (25)64 (29)59 (20)42 (37)
Proximal colon9 (90)34 (38)3 (20)39 (51)54 (52)62 (36)80 (37)98 (34)34 (30)
BRAF mutation
Wild-type2 (20)28 (31)7 (47)78 (98)102 (98)161 (95)204 (94)282 (97)103 (95)< 0.0001
Mutant8 (80)61 (69)8 (53)2 (2.5)2 (1.9)9 (5.3)13 (6.0)9 (3.0)6 (5.5)
KRAS mutation
Wild-type10 (100)74 (83)11 (73)64 (80)48 (46)108 (64)145 (69)202 (70)84 (74)< 0.0001
Mutant0 (0)15 (17)4 (27)16 (20)57 (54)62 (36)66 (31)88 (30)29 (26)
PIK3CA mutation
Wild-type10 (100)89 (100)14 (93)77 (99)99 (94)161 (94)194 (89)249 (85)103 (90)< 0.0001
Mutant0 (0)0 (0)1 (6.7)1 (1.3)6 (5.7)10 (5.9)23 (11)43 (15)11 (9.7)
MSI status
MSS/MSI-low6 (60)90 (99)15 (100)80 (100)105 (100)163 (95)198 (91)276 (95)110 (96)< 0.0001
MSI-high4 (40)1 (1.1)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)8 (4.7)19 (8.8)16 (5.5)4 (3.5)
IGF2 DMR069.0 ± 10.861.6 ± 19.650.2 ± 18.759.0 ± 15.852.0 ± 13.655.7 ± 15.853.4 ± 13.355.5 ± 12.953.1 ± 12.9< 0.0001
methylation level (mean ± SD)
LINE-158.3 ± 8.458.8 ± 4.755.7 ± 5.459.5 ± 5.956.9 ± 5.555.8 ± 7.253.1 ± 6.255.1 ± 6.554.1 ± 7.6< 0.0001
methylation level (mean ± SD)
Table 4 Clinicopathological and molecular features of fifteen traditional serrated adenomas with high-grade dysplasia
No.Age/sexLocationSize (mm)KRAS mutationBRAF mutationPIK3CA mutationMGMT methylationMLH1 methylationMSI statusLINE-1 methylation levelIGF2 DMR0 methylation levelIGF2 expression
175/MRectum8c.35G>A (p.G12D)WildWild(-)(-)MSS/MSI-low5870Weak
254/FSigmoid colon20c.35G>A (p.G12D)WildWild(+)(-)MSS/MSI-low53.739.5Strong
362/FTransverse colon15c.38G>A (p.G13D)WildWild(+)(-)MSS/MSI-low53.372.0No expression
484/MRectum5c.35G>A (p.G12D)WildWild(-)(-)MSS/MSI-low65.026.5Moderate
585/MSigmoid colon12Wildc.1799T>A (p.V600E)Wild(-)(-)MSS/MSI-low58.045.5Strong
648/MSigmoid colon20Wildc.1799T>A (p.V600E)Wild(-)(-)MSS/MSI-low53.740.5Moderate
769/MSigmoid colon10Wildc.1799T>A (p.V600E)Wild(-)(-)MSS/MSI-low58.752.0No expression
860/MDescending colon9Wildc.1799T>A (p.V600E)Wild(-)(-)MSS/MSI-low59.041.5Moderate
934/MSigmoid colon18Wildc.1799T>A (p.V600E)Wild(+)(-)MSS/MSI-low57.342.0Strong
1061/MRectum10Wildc.1799T>A (p.V600E)Wild(-)(-)MSS/MSI-low56.729.0Strong
1152/FAscending colon15Wildc.1799T>A (p.V600E)Wild(+)(+)MSS/MSI-low57.057.0Moderate
1270/FRectum13Wildc.1799T>A (p.V600E)Wild(+)(+)MSS/MSI-low63.084.5Weak
1366/FAscending colon12WildWildc.1624G>A (p.E542K)(-)(-)MSS/MSI-low49.728.0Moderate
1452/MSigmoid colon12WildWildWild(-)(-)MSS/MSI-low48.044.5Moderate
1569/FRectum13WildWildWild(+)(-)MSS/MSI-low44.380.0Weak

  • Citation: Naito T, Nosho K, Ito M, Igarashi H, Mitsuhashi K, Yoshii S, Aoki H, Nomura M, Sukawa Y, Yamamoto E, Adachi Y, Takahashi H, Hosokawa M, Fujita M, Takenouchi T, Maruyama R, Suzuki H, Baba Y, Imai K, Yamamoto H, Ogino S, Shinomura Y. IGF2 differentially methylated region hypomethylation in relation to pathological and molecular features of serrated lesions. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(29): 10050-10061
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