Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2021; 27(34): 5737-5752
Published online Sep 14, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i34.5737
Table 1 Primer sequences, annealing temperature and product size for methylation-specific polymerase of target genes
Genes
Forward primer (5’→3’)
Annealing temperature (oC)
Product size (bp)
CDKN2AMF: TTATTAGAGGGTGGGGCGGATCGC62150
R: GACCCCGAACCGCGACCGTAA
UF: TTATTAGAGGGTGGGGTGGATTGT62151
R: CAACCCCAAACCACAACCATAA
MLH1MF: ACGTAGACGTTTTATTAGGGTCGC60118
R: CCTCATCGTAACTACCCGCG
UF: TTTTGATGTAGATGTTTTATTAGGGTTGT60124
R: ACCACCTCATCATAACTACCCACA
MGMTMF: TTTCGACGTTCGTAGGTTTTCGC5381
R: GCACTCTTCCGAAAACGAAACG
UF: TTTGTGTTTTGATGTTTGTAGGTTTTTGT5393
R: AACTCCACACTCTTCCAAAAACAAAACA
Table 2 Clinical characteristics of colorectal cancer patients and MTNR1B genotypes (rs1387153 and rs2166706)
No of subjectsTotalrs1387153 (C>T)
rs2166706 (T>C)
CC (%)
CT (%)
TT (%)
P value
CC + CT (%)
P value
TT (%)
TC (%)
CC (%)
P value
TT + TC (%)
P value
Sex
Male39 (41.5)8 (34.8)20 (41.7)10 (47.6)0.6928 (39.4)0.628 (36.4)20 (40.8)11 (47.8)0.7328 (39.4)0.63
Female55 (58.5)15 (65.2)28 (58.3)11 (52.4)43 (60.6)14 (63.6)29 (59.2)12 (52.2)43 (60.6)
Age at surgery
mean ± SD (yr)64.2 ± 13.866.8 ± 13.861.7 ± 13.867.0 ± 13.30.2063.3 ± 13.90.2967.4 ± 13.861.8 ± 13.865.6 ± 13.50.2463.6 ± 13.90.54
< 6550 (53.2)12 (52.2)27 (56.2)10 (47.6)0.8039 (54.9)0.6211 (50.0)27 (55.1)12 (52.2)0.9238 (53.5)1.00
≥ 6544 (46.8)11 (47.8)21 (43.8)11 (52.4)32 (45.1)11 (50.0)22 (44.9)11 (47.8)33 (46.5)
Stage
I12 (12.8)2 (8.7)6 (12.5)4 (19.0)0.318 (11.3)0.122 (9.1)6.1 (2.2)4 (17.4)0.248 (11.3)0.08
II34 (36.2)9 (39.1)18 (37.5)6 (28.6)27 (38.0)8 (36.4)19 (38.8)7 (30.4)27 (38.0)
III30 (31.9)10 (43.5)16 (33.3)4 (19.0)26 (36.6)10 (45.5)16 (32.7)4 (17.4)26 (36.6)
IV18 (19.1)2 (8.7)8 (16.7)7 (33.3)10 (14.1)2 (9.1)8 (16.3)8 (34.8)10 (14.1)
Adjuvant chemotherapya
No 23 (24.5)5 (22.7)12 (25.5)6 (33.3)0.7417 (24.6)0.555 (23.8)12 (25.5)6 (30.0)0.9017 (25.0)0.77
Yes 65 (69.1)17 (77.3)35 (74.5)12 (66.7)52 (75.4)16 (76.2)35 (74.5)4 (70.0)51 (75.0)
Tumor locationa
Colon74 (78.7)21 (95.5)41 (87.2)11 (61.1)< 0.00162 (89.9)< 0.00120 (95.2)41 (87.2)13 (65.0)0.0261 (89.7)0.01
Rectum14 (14.9)1 (4.5)6 (12.5)7 (38.9)7 (10.1)1 (4.8)6 (12.8)7 (35.0)7 (10.3)
CDKN2A gene
Unmethylation43 (45.7)13 (56.5)19 (39.6)10 (47.6)0.4032 (45.1)1.0012 (54.5)21 (42.9)10 (43.5)0.6433 (46.5)0.99
Methylation 51 (54.3)10 (43.5)29 (60.4)11 (52.4)39 (54.9)10 (45.5)28 (57.1)13 (56.5)38 (53.5)
MLH1 gene
Unmethylation77 (81.9)20 (87.0)38 (79.2)17 (81.0)0.7358 (81.7)1.0019 (86.4)39 (79.6)19 (82.6)0.7958 (81.7)1.00
Methylation 17 (18.1)3 (13.0)10 (20.8)4 (19.0)13 (18.3)3 (13.6)10 (20.4)4 (17.4)13 (18.3)
MGMT gene
Unmethylation46 (48.9)8 (34.8)26 (54.2)12 (57.1)0.2434 (47.9)0.628 (36.4)25 (51.0)13 (56.5)0.3733 (46.5)0.55
Methylation 48 (51.1)15 (65.2)22 (45.8)9 (42.9)37 (52.1)14 (63.6)24 (49.0)10 (43.5)38 (53.5)
Death in 5 yr
No 76 (80.9)21 (91.3)41 (85.4)13 (61.9)0.0362 (87.3)0.0220 (90.9)42 (85.7)14 (60.9)0.0262 (87.3)0.01
Yes 18 (19.1)2 (8.7)7 (14.6)8 (38.1)9 (12.7)2 (9.1)7 (14.3)9 (39.1)9 (12.7)
Table 3 Clinical characteristics of colorectal cancer patients and MTNR1B genotypes (rs10830963 and rs1447352)
VariablesTotalrs10830963 (C>G)
rs1447352 (A>G)
CC (%)
CG (%)
GG (%)
P value
CC + CG (%)
P value
GG (%)
GA (%)
AA (%)
P value
GG + GA (%)
P value
Sex
Male39 (41.5)7 (33.3)22 (44.9)10 (43.5)0.6629 (41.4)1.004 (66.7)16 (43.2)19 (38.0)0.4020 (46.5)0.53
Female55 (58.5)14 (66.7)27 (55.1)13 (56.5)41 (58.6)2 (33.3)21 (56.8)31 (62.0)23 (53.5)
Age at surgery
mean ± SD (yr)64.2 ± 13.867.0 ± 14.061.4 ± 13.966.8 ± 13.10.1663.1 ± 14.00.2669.7 ± 14.164.4 ± 14.063.0 ± 13.80.5365.1 ± 14.00.47
< 6550 (53.2)11 (52.4)28 (57.1)11 (47.8)0.7539 (55.7)0.633 (50.0)18 (48.6)29 (58.0)0.6821 (48.8)0.41
≥ 6544 (46.8)10 (47.6)21 (42.9)12 (52.2)31 (44.3)3 (50.0)19 (51.4)21 (42.0)22 (51.2)
Stage
I12 (12.8)2 (9.5)6 (12.2)4 (17.4)0.568 (11.4)0.300 (0)4 (10.8)8 (16.0)0.544 (9.3)0.60
II34 (36.2)8 (38.1)18 (36.7)7 (30.4)26 (37.1)1 (16.7)15 (40.5)17 (34.0)16 (37.2)
III30 (31.9)9 (42.9)16 (32.7)5 (21.7)25 (35.7)4 (66.7)12 (32.4)14 (28.0)16 (37.2)
IV18 (19.1)2 (9.5)9 (18.4)7 (30.4)11 (15.7)1 (16.7)6 (16.2)11 (22.0)7 (16.3)
Adjuvant chemotherapya
No 23 (24.5)5 (23.8)12 (25.5)6 (30.0)0.9017 (25.0)0.771 (16.7)8 (22.2)14 (30.4)0.619 (21.4)0.47
Yes 65 (69.1)16 (76.2)35 (74.5)14 (70.0)51 (75.0)5 (83.3)28 (77.8)32 (69.6)33 (78.6)
Tumor locationa
Colon74 (78.7)20 (95.2)41 (87.2)13 (65.0)0.0261 (89.7)0.016 (100)34 (94.4)34 (73.9)0.0240 (95.2)< 0.001
Rectum14 (14.9)1 (4.85)6 (12.8)7 (35.0)7 (10.3)0 (0)2 (5.6)12 (26.1)2 (4.8)
CDKN2A gene
Unmethylation43 (45.7)12 (57.1)17 (34.7)13 (56.5)0.1029 (41.4)0.314 (66.7)16 (43.2)22 (44.0)0.5520 (46.5)0.97
Methylation 51 (54.3)9 (42.9)32 (65.3)10 (43.5)41 (58.6)2 (33.3)21 (56.8)28 (56.0)23 (53.5)
MLH1 gene
Unmethylation77 (81.9)18 (85.7)39 (79.6)19 (82.6)0.8357 (81.4)1.005 (83.3)31 (83.8)40 (80.0)0.9036 (83.7)0.79
Methylation 17 (18.1)3 (14.3)10 (20.4)4 (17.4)13 (18.6)1 (16.7)6 (16.2)10 (20.0)7 (16.3)
MGMT gene
Unmethylation46 (48.9)8 (38.1)26 (53.1)12 (52.2)0.5034 (48.6)0.954 (66.7)18 (48.6)24 (48.0)0.6822 (51.2)0.92
Methylation 48 (51.1)13 (61.9)23 (46.9)11 (47.8)36 (51.4)2 (33.3)19 (51.4)26 (52.0)21 (48.8)
Death in 5 yr
No 76 (80.9)19 (90.5)43 (87.8)13 (56.5)< 0.00162 (88.6)< 0.0016 (100)33 (89.2)36 (72.0)0.0639 (90.7)0.03
Yes 18 (19.1)2 (9.5)6 (12.2)10 (43.5)8 (11.4)0 (0)4 (10.8)14 (28.0)4 (9.3)
Table 4 Relationship between MTNR1B single-nucleotide polymorphism and 5-year overall survival of colorectal cancer patients
No. of subjectsNo. of cases (%)Crude
Adjusteda
HR
95%CI
HR
95%CI
rs1387153 (C>T)
CC232 (11.8)1.00Referent 1.00Referent
CT487 (41.2)1.65(0.34 to 7.95)1.98(0.40 to 9.82)
TT218 (47.1)6.03(1.28 to 28.4)10.6(1.87 to 59.5)
TT vs CC + CT 4.18(1.61 to 10.9)6.23(2.01 to 19.3)
rs2166706 (T>C)
TT222 (11.1)1.00Referent 1.00Referent
TC497 (38.9)1.55(0.32 to 7.47)1.91(0.39 to 9.45)
CC239 (50.0)5.74(1.24 to 26.6)10.5(1.96 to 56.4)
CC vs TT + TC4.15(1.65 to 10.5)6.40(2.21 to 18.6)
rs10830963 (C>G)
CC212 (11.1)1.00Referent 1.00Referent
CG496 (33.3)1.19(0.24 to 5.91)1.40(0.27 to 7.22)
GG2310 (55.6)5.79(1.27 to 26.5)9.46(1.90 to 47.1)
GG vs CC + CG5.09(2.01 to 12.9)7.43(2.63 to 21.1)
rs1447352 (A>G)
AA5014 (77.8)1.00Referent 1.00Referent
GA374 (22.2)0.36(0.12 to 1.08)0.31(0.10 to 0.99)
GG60 (0)N/AN/AN/AN/A
AA vs GG + GA3.37(1.11 to 10.2)4.28(1.32 to 13.9)
Table 5 Stratified effect between gene promoter region methylation and MTNR1B genotypes for 5-year overall survival of colorectal cancer patients
No. of subjectsNo. of cases (%)Crude
Adjusteda
HR
95%CI
HR
95%CI
rs1387153 (C>T)
TT vs CC + CTCDKN2A
U104 (40.0)5.01(1.33 to 18.9)10.4(1.17 to 92.4)
M114 (36.4)3.83(0.96 to 15.3)8.86(1.08 to 72.8)
MGMT
U125 (41.7)3.63(1.05 to 12.6)8.57(1.67 to 44.1)
M93 (33.3)4.93(1.10 to 22.1)3.05(0.33 to 28.0)
rs2166706 (T>C)
CC vs TT + TCCDKN2A
U104 (40.0)5.02(1.33 to 19.0)10.4(1.17 to 92.4)
M135 (38.5)3.96(1.06 to 14.7)10.1(1.49 to 68.0)
MGMT
U135 (38.5)3.07(0.89 to 10.7)6.28(1.54 to 25.7)
M239 (39.1)6.25(1.56 to 25.1)8.28(0.95 to 72.3)
rs10830963 (C>G)
GG vs CC + CGCDKN2A
U135 (38.5)4.63(1.24 to 17.3)8.47(1.57 to 45.6)
M105 (50.0)5.61(1.51 to 20.9)27.2(3.12 to 233)
MGMT
U125 (41.7)3.47(1.00 to 12.0)8.50(1.98 to 36.5)
M115 (45.5)7.91(1.89 to 33.2)9.80(1.42 to 67.5)
rs1447352 (A>G)
AA vs GG + GACDKN2A
U226 (27.3)2.05(0.51 to 8.22)2.28(0.51 to 10.2)
M288 (28.6)7.34(0.92 to 58.7)9.40(1.02 to 86.8)
MGMT
U248 (33.3)3.94(0.84 to 18.6)19.4(2.94 to 128)
M266 (23.1)2.77(0.56 to 13.7)2.04(0.35 to 12.0)
Table 6 Cumulative effect of MTNR1B single-nucleotide polymorphism associated with 5-year overall survival of colorectal cancer patients
No. of subjectsNo. of cases (%)Crude
Adjusteda
HR
95%CI
HR
95%CI
No. of SNP risk genotypes
0413 (7.3)1.00Referent 1.00Referent
1254 (16.0)2.27(0.51 to 10.1)2.60(0.55 to 12.2)
273 (42.9)6.40(1.29 to 317)6.89(1.16 to 41.0)
310 (0)N/AN/AN/AN/A
4187 (38.9)7.60(1.96 to 29.5)14.0(2.94 to 66.3)
P for trend< 0.001< 0.001
≥ 2 of SNP risk genotypes2610 (38.5)4.00(1.58 to 10.1)5.81(2.03 to 16.6)
Table 7 Relationship between haplotypes of MTNR1B single-nucleotide polymorphism and 5-year overall survival of colorectal cancer patients
HaplotypesSurvival group (%)Death group (%)Crude
Adjusteda
HR
95%CI
HR
95%CI
T-C-G-A42.068.42.58(1.27 to 5.28)2.75(1.82 to 11.2)
C-T-G-A2.75.31.74(0.42 to 7.26)1.96(0.44 to 8.66)
C-T-C-G30.07.90.23(0.07 to 0.76)0.21(0.06 to 0.71)
C-T-C-A22.015.80.73(0.30 to 1.76)0.70(0.28 to 1.72)