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Dian-Chun Fang, Shi-Ming Yang, Jian-Min Yang, Hai-Feng Liu, Gui-Yong Peng, Tian-Li Xiao, Rong-Quan Wang, Wei-Wen Liu, Department of Gastroenterology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
Correspondence to: Dian-Chun Fang, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China. fangdianchun@hotmail.com
Received: July 31, 2002 Revised: August 10, 2002 Accepted: August 16, 2002 Published online: March 15, 2003
AIM: To explore methylation of hMLH1 and hMSH2 promoter with microsatellite instability (MSI) in colorectal carcinomas.
METHODS: Methylation of hMLH1 and hMSH2 promoter was measured with methylation-specific PCR; MSI was analyzed by PCR-based methods.
RESULTS: No methylation of hMLH1 and hMSH2 promoter was found in 10 normal colorectal mucosas. Seventy-six cases of sporadic colorectal carcinoma were studied for methylation of hMLH1 and hMSH2 promoter and MSI. Methylation of hMLH1 promoter was detected in 8 (10.5%)colorectal carcinomas and none in hMSH2. Frequence of hMLH1 methylation on right-sided colorectal cancer (23.1%)was significantly higher than that on left one (4.0%, P < 0.05). MSI was detected in at least one locus in 26.3%(20/76) of the tumors analyzed with five microsatellite markers. Frequence of hMLH1 methylation in gastric cancer with MSI-H (80.0%)was significantly higher than that in gastric cancer with MSI-L (20.0%, P < 0.01) and with MSS (10.7%, P < 0.001).
CONCLUSION: Methylation of hMLH1 promoter is related to right-sided colorectal cancer and involved in the MSI pathway.
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