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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-12-2
pubmed:abstractText
Microsatellite polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and fluorescent DNA technology was used to assess allelic imbalance (AI) or loss of heterozygosity (LOH) and microsatellite instability (MSI) in chromosomes 2p, 3p, 5q, and 18q in esophagectomy specimens from 39 patients who had squamous carcinoma and who lived in a high-incidence geographic location in South Africa. The squamous carcinomas were graded by conventional light microscopy and staged using the tumor-node-metastasis (TNM)-Union Internationale Contre Le Cancer (UICC) criteria. The DNA was isolated using proteinase K digestion and standard phenol-chloroform extraction procedure. Microsatellite PCR was performed using fluorescent, CY5-labeled primers for the following markers: D2S123 (2p), D3S659 (3p), D3S1255 (3p), D5S346 (5q), DCC (18q), D18S34 (18q), and D18S58 (18q). These markers were chosen because they are the most frequently used and most informative markers for these particular gene loci. Results were analyzed using software attached to an automated DNA sequencer. Molecular changes obtained were correlated with clinicopathologic parameters. Molecular analysis did not correlate with clinicopathologic features, such as tumor grade, stage, or lymph node status. No correlation with patient outcome was seen, though only limited follow-ups were obtained. Rates of MSI and LOH on 3p and 18q in these specimens are similar to the range seen in studies from other geographic areas. However, a striking point of departure is the high LOH (30% of informative cases) seen on 2p.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1052-9551
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
131-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10565684-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10565684-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10565684-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:10565684-Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, pubmed-meshheading:10565684-Chromosome Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:10565684-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18, pubmed-meshheading:10565684-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2, pubmed-meshheading:10565684-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5, pubmed-meshheading:10565684-Esophageal Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:10565684-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10565684-Genetic Markers, pubmed-meshheading:10565684-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10565684-Incidence, pubmed-meshheading:10565684-Loss of Heterozygosity, pubmed-meshheading:10565684-Lymphatic Metastasis, pubmed-meshheading:10565684-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10565684-Microsatellite Repeats, pubmed-meshheading:10565684-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10565684-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:10565684-South Africa
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Allelic imbalance and microsatellite instability in chromosomes 2p, 3p, 5q, and 18q in esophageal squamous carcinoma in patients from South Africa.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Molecular Biology Research Facility, Durban, South Africa.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't