Abstract
The APC/MCC gene (Familial Adenomatous Polyposis) at 5q21 plays a role in colon cancer carcinogenesis. LOH at this locus has also been described in gastric cancer and preneoplastic lesions. The APC locus has been recently related to a cell surface adhesion molecule and its alteration may favour metastatic dissemination. LOH at 5q21 has been associated with poor prognosis in other tumors such as lung cancer. Thirty-six gastric cancers were evaluated for LOH at 5q21 with 2 polymorphic markers from microdissected paraffin-embedded material. All tumors were classified by stage, histologic type, degree of differentiation and survival rates. In 4 cases, intestinal metaplasia cells in the adjacent mucosae were also microdissected. Six cases of moderate-severe gastric dysplasia were also added to the study. LOH was determined in 84% of the informative cases of GC, affecting both early and advanced stages of disease. Genomic instability was assessed in 5 cases, 3 of them associated with LOH. The only case of gastric cancer that did not show LOH or instability at 5q21 was a stage II, poorly differentiated intestinal carcinoma without evidence of recurrence after a 36 month follow-up period (the mean survival rate in our series was 28.3% ...Continue Reading
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