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| العنوان: |
HEPATOLOGY p16 INK4A Gene alterations are not a prognostic indicator for survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing curative hepatectomy. |
| المؤلفون: |
Anzola, Monica, Cuevas, Nerea, Lopez-Martinez, Monica, De Pancorbo, Marian Martinez, Burgos, Juan Jose |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology; Apr2004, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p397-405, 9p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
LIVER cancer, HEPATITIS, CIRRHOSIS of the liver, TUMOR suppressor genes, GENETIC mutation, LIVER diseases |
| مستخلص: |
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignancy worldwide that is highly associated with chronic hepatitis B or C infection and cirrhosis. The tumor suppressor gene p16 INK4A is an important component of the cell cycle and inactivation of the gene has been found in a variety of human cancers. The present study was performed to determine genetic and epigenetic alterations in the p16 INK4A tumor suppressor gene and the effect of these on HCC progression. The status of p16 INK4A was evaluated in 117 HCC tumoral nodules and 110 corresponding peritumoral tissues by loss of heterozigosity (LOH) at the 9p21–22 region, homozygous deletions, single-strand conformation polymorphism–polymerase chain reaction (PCR) mutational analysis and methylation specific PCR. The most frequent inactivation mechanism was hypermethylation of the promoter region, which was found in 63.2% of the tumor samples and in 28.2% of the peritumoral samples. Loss of heterozygosity at the 9p21 region was detected in 27.3% and 10% of tumor and peritumoral tissues, respectively. Homozygous deletions and mutations were less common events in hepatocarcinogenesis. The authors found 5.9% of the tumor cases with exon 2 homozygous deletions and 8.6% with mutations. Two polymorphisms were detected, one at codon 148 (GCG → ACG, Ala → Thr) in three cases and the other in exon 3 at 540 bp (34.2% of the samples). No association was found between inactivation of p16 INK4A and clinicopathological characteristics or prognosis. p16 INK4A is altered frequently and early in HCC, being the predominant mechanism of inactivation promoter hypermethylation. The present results suggest that the p16 INK4A gene plays an important role in the pathogenesis of HCC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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