Yi J, Wang ZW, Cang H, Chen YY, Zhao R, Yu BM, Tang XM.
p16 gene methylation in colorectal cancers associated with Duke′s staging.
World J Gastroenterol 2001;
7:722-5. [PMID:
11819863 PMCID:
PMC4695583 DOI:
10.3748/wjg.v7.i5.722]
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Abstract
AIM: To explore the association of methylation of the CpG island in the promotor of the P16 tumor suppressor gene with the clinicopathological characteristics of the colorectal cancers.
METHODS: Methylation-specific PCR (MSP) was used to detect P16 methylation of 62 sporadic colorectal cancer specimens.
RESULTS: P16 methylation was detected in 42% of the tumors. Dukes’ staging was associated with P16 methylation status. p16 methylation occurred more frequently in Dukes’ C and D patients (75.9%) than in Dukes’ A and B patients (12.1%).
CONCLUSION: P16 methylation plays a role in the carcinogenes is of a subset of colorectal cancer, and it might be linked to poor prognosis.
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