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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Carsten Sticht
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-66726 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Belharazem Djeda D Magdeburg Julia J Berton Ann-Kristin AK Beissbarth Li L Sauer Christian C Sticht Carsten C Marx Alexander A Hofheinz Ralf R Post Stefan S Kienle Peter P Ströbel Philipp P
Journal of gastroenterology 20160317 10
<h4>Background</h4>Loss of imprinting (LOI) of the insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) is an early event in the development of colorectal cancer (CRC). Whether LOI of IGF2 denotes a molecular or clinical cancer subgroup is currently unknown.<h4>Methods</h4>Tumor biopsies and paired normal mucosa from 399 patients with extensive clinical annotations were analyzed for LOI and IGF2 expression. LOI status in 140 informative cases was correlated with clinicopathologic parameters and outcome.<h4>Resul ...[more]