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ABSTRACT: Background
We examined colorectal adenomas and intramucosal adenocarcinomas (IMAs) to develop a genome-wide overview of copy number alterations (CNAs) during colorectal tumorigenesis.Methods
We analysed CNAs using a high-resolution SNP array of isolated tumour glands obtained from 55 colorectal adenomas (35 low-grade adenomas and 20 high-grade adenomas) and 30 IMAs. Next, we examined whether frequent CNAs differed between low-grade and high-grade adenomas or high-grade adenomas and IMAs. Finally, we investigated the total lengths of the CNAs in low-grade adenomas, high-grade adenomas, and IMAs.Results
Although no frequent CNAs were found in low-grade adenomas, the most frequent alterations of high-grade adenomas were gains of 7q11, 7q21 and 9p13 and loss of 5q14.3-35. High levels of gains were detected at 13q, 7q, 8p, 20q, 7p, 18p and 17p in IMAs. Although no frequent alteration differed between low-grade and high-grade adenomas, significant differences of gains at 13q, 17p and 18p were found between high-grade adenoma and IMAs. Although the total lengths of all CNAs (gains and losses), copy number gains, and losses of heterozygosity were significantly greater in high-grade adenomas than in low-grade adenomas, no significant differences in the lengths of CNAs were found between high-grade adenomas and IMAs.Conclusions
Genomic alterations play an essential role in early colorectal carcinogenesis. CNAs in colorectal tumours provide new insights for evaluation of colorectal tumorigenesis.
SUBMITTER: Eizuka M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5666076 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Eizuka Makoto M Sugai Tamotsu T Habano Wataru W Uesugi Noriyuki N Takahashi Yayoi Y Kawasaki Keisuke K Yamamoto Eiichiro E Suzuki Hiromu H Matsumoto Takayuki T
Journal of gastroenterology 20170214 11
<h4>Background</h4>We examined colorectal adenomas and intramucosal adenocarcinomas (IMAs) to develop a genome-wide overview of copy number alterations (CNAs) during colorectal tumorigenesis.<h4>Methods</h4>We analysed CNAs using a high-resolution SNP array of isolated tumour glands obtained from 55 colorectal adenomas (35 low-grade adenomas and 20 high-grade adenomas) and 30 IMAs. Next, we examined whether frequent CNAs differed between low-grade and high-grade adenomas or high-grade adenomas a ...[more]