Loss of heterozygosity for defined regions on chromosomes 3, 11 and 17 in carcinomas of the uterine cervix
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- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in British Journal of Cancer
- Vol. 77 (2) , 192-200
- https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1998.33
Abstract
Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) frequently occurs in squamous cell carcinomas of the uterine cervix and indicates the probable sites of tumour-suppressor genes that play a role in the development of this tumour. To define the localization of these tumour-suppressor genes, we studied loss of heterozygosity in 64 invasive cervical carcinomas (stage IB and IIA) using the polymerase chain reaction with 24 primers for polymorphic repeats of known chromosomal localization. Chromosomes 3, 11, 13, 16 and 17, in particular, were studied. LOH was frequently found on chromosome 11, in particular at 11q22 (46%) and 11q23.3 (43%). LOH on chromosome 11p was not frequent. On chromosome 17p13.3, a marker (D17S513) distal to p53 showed 38% LOH, whereas p53 itself showed only 20% LOH. On the short arm of chromosome 3, LOH was frequently found (41%) at 3p21.1. The beta-catenin gene is located in this chromosomal region. Therefore, expression of beta-catenin protein was studied in 39 cases using immunohistochemistry. Staining of beta-catenin at the plasma membrane of tumour cells was present in 38 cases and completely absent in only one case. The tumour-suppressor gene on chromosome 3p21.1 may be beta-catenin in this one case, but (an)other tumour-suppressor gene(s) must also be present in this region. For the other chromosomes studied, 13q (BRCA-2) and 16q (E-cadherin), only sporadic losses (< 15% of cases) were found. Expression of E-cadherin was found in all of 37 cases but in six cases the staining was very weak. No correlation was found between clinical and histological parameters and losses on chromosome 3p, 11q and 17p. In addition to LOH, microsatellite instability was found in one tumour for almost all loci and in eight tumours for one to three loci. In conclusion, we have identified three loci with frequent LOH, which may harbour new tumour-suppressor genes, and found microsatellite instability in 14% of cervical carcinomas.Keywords
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