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ArticleBMC cancer2010

Allelotyping identification of genomic alterations in rectal chromosomally unstable tumors without preoperative treatment.

Benoît Romain, Agnès Neuville, Nicolas Meyer, Cécile Brigand, Serge Rohr, Anne Schneider, Marie-Pierre Gaub, Dominique Guenot

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Benoît RomainService de Chirurgie Générale et Digestive, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Avenue Molière, 67098 Strasbourg Cedex, France. benoit.romain@chru-strasbourg.fr
Agnès Neuville
Nicolas Meyer
Cécile Brigand
Serge Rohr
Anne Schneider
Marie-Pierre Gaub
Dominique Guenot
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg · FRLaboratoire de Biochimie · FRSanté Publique France · FRUniversité de Strasbourg · FR

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Abstract

backgroundNumerous studies reported genomic alterations in colorectal human tumors but few focused on rectal tumors with the specification of preoperative-treated or untreated tumors. The goals of this study were to list chromosome allelic imbalances and correlate their frequency with tumor progression and to identify potential molecular markers of progression in rectal chromosomally unstable tumors without preoperative treatment.

methodsGenomic alterations of 57 rectal tumors assessed by allelotyping targeting 33 chromosomal loci, were clusterised and compared to those of 151 left colon tumors.

resultsClustering separated the rectal tumors without preoperative treatment into three subtypes according to the allelic imbalance frequency and genomic alteration associations. The tumors without preoperative treatment displayed a significantly higher allelic imbalance frequency (54%) than the tumors with preoperative treatment (33%), suggesting that treatment could target highly altered tumor clones. Interestingly, the survival analysis identified three potential prognostic molecular survival markers, D1S197, D5S430, and D14S65, for tumors without preoperative treatment.

conclusionBased on the genomic status of 33 chromosomal loci, we observed that rectal tumors without preoperative treatment segregate according to the global allelic imbalance frequency but without correlation to the tumor progression. Moreover, the detailed associations of alterations in rectal tumors are different from those described in colon tumors suggesting that rectal and left tumors should be considered as separate entities. Finally, potential prognostic genomic molecular markers for survival are proposed which status could specify the clinical course of the tumors.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAllelic ImbalanceCluster AnalysisDisease ProgressionFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGenomicsHumansMaleMiddle AgedModels, GeneticRectal NeoplasmsTreatment Outcome

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