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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Analysis of differentially expressed genes in colorectal adenocarcinoma with versus without metastasis by three-dimensional oligonucleotide microarray

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Author(s):
Moura Franco, Rita M. A. M. [1] ; Linhares, Marcelo M. [1] ; Lustosa, Suzana S. [1] ; Silva, Ismael D. G. C. [1] ; Souza, Naiara C. N. [2] ; Matos, Delcio [1]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, UNIFESP, Escola Paulista Med, EPM, BR-04288150 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Piu XII Fdn, Barretos Canc Hosp, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY; v. 7, n. 1, p. 255+, 2014.
Web of Science Citations: 4
Abstract

Background: Our objective was to examine how the gene expression profile of tumor tissue correlates with lymph node metastasis in patients with advanced colorectal adenocarcinoma (CRAC). Methods: We studied 36 patients (20 men and 16 women, 22-90 years of age) treated for CRAC (classifications of T2, T3, or T4; histological grade of G1 or G2). Amplified tumor mRNA samples were exposed to 20,000 human sequence probes and digitized images of the hybridized samples were analyzed. Results: On average, 2389 probes were detected above the background, with an average correlation R value of 0.19 between data from different patient groups (with or without lymph node invasion, colon or rectal, with or without angio-lymphatic invasion, with or without recurrence). Lymph node metastasis had a statistically significant signature according to Significance Analysis of Microarrays (SAM) and parametric t-tests, with a false discovery rate (FDR) = 0.1% and p = 0.001, respectively. Cross-correlation of these two tests identified 102 transcripts as being potentially related to node metastases, with fold changes in the range of 2.182-12.960. Conclusion: We identified 102 differentially expressed genes related to the presence of lymph node metastases in patients with advanced colorectal cancer. (AU)