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. 2014 Mar;7(1):53-8.
doi: 10.3342/ceo.2014.7.1.53. Epub 2014 Feb 5.

Loss of Heterozygosities in Five Tumor Suppressor Genes (FHIT Gene, p16, pRb, E-Cadherin and p53) in Thyroid Tumors

Jin Hwan Kim  1 , Kyu Young Choi  1 , Dong Jin Lee  1 , Young-Soo Rho  1 , Sung-Jin Jo  2
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Loss of Heterozygosities in Five Tumor Suppressor Genes (FHIT Gene, p16, pRb, E-Cadherin and p53) in Thyroid Tumors

Jin Hwan Kim et al. Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the loss of heterozygosities (LOH) of chromosomes 3p14 (FHIT gene), 9p21 (p16), 13q21 (pRb), 6q22 (E-cadherin) and 17p13 (p53) in various thyroid tumors.

Methods: Eighty thyroid tumor cases (20 follicular adenomas, 10 follicular carcinomas, and 50 papillary carcinomas) have been analyzed for the presence of LOH in chromosomes 3p14, 9p21, 13q21, 6q22, and 17p13 allelic loss, using microsatellite markers and DNA obtained from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded archival tissues.

Results: LOH on 3p14 was found in 10.5%, 33.3%, and 30.4% of follicular adenomas, follicular carcinomas, and papillary carcinomas, respectively. LOH on 9p21 was detected in 6%, 44.4%, and 47.8%, respectively. LOH on pRb gene was found in 5.3%, 20.0%, and 35.4%, respectively. LOH on E-cadherin gene was found in 5.3%, 22.2%, and 43.8%, respectively. LOH on 17p13 was detected in 0%, 40%, and 45.8%, respectively. LOH in FHIT gene, p16, pRb, E-cadherin, and p53 genes were more frequently identified in follicular carcinoma and papillary carcinoma than in follicular adenoma.

Conclusion: LOH results of the five tumor suppressor genes (FHIT gene, p16, pRb, E-cadherin, and p53) showed statistical differences between benign tumor and malignant tumor. Among papillary carcinoma, LOH in p16, E-cadherin and p53 genes well correlated with poorly differentiated grade, and LOH of E-cadherin was associated with lymph node metastasis.

Keywords: Loss of heterozygosity; Thyroid gland; Tumor suppressor genes.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Representative examples of cases with loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in FHIT, p16, pRb, E-cadherin, and p53 gene of thyroid tumors. Each LOH detection was conducted using the microsatellite markers (D3S1300, D9S104, D13S118, D16S419, and TP53, respectively). Each arrow shows the remarkable band loss, while the left lane indicates normal (N) and the right lane indicates tumor (T).
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