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Methylation profile of the MLH1 promoter region and their relationship to colorectal carcinogenesis

✍ Scribed by Yasuyuki Miyakura; Kokichi Sugano; Fumio Konishi; Noriko Fukayama; Seiji Igarashi; Kenjiro Kotake; Takashi Matsui; Yasuo Koyama; Masato Maekawa; Hideo Nagai

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2002
Tongue
English
Weight
438 KB
Volume
36
Category
Article
ISSN
1045-2257

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Abstract

Methylation of the MLH1 promoter region has been suggested to be a principal mechanism of gene inactivation in sporadic microsatellite instability (MSI)–positive colorectal carcinoma. Recently, we have shown a novel methylation profile of the MLH1 promoter region (i.e., full, partial, and no methylation), among which full methylation was strongly associated with MSI. In this study, to confirm whether methylation requires the involvement of both alleles, we studied the MLH1 promoter region concerning the methylation profile and allelic loss. Furthermore, we studied correlations of methylation profiles with genetic alternations such as loss of heterozygosity (LOH) of the TP53 locus and KRAS mutation. Eighty‐eight tumors were classified as full (n = 14), partial (n = 26), and no methylation (n = 48). Full methylation was observed in 78% (14/18) of high‐frequency MSI, in which all CpG sites in the promoter region were methylated. Full methylation differed significantly from partial methylation regarding absence of TP53 LOH (0/12) and KRAS mutation (0/14). In cases with full methylation, we could show biallelic methylation by use of a single‐base nucleotide polymorphism in the promoter. However, this did not accompany LOH of the MLH1 locus. In contrast, there were no significant differences in molecular features between partial and no methylation, except for low frequencies of LOH of the MLH1 locus (P = 0.02). In conclusion, biallelic extensive methylation of the MLH1 promoter region plays a significant role in gene inactivation and is independent of KRAS mutation and TP53 LOH. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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