Objective: To investigate the chromosomal aberration in sporadic colorectal carcinoma and its association with clinicopathological features.
Methods: Comparative genomic hybridization(CGH) was used to screen the changes in the number of DNA sequence copies in 40 sporadic colorectal cancer patients in order to identify regions that contain genes important for the development and progression of colorectal cancer.
Results: In 40 sporadic colorectal cancer, frequent gain at 20 q, 12 q, 13 q, 7 p, 7 q and 16 q were found, while loss was also found at 18 q, 5 q, 4 q, 8 pand 17 p. The number of chromosomal aberration was closely associated with tumor stage(P<0.05). No significant association was found between the number of chromosomal aberration and tumor site, histopathologic type and histologic grade.
Conclusions: Chromosomal aberration exists generally in sporadic colorectal carcinoma. The number of chromosomal aberration and gain of 20q are closely associated with tumor stage.