CpG Island Methylator Phenotype Associates with Low-Degree Chromosomal Abnormalities in Colorectal Cancer
Cheng YW, Pincas H, Bacolod MD, Schemmann G, Giardina SF, Huang J, Barral S, Idrees K, Khan SA, Zeng Z, Rosenberg S, Notterman DA, Ott J, Paty P, Barany F. CpG Island Methylator Phenotype Associates with Low-Degree Chromosomal Abnormalities in Colorectal Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2008, 14: 6005-6013. PMID: 18829479, PMCID: PMC3268558, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-08-0216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCpG island methylator phenotypeColorectal cancerChromosomal aberrationsLigase detection reactionMicrosatellite instabilityRight-side colonPrimary colorectal cancerColorectal cancer developmentSporadic colorectal cancerSame study cohortCIMP-positive tumorsChromosomal instabilityStudy cohortAberrant promoter methylationPrimary tumorNormal mucosaBRAF mutationsIndependent markerPhenotype associatesDegree of aneuploidyBRAF mutation V600ETumor progressionIndependent molecular mechanismsCancerCancer developmentc-Met gene amplification is associated with advanced stage colorectal cancer and liver metastases
Zeng ZS, Weiser MR, Kuntz E, Chen CT, Khan SA, Forslund A, Nash GM, Gimbel M, Yamaguchi Y, Culliford AT, D’Alessio M, Barany F, Paty PB. c-Met gene amplification is associated with advanced stage colorectal cancer and liver metastases. Cancer Letters 2008, 265: 258-269. PMID: 18395971, PMCID: PMC4367187, DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2008.02.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-MET gene amplificationC-Met gene copy numberLiver metastasesPrimary colorectal cancerColorectal cancerGene amplificationC-MetAdvanced stage colorectal cancerAdvanced colorectal cancerStage colorectal cancerNormal colonic mucosaLiver resectionTyrosine kinaseGene copy numberDistant metastasisPrimary cancerLung cancerColonic mucosaGastric cancerNormal mucosaMetastasisNormal liverTumor growthMetastatic progressionLiver tissue