Chronic hepatitis may progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Progressive accumulation of mutations and genomic instability in chronic viral hepatitis might flag an increased risk of HCC development. Genomic instability at dinucleotide microsatellite loci in chromosomes 2,13,and 17 and at 2 mononucleotide repeat loci was examined in liver tissues from 41 patients, including 30 without HCC (18 patients with chronic hepatitis and 12 with cirrhosis) and 11 with HCC. Genomic instability was detected in 51% of the 41 cases. Allelic imbalance at informative dinucleotide loci occurred in 37% of the cases. In 14 cases (34%),allelic imbalance was detected in chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis without HCC. Allelic imbalance at the chromosome 13 locus was detected in 50% of the cases of chronic hepatitis C. Allelic imbalance at the TP53 chromosome locus and/or at the chromosome 13 locus was significantly more frequent than alterations at the chromosome 2 locus (P .026). Low-level microsatellite instability was found in 20% of all cases examined and high-level microsatellite instability in 3 patients (7.5%), including 2 cases of chronic hepatitis and 1 case of cirrhosis. Our results show that allelic imbalance occurs frequently in hepatitisrelated HCC as well as in chronic hepatitis in patients without HCC. Allelic imbalance at the D13S170 chromosome 13 locus (13q31.2) occurs frequently in chronic hepatitis,suggesting that genomic alterations affecting the long arm of chromosome 13 might be used to monitor the natural progression of chronic hepatitis–associated liver carcinogenesis. HUM PATHOL 32:698-703. Copyright © 2001 by W.B. Saunders Company Key words: genomic instability,chronic hepatitis,cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma. Abbreviations: HCC,hepatocellular carcinoma; HBV,hepatitis B virus; HCV,hepatitis C virus; AFB,aflatoxin B; MSI,microsatellite instability; AI,allelic imbalance; LOH,loss of heterozygosity; HNPCC,hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.

Genomic instability in chronic viral hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma / Dore, Maria Pina; Realdi, G; Mura, D; Onida, A; Massarelli, Giovannino; Dettori, Giuseppe Lorenzo; Graham, Dy; Sepulveda, A. R.. - In: HUMAN PATHOLOGY. - ISSN 0046-8177. - 32:7(2001), pp. 698-703. [10.1053/hupa.2001.25593]

Genomic instability in chronic viral hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma

DORE, Maria Pina;MASSARELLI, Giovannino;DETTORI, Giuseppe Lorenzo;
2001-01-01

Abstract

Chronic hepatitis may progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Progressive accumulation of mutations and genomic instability in chronic viral hepatitis might flag an increased risk of HCC development. Genomic instability at dinucleotide microsatellite loci in chromosomes 2,13,and 17 and at 2 mononucleotide repeat loci was examined in liver tissues from 41 patients, including 30 without HCC (18 patients with chronic hepatitis and 12 with cirrhosis) and 11 with HCC. Genomic instability was detected in 51% of the 41 cases. Allelic imbalance at informative dinucleotide loci occurred in 37% of the cases. In 14 cases (34%),allelic imbalance was detected in chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis without HCC. Allelic imbalance at the chromosome 13 locus was detected in 50% of the cases of chronic hepatitis C. Allelic imbalance at the TP53 chromosome locus and/or at the chromosome 13 locus was significantly more frequent than alterations at the chromosome 2 locus (P .026). Low-level microsatellite instability was found in 20% of all cases examined and high-level microsatellite instability in 3 patients (7.5%), including 2 cases of chronic hepatitis and 1 case of cirrhosis. Our results show that allelic imbalance occurs frequently in hepatitisrelated HCC as well as in chronic hepatitis in patients without HCC. Allelic imbalance at the D13S170 chromosome 13 locus (13q31.2) occurs frequently in chronic hepatitis,suggesting that genomic alterations affecting the long arm of chromosome 13 might be used to monitor the natural progression of chronic hepatitis–associated liver carcinogenesis. HUM PATHOL 32:698-703. Copyright © 2001 by W.B. Saunders Company Key words: genomic instability,chronic hepatitis,cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma. Abbreviations: HCC,hepatocellular carcinoma; HBV,hepatitis B virus; HCV,hepatitis C virus; AFB,aflatoxin B; MSI,microsatellite instability; AI,allelic imbalance; LOH,loss of heterozygosity; HNPCC,hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.
2001
Genomic instability in chronic viral hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma / Dore, Maria Pina; Realdi, G; Mura, D; Onida, A; Massarelli, Giovannino; Dettori, Giuseppe Lorenzo; Graham, Dy; Sepulveda, A. R.. - In: HUMAN PATHOLOGY. - ISSN 0046-8177. - 32:7(2001), pp. 698-703. [10.1053/hupa.2001.25593]
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