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Genetic instability and CpG methylation in the 5'-flanking region of the PAI-1 gene in Chinese patients with gastric cancer

J. Liu, Li, X., Yu, N., Yang, Y. - Q., Li, X., Ye, Z. - Y., and Li, J. - C., Genetic instability and CpG methylation in the 5'-flanking region of the PAI-1 gene in Chinese patients with gastric cancer, vol. 11, pp. 2899-2908, 2012.

We explored a possible correlation of genetic instability and CpG methylation in the 5'-flanking region of the PAI-1 gene with clinicopathologic features of gastric cancer in Chinese patients and looked for molecular markers for diagnosing gastric tumor development. Microsatellite instability and loss of heterozygosity of the PAI-1 gene locus D7S515, D7S471 and pai-1 in 50 specimens of gastric cancer and relevant pericancerous tissues were detected by PCR-single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) with sliver staining.

Analysis of microsatellite instability and loss of heterozygosity in ovarian cancer: a study in the population of Espírito Santo, Brazil

L. N. R. Alves, Wolfgramm, E. V., Neto, A. Kde Castro, and Louro, I. D., Analysis of microsatellite instability and loss of heterozygosity in ovarian cancer: a study in the population of Espírito Santo, Brazil, vol. 12, pp. 1996-2001, 2013.

Ovarian cancer is currently the most lethal gynecological malignancy in women. It is a heterogeneous and cytogenetically complex disease previously associated with genomic instability. Our purpose was to analyze microsatellite markers to determine patterns and levels of instability as well as possible correlations with histopathological parameters. Polymerase chain reaction was used to characterize microsatellite instability (MSI) and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in 24 ovarian tumors at 12 microsatellite loci. A total of 11 samples displayed MSI or LOH.

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