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Q-FISH analysis of telomere and chromosome instability in the oesophagus with and without squamous cell carcinoma in situ.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20455255     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Chromosomal and genomic instability due to telomere dysfunction is known to play an important role in carcinogenesis. To study telomere dysfunction in the surrounding background epithelium of squamous cell carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the oesophagus, we measured telomere lengths of basal and parabasal cells of epithelia with and without CIS using quantitative fluorescence in situ hybridization (Q-FISH) and our original software, Tissue Telo. Additionally, we assessed histological inflammation and the anaphase bridge index. In non-cancerous epithelium, telomeres in basal cells were significantly longer than those in parabasal cells, whereas CIS showed a homogeneous telomere pattern in the basal and parabasal cells. Telomeres in basal and parabasal cells were significantly shorter in the background with CIS than in epithelium from age-matched normal controls. Significant negative correlation was observed between the normalized telomere : centromere ratio (reflected telomere length) and the anaphase bridge index in non-cancerous epithelia from both normal controls and the CIS background with no histological inflammation. These findings indicate that tissue stem cells may be located among basal cells, and that telomere length distribution in component cell types differs between CIS and non-cancerous epithelium. We have demonstrated conclusively that oesophageal CIS arises from epithelium with short telomeres and chromosomal instability in the absence of histological inflammation.
Authors:
Kaiyo Takubo; Masahiro Fujita; Naotaka Izumiyama; Ken-ichi Nakamura; Naoshi Ishikawa; Steven S Poon; Mutsunori Fujiwara; Motoji Sawabe; Masaaki Matsuura; Heike Grabsch; Tomio Arai; Junko Aida
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of pathology     Volume:  221     ISSN:  1096-9896     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Pathol.     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-10     Completed Date:  2010-07-28     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0204634     Medline TA:  J Pathol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  201-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Research Team for Geriatric Pathology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, 35-2 Sakae-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-0015, Japan. takubo@tmig.or.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma in Situ / genetics*,  pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / genetics*,  pathology
Case-Control Studies
Chromosomal Instability / genetics*
Esophageal Neoplasms / genetics*,  pathology
Female
Humans
In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence / methods
Male
Middle Aged
Telomere / genetics*,  pathology
Tumor Cells, Cultured

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