Original Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2012; 18(48): 7251-7261
Published online Dec 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i48.7251
Table 1 Primer sequences and fragment sizes of polymerase chain reaction products
GeneSNPs site (refSNP )Primer sequence(5’-3’)Fragment sizes of PCR products (bp)
CDH17c.343A>G (rs2243518)Forward primer: CCAACATGGTTTCCTTTTCCTC159
Reverse primer: GTTCTGCCTTACTGAGCCTTCG
c.2216A>C (rs1051624)Forward primer: AATCCAGGGTCTGAAGTTGTA198
Reverse primer: TACTAGCCTGAGTTGCCTATA
Table 2 The correlation between the genotype of CDH17 gene c.343A>G and clinicopathologic parameters in colorectal carcinomas n (%)
Clinicopathologic parametersnGenotype CDH17 c.343A>Gχ2P value
A/AA/GG/G
Gender
Male4710 (21.3)25 (53.2)12 (25.5)2.2360.327
Female4616 (34.8)19 (41.3)11 (23.9)
Age (yr)
< 502910 (34.5)15 (51.7)4 (13.8)2.8540.240
≥ 506416 (25)29 (45.3)19 (29.7)
Tumor location
Colon328 (25.0)16 (50.0)8 (25.0)0.2290.892
Rectum6118 (29.5)28 (45.9)15 (24.6)
Tumor size (cm)
< 56818 (26.5)34 (50.0)16 (23.5)0.7340.693
≥ 5258 (32.0)10 (40.0)7 (28.0)
Macroscopic appearance
Protrude type318 (25.8)17 (54.8)6 (19.4)1.9480.7451
Ulcer type4612 (26.1)21 (45.7)13 (28.3)
Infiltrating type166 (37.5)6 (37.5)4 (25.0)
Colloid type00 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Histologic type
Adenocarcinoma7118 (25.4)34 (47.9)19 (26.8)2.1790.7031
Adenocarcinoma and mucinous carcinoma94 (44.4)3 (33.3)2 (22.2)
Mucinous carcinoma134 (30.8)7 (53.8)2 (15.4)
Undifferentiated carcinoma00 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Adenosquamous carcinoma00 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Squamous cell carcinoma00 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Invasion depth
Submucosa20 (0.0)2 (100.0)0 (0.0)0.6960.7062
Muscular layer3412 (35.3)15 (44.1)7 (20.6)
Serous coat4812 (25)21 (43.8)15 (31.3)
Other organs92 (22.2)6 (66.7)1 (11.1)
Differentiation degree
Well-differentiated40 (0.0)2 (50.0)2 (50.0)2.2120.3312
Moderately-differentiated6317 (27.0)33 (52.4)13 (20.6)
Poorly-differentiated269 (34.6)9 (34.6)8 (30.8)
Lymph node metastasis
No5916 (27.1)35 (59.3)8 (13.6)13.1050.0013
Yes3410 (29.4)9 (26.5)15 (44.1)
TNM grade
I268 (30.8)16 (61.5)2 (7.7)10.3440.00623
II317 (22.6)18 (58.1)6 (19.4)
III339 (27.3)9 (27.3)15 (45.5)
IV32 (66.7)1 (33.3)0 (0.0)
Hematogenous metastasis
No9024 (26.7)43 (47.8)23 (25.6)2.5560.2791
Yes32 (66.7)1 (33.3)0 (0.0)
Recurrence
No9124 (26.4)44 (48.4)23 (25.3)5.2670.0721
Yes22 (100.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Table 3 The correlation between the genotype of CDH17 gene c.2216A>C and clinicopathologic parameters in colorectal carcinomas n (%)
Clinicopathologic parametersnGenotype CDH17 c.2216A>Gχ2P value
A/AA/CC/C
Gender
Male4720 (42.6)5 (10.6)22 (46.8)3.6560.161
Female4611 (23.9)7 (15.2)28 (60.9)
Age (yr)
< 50296 (20.7)5 (17.2)18 (62.1)3.1760.204
≥ 506425 (39.1)7 (10.9)32 (50.0)
Tumor location
Colon3210 (31.3)6 (18.8)16 (50.0)1.4850.476
Rectum6121 (34.4)6 (9.8)34 (55.7)
Tumor size (cm)
< 56825 (36.8)5 (7.4)38 (55.9)7.1440.0283
≥ 5256 (24.0)7 (28.0)12 (48.0)
Macroscopic appearance
Protrude type3111 (35.5)4 (12.9)16 (51.6)1.0250.9061
Ulcer type4616 (34.8)5 (10.9)25 (54.3)
Infiltrating type164 (25.0)3 (18.8)9 (56.3)
Colloid type00 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Histologic type
Adenocarcinoma7123 (32.4)10 (14.1)38 (53.5)1.6840.7941
Adenocarcinoma and mucinous carcinoma94 (44.4)0 (0.0)5 (55.6)
Mucinous carcinoma134 (30.8)2 (15.4)7 (53.8)
Undifferentiated carcinoma00 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Adenosquamous carcinoma00 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Squamous cell carcinoma00 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Invasion depth
Submucosa22 (100.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)1.6100.4472
Muscular layer3412 (35.3)4 (11.8)18 (52.9)
Serous coat4814 (29.2)5 (10.4)29 (60.4)
Other organs93 (33.3)3 (33.3)3 (33.3)
Differentiation degree
Well-differentiated40 (0.0)0 (0.0)4 (100.0)0.0900.9562
Moderately-differentiated6324 (38.1)9 (14.3)30 (47.6)
Poorly-differentiated267 (26.9)3 (11.5)16 (61.5)
Lymph node metastasis
No5925 (42.4)10 (16.9)24 (40.7)11.1430.0043
Yes346 (17.6)2 (5.9)26 (76.5)
TNM grade
I2612 (46.2)4 (15.4)10 (38.5)6.7100.03523
II3112 (38.7)5 (16.1)14 (45.2)
III336 (18.2)2 (6.1)25 (75.8)
IV31 (33.3)1 (33.3)1 (33.3)
Hematogenous metastasis
No9030 (33.3)11 (12.2)49 (54.4)1.2430.5371
Yes31 (33.3)1 (33.3)1 (33.3)
Recurrence
No9129 (31.9)12 (13.2)50 (54.9)4.0880.1301
Yes22 (100.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Table 4 The correlation between the genotype and allele frequencies of CDH17 gene c.343A>G and lymph node metastasis n (%)
Lymph node metastasisOR (95%CI)
NoYes
Genotype
A/G35 (59.3)9 (26.5)1.000 (reference)
A/A16 (27.1)10 (29.4)2.431 (0.828-7.139)
G/G8 (13.6)15 (44.1)7.292 (2.360-22.532)
Allele frequency
A67 (56.8)29 (42.6)1.000 (reference)
G51 (43.2)39 (57.4)1.767 (0.967-3.229)
Table 5 The correlation between the genotype and allele frequency of CDH17 gene c.343A>G and tumor-node-metastasis grade n (%)
TNM gradeMean rank
IIIIIIIV
Genotype
A/G16 (61.5)18 (58.1)9 (27.3)1 (33.3)39.32
A/A8 (30.8)7 (22.6)9 (27.3)2 (66.7)48.15
G/G2 (7.7)6 (19.4)15 (45.5)0 (0.0)60.39
Allele frequency
A32 (61.5)32 (51.6)27 (40.9)5 (83.3)87.71
G20 (38.5)30 (48.4)39 (59.1)1 (16.7)99.68
Table 6 The correlation between the genotype and allele frequency of CDH17 gene c.2216A>C and lymph node metastasis n (%)
Lymph node metastasisOR (95%CI)
NoYes
Genotype
A/C10 (16.9)2 (5.9)1.000 (reference)
A/A25 (42.4)6 (17.6)1.200 (0.206-6.977)
C/C24 (40.7)26 (76.5)5.417 (1.076-27.272)
Allele frequency
A60 (50.8)14 (20.6)1.000 (reference)
C58 (49.2)54 (79.4)3.990 (2.002-7.953)
Table 7 The correlation between the genotype and allele frequency of CDH17 gene c.2216A>C and tumor-node-metastasis grade n (%)
TNM gradeMean rank
IIIIIIIV
Genotype
A/C4 (15.4)5 (16.1)2 (6.1)1 (33.3)42
A/A12 (46.2)12 (38.7)6 (18.2)1 (33.3)38.77
C/C10 (38.5)14 (45.2)25 (75.8)1 (33.3)53.3
Allele frequency
A28 (53.8)29 (46.8)14 (21.2)3 (50.0)78.09
C24 (46.2)33 (53.2)52 (78.8)3 (50.0)103.68