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Skewed X-chromosome inactivation in patients with esophageal carcinoma

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Title
Skewed X-chromosome inactivation in patients with esophageal carcinoma
Published in
Diagnostic Pathology, April 2013
DOI 10.1186/1746-1596-8-55
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Gang Li, Tianbo Jin, Hongjuan Liang, Yanyang Tu, Wei Zhang, Li Gong, Qin Su, Guodong Gao

Abstract

Skewed X-chromosome inactivation (SXCI) was found in some apparently healthy females mainly from Western countries. It has been linked to development of ovarian, breast and pulmonary carcinomas. The present study aimed to observe the SXCI frequencies in apparently healthy Chinese females and patients with esophageal carcinoma. DNA was extracted from the peripheral blood cells from 401 Chinese females without a detectable tumor and 143 female patients with esophageal carcinoma. Exon 1 of androgen receptor (AR) gene was amplified, and the products of different CAG alleles were resolved on denaturing polyacrylamide gels and visualized after silver staining. The corrected ratios (CR) of the products before and after HpaII digestion were calculated. As to the healthy females, when CR ≥ 3 was used as a criterion, SXCI was found in two (4.3%) of the 46 neonates, 13 (7.8%) of the 166 younger adults (16-50 years) and 37 (25.7%) of the 144 elderly females (51-96 years), with the frequency higher in the elderly subjects than in the two former groups (P < 0.05). When a more stringent criterion (CR ≥ 10) was used, SXCI was found in one (2.2%), two (1.2%) and 16 (11.1%) of the subjects in the three age groups, respectively, itsfrequency being higher in the elderly than in the younger age groups (P < 0.05). Occurrence of SXCI was detected in both the patients and controls at similar frequencies. However, the phenomenon, as defined as CR ≥ 3, was more frequent in the patients aging <40 years (35.7%) compared to the corresponding reference group (7.6%, P = 0.006). When CR ≥ 10 was adopted, the frequencies were 7.1% and 1.2%, respectively. Their difference did not attain statistical significance (P = 0. 217). SXCI also occurs in apparently healthy Chinese females, and is associated with age. It may be considered as a predisposing factor for the early development of esophageal carcinoma.

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Country Count As %
Germany 1 5%
Unknown 21 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 23%
Researcher 4 18%
Student > Postgraduate 3 14%
Student > Master 3 14%
Student > Doctoral Student 1 5%
Other 3 14%
Unknown 3 14%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 8 36%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4 18%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 9%
Neuroscience 2 9%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 5%
Other 2 9%
Unknown 3 14%
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#6,389,976
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