Repetitive DNA alterations in human skin cancers. 2004

Gil R H Ribeiro, and Guilherme Francisco, and Lúcia V S Teixeira, and Rosana F Romão-Correia, and José A Sanches, and Cyro Festa Neto, and Itamar R G Ruiz
Genetics Laboratory, Butantan Institute, Avenue Vital Brasil 1500, CEP 05503-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Repetitive sequences constitute landmarks for genome regulation, evolution, and chromatin architecture. Patterns of specific and non-specific repetitive sequences change in many types and stages of tumor cells, characterized by band loss, gain, and (de) increased staining of pre-existing bands. In this work, repetitive DNA was studied in search of genome instability of skin cancers: basal and squamous cell carcinomas (BCC and SCC), malignant melanoma (MM), melanocytic nevus (MN), and actinic keratosis (AK) lesions. DNAs were extracted from blood and tumor samples from 21 BCC, 7 SCC, 11 MM and 7 lesions. Banding patterns were obtained by random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD), and specific D9S50 and D9S52 microsatellites (9p21). D9S50 patterns revealed microsatellite instability (MSI) and/or loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in 36% BCC, 25% SCC, and 57% MM tumors. D9S52 microsatellite showed 28.5%; 42.8%; and 71.4% altered tumors, respectively. No microsatellite alterations were found in MN and AK. On the other hand, genomic rearrangements detected by RAPD were present in 100% tumors. In BCC, the mean number of tumor DNA alterations showed predominant gain of bands. On the contrary, MM samples presented loss, or decreased intensity signal of RAPD bands. Genome alterations in skin cancers would result from chromosomal rearrangements, aneuploidy and/or polysomies. The low-cost and quick RAPD technique may reveal unknown genes or DNA sequences associated with tumor development and progression, and may be easily implemented in clinical diagnosis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011110 Polymorphism, Genetic The regular and simultaneous occurrence in a single interbreeding population of two or more discontinuous genotypes. The concept includes differences in genotypes ranging in size from a single nucleotide site (POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE) to large nucleotide sequences visible at a chromosomal level. Gene Polymorphism,Genetic Polymorphism,Polymorphism (Genetics),Genetic Polymorphisms,Gene Polymorphisms,Polymorphism, Gene,Polymorphisms (Genetics),Polymorphisms, Gene,Polymorphisms, Genetic
D012091 Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid Sequences of DNA or RNA that occur in multiple copies. There are several types: INTERSPERSED REPETITIVE SEQUENCES are copies of transposable elements (DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS or RETROELEMENTS) dispersed throughout the genome. TERMINAL REPEAT SEQUENCES flank both ends of another sequence, for example, the long terminal repeats (LTRs) on RETROVIRUSES. Variations may be direct repeats, those occurring in the same direction, or inverted repeats, those opposite to each other in direction. TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES are copies which lie adjacent to each other, direct or inverted (INVERTED REPEAT SEQUENCES). DNA Repetitious Region,Direct Repeat,Genes, Selfish,Nucleic Acid Repetitive Sequences,Repetitive Region,Selfish DNA,Selfish Genes,DNA, Selfish,Repetitious Region, DNA,Repetitive Sequence,DNA Repetitious Regions,DNAs, Selfish,Direct Repeats,Gene, Selfish,Repeat, Direct,Repeats, Direct,Repetitious Regions, DNA,Repetitive Regions,Repetitive Sequences,Selfish DNAs,Selfish Gene
D004273 DNA, Neoplasm DNA present in neoplastic tissue. Neoplasm DNA
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012878 Skin Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the SKIN. Cancer of Skin,Skin Cancer,Cancer of the Skin,Neoplasms, Skin,Cancer, Skin,Cancers, Skin,Neoplasm, Skin,Skin Cancers,Skin Neoplasm
D042822 Genomic Instability An increased tendency of the GENOME to acquire MUTATIONS when various processes involved in maintaining and replicating the genome are dysfunctional. Genome Instability,Genome Stability,Genomic Stability,Genome Instabilities,Genome Stabilities,Genomic Instabilities,Genomic Stabilities,Instabilities, Genome,Instabilities, Genomic,Instability, Genome,Instability, Genomic,Stabilities, Genome,Stabilities, Genomic,Stability, Genome,Stability, Genomic
D018895 Microsatellite Repeats A variety of simple repeat sequences that are distributed throughout the GENOME. They are characterized by a short repeat unit of 2-8 basepairs that is repeated up to 100 times. They are also known as short tandem repeats (STRs). Microsatellite Markers,Pentanucleotide Repeats,Simple Repetitive Sequence,Tetranucleotide Repeats,Microsatellites,Short Tandem Repeats,Simple Sequence Repeats,Marker, Microsatellite,Markers, Microsatellite,Microsatellite,Microsatellite Marker,Microsatellite Repeat,Pentanucleotide Repeat,Repeat, Microsatellite,Repeat, Pentanucleotide,Repeat, Short Tandem,Repeat, Simple Sequence,Repeat, Tetranucleotide,Repeats, Microsatellite,Repeats, Pentanucleotide,Repeats, Short Tandem,Repeats, Simple Sequence,Repeats, Tetranucleotide,Repetitive Sequence, Simple,Repetitive Sequences, Simple,Sequence Repeat, Simple,Sequence Repeats, Simple,Sequence, Simple Repetitive,Sequences, Simple Repetitive,Short Tandem Repeat,Simple Repetitive Sequences,Simple Sequence Repeat,Tandem Repeat, Short,Tandem Repeats, Short,Tetranucleotide Repeat
D019656 Loss of Heterozygosity The loss of one allele at a specific locus, caused by a deletion mutation; or loss of a chromosome from a chromosome pair, resulting in abnormal HEMIZYGOSITY. It is detected when heterozygous markers for a locus appear monomorphic because one of the ALLELES was deleted. Allelic Loss,Heterozygosity, Loss of,Allelic Losses,Heterozygosity Loss
D021141 Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques Laboratory techniques that involve the in-vitro synthesis of many copies of DNA or RNA from one original template. DNA Amplification Technic,DNA Amplification Technique,DNA Amplification Techniques,Nucleic Acid Amplification Technic,Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique,RNA Amplification Technic,RNA Amplification Technique,RNA Amplification Techniques,Amplification Technics, Nucleic Acid,Amplification Techniques, Nucleic Acid,DNA Amplification Technics,Nucleic Acid Amplification Technics,Nucleic Acid Amplification Test,Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests,RNA Amplification Technics,Technics, Nucleic Acid Amplification,Techniques, Nucleic Acid Amplification,Amplification Technic, DNA,Amplification Technic, RNA,Amplification Technics, DNA,Amplification Technics, RNA,Amplification Technique, DNA,Amplification Technique, RNA,Amplification Techniques, DNA,Amplification Techniques, RNA,Technic, DNA Amplification,Technic, RNA Amplification,Technics, DNA Amplification,Technics, RNA Amplification,Technique, DNA Amplification,Technique, RNA Amplification,Techniques, DNA Amplification,Techniques, RNA Amplification

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