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Gene Expression Changes in the Duodenal Adenoma-Carcinoma Sequence in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)

ABSTRACT: Duodenal cancer is a leading cause of death in patients with FAP after colectomy. While cancer risk is up to 36% in Spigelman Stage IV patients, a significant proportion of cases occur in lower stage patients. Genome wide interrogation of APC-deficient mice revealed candidate biomarkers whose altered expression accompanied the evolution of small intestinal neoplasia. To date, no similar investigations have been pursued in FAP patients. In this study, a genome-wide transcriptional analysis of duodenal specimens from FAP patients was performed in order to describe changes occurring in the duodenal adenoma-carcinoma sequence in FAP

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE111156 | GEO | 2018/02/27

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder that predisposes to a number or malignant disorders [1,2]. Clinically, FAP presents with an abnormal number of colorectal polyps (100-5000), while it genetically is defined by mutations in the APC-gene [1]. Historically, colorectal cancer has been the major cause of deaths for FAP patient. However, as the incidence of colorectal cancer has decreased with the use of prophylactic colectomy, the incidence of duodenal cancer has increased [3,4]. It is estimated that the cumulative lifetime risk of duodenal polyposis exceeds 95% [1,5]. The predictor of duodenal cancer is duodenal polyposis, which is almost inevitable in patients with FAP. In 1989 the Spigelman score was introduced in order to assess the severity of duodenal polyposis and stratify patients according to risk of duodenal cancer (Table 1) [6]. It is a composite score that includes two endoscopic parameters (number and maximum size of polyps, respectively) and two histopathological parameters (histological subtype and grade of dysplasia). The score ranges from 0-12 and it has been classified in four stages. The 10-year risk of developing duodenal cancer corresponds with the Spigelman stage ranging from ≈0 for stage 0-1 to 36% for stage 4 [7]. Besides duodenal cancer, the indications of cancer prophylactic surgical resection are debatable, but generally recommended in the case of Spigelman stage 4 or high-grade dysplasia. Table 1 Spigelman Classification for duodenal polyposis Criterion 1 point 2 points 3 points Polyp number 1-4 5-20 >20 Polyp size (mm) 1-4 5-10 >20 Histology Tubular Tubulovillous Villous Dysplasia Low grade* High grade* Stage 0: 0 points; stage I: 1-4 points; stage II: 5-6 points; stage III: 7-8 points; stage IV: 9-12 points. *Originally, 3 grades of dysplasia were incorporated. While the correlation to cancer has been explored in several studies, the validation and the reproducibility of the Spigelman score remains somewhat unclear. The primary aim of this study is to assess the inter- and intra-observer agreement of the Spigelman score for experienced endoscopists using state-of-the-art high-definition (HD) endoscopes. Hypothesis: The Spigelman score has perfect reproducibility for endoscopic experts (κ>0.80 with 95% CI.).

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Gene Expression Changes in the Duodenal Adenoma-Carcinoma Sequence in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)

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