World J Gastroenterol
School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan.
Published: September 2021
Background: Identifying novel colorectal cancer (CRC) prognostic biomarkers is crucial to helping clinicians make appropriate therapy decisions. Melatonin plays a major role in managing the circadian rhythm and exerts oncostatic effects on different kinds of tumours.
Aim: To explore the relationship between single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) combined with gene hypermethylation and CRC prognosis.
Methods: A total of 94 CRC tumour tissues were investigated. Genotyping for the four SNPs (rs1387153, rs2166706, rs10830963, and rs1447352) was performed using multiplex polymerase chain reaction. The relationships between the SNPs and CRC 5-year overall survival (OS) was assessed by calculating hazard ratios with 95%CIs.
Results: All SNPs (rs1387153, rs2166706, rs10830963, and rs1447352) were correlated with decreased 5-year OS. In stratified analysis, rs1387153, rs10830963, and rs1447352 risk genotype combined with CDKN2A and MGMT methylation status were associated with 5-year OS. A strong cumulative effect of the four polymorphisms on CRC prognosis was observed. Four haplotypes of SNPs were also associated with the 5-year OS. SNPs combined with and gene methylation status could be used to predict shorter CRC survival.
Conclusion: The novel genetic biomarkers combined with epigenetic biomarkers may be predictive tool for CRC prognosis and thus could be used to individualise treatment for patients with CRC.
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