Objective To investigate the role of microsatellite instability(MSI) in carcinogenesis of gastric cancer(GC)and its relationship with clinicopathological features of GC.Methods MSI was examined in 30 surgically resected GC specimens using PCR,PCR denatured polyacrylamide gel based methods.Results MSI was detected in 36.67%(11/30) of GC.No significant correlation was found between MSI status and age,sex,clinical stage,lymph node metastasis and histological types of GC( P >0.05),but there seems a correlation between MSI and differentiation or location of GC.The incidence of MSI?H(high level MSI) in well or moderately differentiated GC(8/17, 47.06% ) was significantly higher than that in poorly differentiated GC(1/13,7.69%)( P <0.05),and MSI?H occurred more frequently in GC located in antrum(9/19,47.37%)than that in body and fundus(0/11,0%)( P = 0.01 ).Conclusion MSI may play a certain role in gastric carcinogenesis,and the relationship between MSI and clinicopathological features of GC needs further investigation. |