Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Oncology
Manuscript ID	27779
Country	Denmark

Received	2016-06-16 09:27
Peer-Review Started	2016-06-18 08:25
To Make the First Decision	2016-08-04 18:25
Return for Revision	2016-08-16 11:32
Revised	2016-09-12 22:27
Second Decision	2016-11-22 17:44
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2016-12-28 15:28
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Category	Oncology
Manuscript Type	Basic Study
Article Title	NDRG2 gene copy number is not altered in colorectal carcinoma
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Anders Lorentzen and Cathy Mitchelmore
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Danish Cancer Society DP05117
Corresponding Author	Cathy Mitchelmore, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Universitetsvej 1, Postbox 260, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark. mitch@ruc.dk
Key Words	N-myc downstream-regulated gene 2; Colorectal carcinoma; MYC; Tumor suppressor; Allelic loss; Gene amplification; Copy number
Core Tip	NDRG2 is a putative tumor suppressor gene whose expression is reduced in many cancer forms, including colorectal carcinoma (CRC). We set out there-fore to investigate if down-regulation of NDRG2 expression was due to loss of one or both alleles and/or to other mechanisms. In our paper, we show that allelic loss of NDRG2 is a rare event in CRC. To our knowledge, this is the first study that has specifically investigated gene copy number of NDRG2 in CRC. Furthermore, our results suggest that MYC is amplified in more than 40% of CRC cases. MYC is known to repress transcription of NDRG2. Our results lead us to suggest that it is the transcriptional control of NDRG2 expression, including repression by MYC and epigenetic regulation, that results in decreased NDRG2 mRNA levels in CRC, rather than allelic loss of NDRG2.
Publish Date	2017-02-08 15:32
Citation	Lorentzen A, Mitchelmore C. NDRG2 gene copy number is not altered in colorectal carcinoma. World J Clin Oncol 2017; 8(1): 67-74
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-4333/full/v8/i1/67.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5306/wjco.v8.i1.67

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