Table 2

Results of microsatellite instability/LOH analysis and MSH2, MLH1, MSH6, and β-catenin protein immunoexpression for carcinomas and adenomas from patients included in the study

Immunoexpression
PatientNo of adenomasAnalysed samplesMSI analysisLOH analysisMSH2MLH1MSH6Nuclear β-catenin
MSI, microsatellite instability; MSS, microsatellite stability; LOH, loss of heterozygosity; AI, allelic imbalance; D2S, D2S123; D5S, D5S346; N, normal; Y, yes (normal expression); nuclear expression of β-catenin (− absence of expression; + less than 25% expression; ++ between 25% and 50% expression; +++ more than 50% expression).
120–50CarcMSSLOH (TP53)YYY++
Ad 1 (LGD)MSSNYYY+
Ad 2 (LGD, HGD)MSSNYYY++ (LGD), +++ (HGD)
229CarcMSSLOH (D2S, D5S, TP53)YYY++
Ad (LGD)MSSLOH (D2S), AI (D5S)YYY+++
36CarcMSSNYYY+
Ad (HGD)MSSNYYY+++
412Ad (LGD, HGD)MSSLOH (D2S), AI (D5S)YYY+++
Ad (LGD)MSSAI (D2S, D5S)YYY+++
550CarcMSSLOH (D2S)NoYNo
Ad (LGD)MSSLOH (D2S)YYY+
620–30Ad 1 (LGD)MSSNYYY++
Ad 2 (LGD)MSSNYYY+
Ad 3 (LGD)MSSNYYY+++
730Ad 1 (LGD)MSSNYYY
Ad 2 (LGD)MSSNYYY+++
840–50Ad (LGD)MSSNYYY+
928Ad 1 (LGD)MSSAI (D5S)YYY+
Ad 2 (LGD)MSSNYYY++
1030CarcMSSNYYY+++
Ad 1 (LGD)MSSNYYY
Ad 2 (LGD)MSSNYYY+++
1140CarcMSSNYYY+++
Ad 1 (HGD)MSSNYYY+++
Ad 2 (LGD)MSSNYYY+++
1230CarcMSSLOH (D2S), AI (TP53)YYY+
138CarcMSSNYYNoRare
Ad 1 (LGD)MSSNYYY
Ad 2 (LGD)MSSNYYY
1413Ad (LGD)MSSNYYY
157Ad 1 (LGD)MSSLOH (D5S), AI (D2S)YYY+++
Ad 2 (LGD)MSSAI (D5S)YYY+++
Ad 3 (LGD)MSSLOH (D5S)YYY++
169Ad 1 (LGD)MSSNYYY