Aberrant expression of annexin A10 is closely related to gastric phenotype in serrated pathway to colorectal carcinoma

Annexin A10 (ANXA10) is a member of the ANX family that is normally expressed in gastric mucosa. ANXA10 was recently observed to be upregulated in sessile serrated adenoma, a precursor to microsatellite-unstable colorectal cancer. We investigated the use of ANXA10 in diagnosing colorectal carcinoma....

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Published inModern pathology Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 268 - 278
Main Authors Tsai, Jia-Huei, Lin, Yu-Lin, Cheng, Yi-Chen, Chen, Chien-Chuan, Lin, Liang-In, Tseng, Li-Hui, Cheng, Mei-Ling, Liau, Jau-Yu, Jeng, Yung-Ming
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LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2015
Elsevier Limited
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Summary:Annexin A10 (ANXA10) is a member of the ANX family that is normally expressed in gastric mucosa. ANXA10 was recently observed to be upregulated in sessile serrated adenoma, a precursor to microsatellite-unstable colorectal cancer. We investigated the use of ANXA10 in diagnosing colorectal carcinoma. In an immunohistochemical analysis, the intensity and quantity of ANXA10, MUC5AC, MUC6 and CDX2 in 123 colorectal carcinomas were graded. We determined the molecular status of BRAF and KRAS mutations, as well as the microsatellite instability status and the CpG island methylator phenotype in all colorectal carcinomas, and subcategorized into four molecular subgroups according to the molecular derangements. Nuclear ANXA10 staining was present in 36 colorectal carcinomas, exhibiting a strong significant association with the BRAF mutation status (P<0.0001) and positive CpG island methylator phenotype (P<0.0001), and a borderline significant association with high levels of microsatellite instability (P=0.072). The ANXA10-positive colorectal carcinomas were frequently positive for MUC5AC and MUC6, and were associated with absent or reduced CDX2 expression (all P<0.0001). According to a classification and regression tree analysis, ANXA10 is a superior marker for the molecular subtyping of colorectal carcinomas and represents a specific marker for colorectal cancers of the serrated pathway. Our results indicated that ANXA10 expression is implicated in gastric programming in serrated-pathway-associated colorectal carcinoma. ANXA10-positive colorectal carcinoma is highly associated with the molecular features of the serrated neoplasia pathway.
ISSN:0893-3952
1530-0285
DOI:10.1038/modpathol.2014.96