摘要
Objective： To study the expression of T-cell transcription factor-4 （Tcf-4） gene in human colorectal cancer （CRC） and the relationship between Tcf-4 gene and progression of CRC. Methods： Quantitative real time RT-PCR was used to de- tect the expression of Tcf-4 mRNA in 31 CRC and para-cancerous tissues. The correlation of expression of the Tcf-4 gene with clinicopathologicel characteristics of CRC was also analyzed. Results： Compared with normal tissues, up-regulation of Tcf4 mRNAwas observed in 31 CRC tissues （t = 2.188, P = 0.037）. The expression values of Tcf-4 mRNA in Dukes A, B, C and D were 8.38 ＋ 1.92, 6.93 ＋ 1.44, 6.00 ＋ 1.26 and 3.50 ＋ 0.71 respectively. Analyzed by one-way ANOVA, there were significant differences in the expressions of Tcf-4 in different Dukes stages （F = 6.454, P = 0.002）. Moreover, the over-expression of Tcf-4 was significantly correlated with lymph node metastases. However the expression of Tcf-4 was no correlation with the age, gender of patients and cell differentiation of CRC in this study. Conclusion： The higher expression level of Tcf-4 mRNA in CRC tissues suggested that the over-expression of Tcf-4 gene may be related to the development and invasion of CRC.
