Abstract
To determine whether there are chromosomal clues to inherited forms of colorectal cancer, we studied chromosome instability in lymphocytes cultured from persons with sporadic colorectal cancer before treatment and from persons with a genetic predisposition to colorectal cancer due to adenomatous polyposis coli, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, or juvenile polyposis. Spontaneous aberrations of chromosome number and structure were scored and compared to control studies by the same methods. Sex chromosome aneuploidy was found increased in patients. Autosomal aneuploidy was not increased. Chromosome breakage was elevated in young persons genetically predisposed to colorectal cancer compared to young patients with sporadic colorectal cancer. Chromosome rearrangements, other than those of chromosomes 7 and/or 14, rose with age, particularly in patients. Despite considerable interindividual variations, it would seem that increased chromosome breakage and rearrangement in addition to sex chromosome aneuploidy may be signs of chromosome instability in the predisposition to colorectal cancer.
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