Objective To investigate the change of immunologic gene expression in cases of colorectal cancer with liver metastasis. Methods The total RNAs were extracted from tumor tissues of original lesions in 16 patients with colorectal cancer, DNA microarray was used to examine the change of immunologic gene expression in colorectal cancer patients with or without liver metastasis. Results Compared with samples without liver metastases, the expressions of 11 immunologic genes obviously down-regulated in the tumor tissues of colorectal cancer patients with liver metastasis, including:carboxypeptidase D;Fc fragment of IgE, high affinityⅠreceptor for gamma polypeptide;Fc fragment of IgG, low affinityⅢa receptor (CD16a);free fatty acid receptor 2;interleukin 2 receptor gamma;protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type C;complement factor B;major histocompatibility complex, classⅡ, DM alpha;major histocompatibility complex, classⅡ, DM beta;major histocompatibility complex, classⅡ, DQ alpha 1;granzyme B. The functions involved the growth and activation of immunologic cell, signal transduction, cell apoptotic, cell factors, receptors, complement, apoptotic, and immunogenicity of tumor cell. Conclusions Down-regulation of a various of immunologic gene expression in colorectal cancer patients with liver metastasis inhibits the function of immunology, and tumor cells escaped the destruction of immunology system results in metastasis.