Analysis of the PTEN gene mutation in polyposis syndromes and sporadic gastrointestinal tumors in Japanese patients.
Dis Colon Rectum
; 43(10 Suppl): S29-33, 2000 Oct.
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PURPOSE: PTEN is a candidate tumor suppressor gene for mutations which are responsible for Cowden disease. Recently, it has been shown that PTEN is mutated in several human neoplasms. To investigate the role of PTEN in tumorigenesis, we screened its mutation in Japanese patients with gastrointestinal polyposis and various sporadic tumors. METHODS: The entire coding region of PTEN was screened by single strand conformational polymorphism or direct sequencing for somatic mutations in 16 gingival papillomas, 4 juvenile polyps, 10 esophageal papillomas, and 20 colorectal cancers and for germline mutations in three patients with Cowden disease (including one with Lhermitte-Duclos disease) and one patient each with juvenile polyposis syndrome, Turcot's syndrome, and Cronkhite-Canada syndrome. RESULTS: Germline mutations were found in all cases of Cowden disease. One mutation was a nonsense mutation at codon 130 (CGA-->TGA), and the other two were splice site mutations at the 5' site of intron 4 and the 3' site of intron 8. We could not detect germline mutations in other patients with gastrointestinal polyposis or somatic mutations in sporadic tumors. CONCLUSIONS: We confirmed previous reports that germline mutations in PTEN are responsible for Cowden disease. However, somatic mutations of PTEN may not play a major role in tumorigenesis, at least in colorectal cancers, esophageal papillomas and gingival papillomas.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Papiloma
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Síndrome de Hamartoma Múltiple
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Neoplasias Esofágicas
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Genes Supresores de Tumor
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Mutación de Línea Germinal
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Monoéster Fosfórico Hidrolasas
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Poliposis Adenomatosa del Colon
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Proteínas Supresoras de Tumor
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Neoplasias Gastrointestinales
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dis Colon Rectum
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos