Gastric carcinomas with microsatellite instability: clinical features and mutations to the TGF-β type II receptor, IGFII receptor, and BAX genes

The replication error phenotype (RER+) represents an important new form of genetic alteration characterized by widespread instability in repetitive nucleotide sequences. The aim of this study was to compare the features of RER+ gastric tumours with those of RER+ colonic tumours. RER status was deter...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of pathology 1999-03, Vol.187 (4), p.428-432
Hauptverfasser: Iacopetta, Barry J., Soong, Richie, House, Anthony K., Hamelin, Richard
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Zusammenfassung:The replication error phenotype (RER+) represents an important new form of genetic alteration characterized by widespread instability in repetitive nucleotide sequences. The aim of this study was to compare the features of RER+ gastric tumours with those of RER+ colonic tumours. RER status was determined by analysis of size alterations in the BAT‐26 mononucleotide repeat microsatellite. Twelve of 121 (10 per cent) gastric carcinomas from a low‐incidence region were found to be RER+. BAT‐26 instability was associated with tumours showing an absence of nodal invasion (p = 0·009) and with a trend for improved prognosis. These tumours were more frequent in older, female patients. Frameshift mutations in mononucleotide repeat sequences within the transforming growth factor‐β receptor II (RII), insulin‐like growth factor II receptor (IGFIIR), and BAX genes were observed in 83, 33, and 25 per cent, respectively, of RER+ tumours. Only 1/12 (8 per cent) RER+ tumours contained a p53 gene mutation compared with 29/109 (27 per cent) RER− tumours. RER+ gastric carcinomas therefore share several important features with RER+ colonic tumours, including less frequent nodal invasion, improved prognosis, a similar frequency of mutation in growth control genes containing repetitive nucleotide sequences, and a low frequency of mutation of the p53 tumour suppressor gene. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:0022-3417
1096-9896
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1096-9896(199903)187:4<428::AID-PATH264>3.0.CO;2-A