Frequent polymorphism of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ gene in colorectal cancer containing wild-type K-ras gene

  • Authors:
    • S. Tomita
    • H. Kawamata
    • J. Imura
    • F. Omotehara
    • Y. Ueda
    • T. Fujimori
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  • Published online on: May 1, 2002     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.9.5.485
  • Pages: 485-488
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Abstract

We analyzed the K-ras gene mutation and the polymorphism of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ (PPARγ) gene, which is known as a master gene for adipocyte differentiation and a tumor suppressor gene, in patients with colorectal cancer by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism. We detected a mutation of K-ras gene at codon 12 in 8 of 39 colorectal cancers. We also detected a polymorphism of PPARγ gene at codon 12 in 10 of 39 patients with colorectal cancer. Homozygous polymorphism (Ala12Ala) in PPARγ gene was found only in one patient, but heterozygous polymorphism (Pro12Ala) was found in 9 of 29 patients. Surprisingly, all 10 colorectal cancers developed in the patients with polymorphism of PPARγ gene carrying the wild-type K-ras gene. These findings suggest that PPARγ gene polymorphism may be implicated with the development of colorectal cancers, in which K-ras gene is not mutated.

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Tomita S, Kawamata H, Imura J, Omotehara F, Ueda Y and Fujimori T: Frequent polymorphism of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ gene in colorectal cancer containing wild-type K-ras gene. Int J Mol Med 9: 485-488, 2002
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Tomita, S., Kawamata, H., Imura, J., Omotehara, F., Ueda, Y., & Fujimori, T. (2002). Frequent polymorphism of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ gene in colorectal cancer containing wild-type K-ras gene. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 9, 485-488. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.9.5.485
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Tomita, S., Kawamata, H., Imura, J., Omotehara, F., Ueda, Y., Fujimori, T."Frequent polymorphism of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ gene in colorectal cancer containing wild-type K-ras gene". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 9.5 (2002): 485-488.
Chicago
Tomita, S., Kawamata, H., Imura, J., Omotehara, F., Ueda, Y., Fujimori, T."Frequent polymorphism of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ gene in colorectal cancer containing wild-type K-ras gene". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 9, no. 5 (2002): 485-488. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.9.5.485