ras and myc analysis in primary and metastatic colorectal carcinomas

  • Authors:
    • I Albanese
    • C Rinaudo
    • M Alberti
    • V Bazan
    • A Russo
    • M Migliavacca
    • P Bazan
    • G Dardanoni
    • R Tomasino
    • M La Farina
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  • Published online on: February 1, 1997     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.10.2.293
  • Pages: 293-300
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Abstract

Paired primary colorectal adenocarcinoma and normal frozen tissue samples from 60 patients were prospectively studied to determine the frequency of point mutations in K-ras and the occurrence of structural alterations in c-myc. Parallel investigations were performed on liver metastatic specimens from 16 of the patients. 47% of the primary tumors presented point mutations in K-ras; 71% of these were in codon 12. Significant associations were found between codon 13 ras mutations and Dukes' D stage (p<0.05), and between mutations in codon 12 and mucinous type (p<0.01). The c-myc gene structure was altered in 5/60 cases (8%). In 4/16 cases, the K-ras gene status in the primary carcinoma and in the metastatic tissue from the same patient was found to be different. Our results suggest that codon 13 I-as mutations may be associated with an increased invasive and metastatic potential, while codon 12 mutations may have a role in the mucinous differentiation pathway.

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February 1997
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Albanese I, Rinaudo C, Alberti M, Bazan V, Russo A, Migliavacca M, Bazan P, Dardanoni G, Tomasino R, La Farina M, La Farina M, et al: ras and myc analysis in primary and metastatic colorectal carcinomas. Int J Oncol 10: 293-300, 1997
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Albanese, I., Rinaudo, C., Alberti, M., Bazan, V., Russo, A., Migliavacca, M. ... La Farina, M. (1997). ras and myc analysis in primary and metastatic colorectal carcinomas. International Journal of Oncology, 10, 293-300. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.10.2.293
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Albanese, I., Rinaudo, C., Alberti, M., Bazan, V., Russo, A., Migliavacca, M., Bazan, P., Dardanoni, G., Tomasino, R., La Farina, M."ras and myc analysis in primary and metastatic colorectal carcinomas". International Journal of Oncology 10.2 (1997): 293-300.
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Albanese, I., Rinaudo, C., Alberti, M., Bazan, V., Russo, A., Migliavacca, M., Bazan, P., Dardanoni, G., Tomasino, R., La Farina, M."ras and myc analysis in primary and metastatic colorectal carcinomas". International Journal of Oncology 10, no. 2 (1997): 293-300. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.10.2.293