Loss of 14q31-q32.2 in renal cell carcinoma is associated with high malignancy grade and poor survival

  • Authors:
    • Andrei Alimov
    • Birgitta Sundelin
    • Naining Wang
    • Catharina Larsson
    • Ulf Bergerheim
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  • Published online on: July 1, 2004     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.25.1.179
  • Pages: 179-185
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Abstract

The present study was undertaken to further approach the importance of 14q deletions in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) development. The initial screening using 2 RFLP markers from distal 14q identified loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in 17 of 45 informative cases (38%). In addition, in 37 patients with primary RCCs, it was shown that cases with LOH at D14S1 had significantly shorter survival as compared to cases with-out LOH (p<0.005). Subsequently, 19 primary tumors and 6 metastases were genotyped for 20 polymorphic markers and the findings were evaluated in relation to the clinical characteristics of the primary tumor and the survival during follow-up. Overall LOH was identified in 11 of the primary tumors (58%) and 4 of the metastases (66%). In metastases as well as in primary tumors the highest frequency of LOH was detected with markers from the distal part of the chromosome i.e., 14q32. Five minimal regions of overlapping deletions were identified, three of which (II, IV and V) were defined from the primary RCCs. From centromere to telomere these include region I proximal of D14S259, region II between D14S255 and D14S588, region III in the D14S61-D14S617 interval, region IV between D14S617 and D14S260, and region V telomeric of D14S1007. For the primary tumors, losses in regions IV and V were each significantly associated with high tumor grade (i.e., grade 3; p<0.05). Furthermore, LOH within region IV was also associated with a significantly shorter survival (p=0.02). In conclusion, the high frequency of distal 14q LOH supports the relevance of this alteration for the development of RCC.

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Alimov A, Sundelin B, Wang N, Larsson C and Bergerheim U: Loss of 14q31-q32.2 in renal cell carcinoma is associated with high malignancy grade and poor survival. Int J Oncol 25: 179-185, 2004
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Alimov, A., Sundelin, B., Wang, N., Larsson, C., & Bergerheim, U. (2004). Loss of 14q31-q32.2 in renal cell carcinoma is associated with high malignancy grade and poor survival. International Journal of Oncology, 25, 179-185. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.25.1.179
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Alimov, A., Sundelin, B., Wang, N., Larsson, C., Bergerheim, U."Loss of 14q31-q32.2 in renal cell carcinoma is associated with high malignancy grade and poor survival". International Journal of Oncology 25.1 (2004): 179-185.
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Alimov, A., Sundelin, B., Wang, N., Larsson, C., Bergerheim, U."Loss of 14q31-q32.2 in renal cell carcinoma is associated with high malignancy grade and poor survival". International Journal of Oncology 25, no. 1 (2004): 179-185. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.25.1.179