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Mutational analysis of the PTEN/MMAC1 gene in primary oesophageal squamous cell carcinomas.

ABSTRACT: To investigate whether PTEN/MMAC1 mutations play a role in the carcinogenesis of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma.A panel of 33 primary oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma tumour samples and 20 corresponding morphologically normal tissues was examined for mutations in all nine exons of the PTEN/MMAC1 gene by means of polymerase chain reaction single strand conformational polymorphism analysis (PCR-SSCP) and direct DNA sequencing methods.Only one of 33 oesophageal squamous cell carcinomas showed an aberrant SSCP band. Further sequencing analysis of this sample revealed an 802 -29 T-->C substitution in intron 7. PTEN/MMAC1 mutations were not found in the mutational "hot spot" in exon 5, even after direct sequencing of six oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma samples and three normal tissues. However, a deletion of one nucleotide T at position 492 +8 in intron 5 was seen in all samples.These results suggest that PTEN/MMAC1 mutations do not play a major role in the carcinogenesis of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

SUBMITTER: Hu YC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC395722 | biostudies-other | 1999 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Mutational analysis of the PTEN/MMAC1 gene in primary oesophageal squamous cell carcinomas.

Hu Y C YC Lam K Y KY Tang J C JC Srivastava G G

Molecular pathology : MP 19991201 6

<h4>Aim</h4>To investigate whether PTEN/MMAC1 mutations play a role in the carcinogenesis of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma.<h4>Methods</h4>A panel of 33 primary oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma tumour samples and 20 corresponding morphologically normal tissues was examined for mutations in all nine exons of the PTEN/MMAC1 gene by means of polymerase chain reaction single strand conformational polymorphism analysis (PCR-SSCP) and direct DNA sequencing methods.<h4>Results</h4>Only one of ...[more]

PMID: 10748870

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Mutational analysis of the PTEN/MMAC1 gene in primary oesophageal squamous cell carcinomas.

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Mutational analysis of the PTEN/MMAC1 gene in primary oesophageal squamous cell carcinomas.

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