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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-9-18
pubmed:abstractText
In gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), mutually exclusive gain-of-function mutations of KIT and PDGFRA are associated with different mutation-dependent clinical behavior. Taking into account the well-known different clinical behavior of GISTs from the stomach or the intestine, the aim of the current study is to evaluate the mutation- and site-dependent effects on mRNA and protein expression of KIT and PDGFRA in a large series of primary GISTs. Fresh-frozen tissue of 53 primary GISTs from gastric (75%) or intestinal (25%) sites were analyzed for mutation of KIT or PDGFRA using direct sequencing. Furthermore, KIT and PDGFRA mRNA and protein expression were determined using quantitative RT-PCR and quantitative densitometric evaluation of Western blot data. Each tumor either had a mutation of KIT (79%) or PDGFRA (21%). All GISTs with PDGFRA mutation were from gastric sites. Mutation-dependently, GISTs with KIT mutation had a significantly higher expression of KIT and at the same time a significantly lower expression of PDGFRA compared to GISTs with PDGFRA mutation. Site-dependently, gastric GISTs had a significantly higher expression of PDGFRA and a significantly lower expression of KIT compared to intestinal GISTs. Additionally, even if the KIT-mutated GISTs alone were considered, a significantly higher expression of PDGFRA could be observed in gastric than in intestinal tumors. We also found a significant correlation between a higher protein expression of PDGFRA and longer disease-free survival. The correlation of gastric site and PDGFRA mutation with higher PDGFRA expression and longer disease-free survival suggests different regulatory roles of KIT and PDGFRA gene expression on the control of cell proliferation, and, thereby on clinical behavior. The higher PDGFRA expression in gastric GISTs possibly contributes to the well-known site-dependent clinical behavior.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0893-3952
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1103-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17673922-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:17673922-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17673922-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:17673922-Disease-Free Survival, pubmed-meshheading:17673922-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17673922-Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors, pubmed-meshheading:17673922-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:17673922-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:17673922-Germany, pubmed-meshheading:17673922-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17673922-Intestinal Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:17673922-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17673922-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17673922-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit, pubmed-meshheading:17673922-Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha, pubmed-meshheading:17673922-Stomach Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:17673922-Stromal Cells, pubmed-meshheading:17673922-Survival Rate, pubmed-meshheading:17673922-Tumor Markers, Biological
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Site-dependent differential KIT and PDGFRA expression in gastric and intestinal gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany. florian.haller@med.uni-goettingen.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article