| Molecular pathogenesis of multiple gastrointestinal stromal tumors in NF1 patients. | |
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PMID: 16461335 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. KIT and PDGFRA activating mutations are the oncogenic mechanisms in most sporadic GISTs. In addition to sporadic occurrences, GISTs are increasingly being recognized in association with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), yet the underlying pathogenic mechanism remains elusive. To gain an insight into the mechanisms underlying GIST formation in NF1 patients, we studied seven GISTs from three NF1 patients with a combination of different techniques: mutation analysis (KIT, PDGFRA and NF1), western blotting, array CGH and ex vivo imatinib response experiments. We demonstrate that (i) the NF1-related GISTs do not have KIT or PDGFRA mutations, (ii) the molecular event underlying GIST development in this patient group is a somatic inactivation of the wild-type NF1 allele in the tumor and (iii) inactivation of neurofibromin is an alternate mechanism to (hyper) activate the MAP-kinase pathway, while the JAK-STAT3 and PI3K-AKT pathways are less activated in NF1-related GIST compared with sporadic GISTs. In conclusion, we report for the first time the molecular pathogenesis of GISTs in NF1 individuals and demonstrate that this type of tumor clearly belongs to the spectrum of clinical symptoms in NF1. |
Authors:
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Ophélia Maertens; Hans Prenen; Maria Debiec-Rychter; Agnieszka Wozniak; Raf Sciot; Patrick Pauwels; Ivo De Wever; Joris R Vermeesch; Thomas de Raedt; Anne De Paepe; Frank Speleman; Allan van Oosterom; Ludwine Messiaen; Eric Legius |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2006-02-06 |
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Title: Human molecular genetics Volume: 15 ISSN: 0964-6906 ISO Abbreviation: Hum. Mol. Genet. Publication Date: 2006 Mar |
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Created Date: 2006-03-01 Completed Date: 2007-11-05 Revised Date: 2009-11-19 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9208958 Medline TA: Hum Mol Genet Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1015-23 Citation Subset: IM |
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Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium. |
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Adult Aged Carcinoid Tumor / genetics DNA Mutational Analysis Duodenal Neoplasms / genetics Female Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / etiology*, genetics* Humans Male Middle Aged Neurofibromatosis 1 / etiology*, genetics* Neurofibromin 1 / genetics Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit / genetics Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha / genetics Tumor Cells, Cultured |
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0/Neurofibromin 1; EC 2.7.10.1/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit; EC 2.7.10.1/Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha |
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