title: Mutations of the Epstein-Barr virus LMP-1 oncogene in a 10-year-old Japanese girl with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
abstract: A 10-year-old patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) was studied for mutations within the carboxy-terminal portion of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) latent membrane protein (LMP)-1 gene. The EBV genome, defined as type A, was detected in biopsied tumor specimens by Southern hybridization with specific probes. Sequence analysis of the carboxy-terminal part of the LMP-1 gene revealed no deletions but seven single-base substitutions, four of which were found to be identical to those previously detected in codons for amino acids 322 to 366 in the Chinese NPC CAO. Although yet unresolved, the observed mutations may be associated with the pathogenesis of NPC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Oncology, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minegishi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujie
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ichinohazama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Konno
mesh_terms: D015139:Blotting, Southern; D002648:Child; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005814:Genes, Viral; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology*; D009856:Oncogene Proteins, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D017354:Point Mutation; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; C037662:EBV-associated membrane antigen, Epstein-Barr virus; D009856:Oncogene Proteins, Viral; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins