title: [Detection of ras gene mutation in various stages of gastric cancer by PCR/RFLP SSCP and DNA sequencing].
abstract: Investigate mutation of ras gene family in various stage of gastric cancer in China. PCR-RFLP, PCR-SSCP and PCR-DNA sequencing were used to detect mutation rates of H-ras, K-ras and N-ras gene. Mutation rates of H-ras at 12 codon in metaplasia, atypical hyperplasia, and progressive gastric cancer is 16.7% (6/36), 31.2% (15/48), 34.7% (25/72), respectively. In groups of superficial gastritis and normal control, no mutation were found. Mutations of H-ras 61 codon and N-ras 12 codon in various groups were the same as normal. Only 2 cases of K-ras 12 codon mutation were detected in gastric cancer by PCR-SSCP, but it was not identified by DNA sequencing. It may be of polymorphism. All H-ras 12 codon mutation were G-->T mutation. There are significant difference between groups of metaplasia, dysplasia, and gastric carcinoma comparing with group of normal control (P < 0.05, P < 0.01, P < 0.01). H-ras 12 codon mutation maybe an early event and maybe play important role in gastric carcinogenesis. Although K-ras mutation rate is high in colon cancer and leukemia it seemed to be relationship with gastric cancer. High frequency of H-ras 12 codon mutation maybe the characteristic of gastric cancer and associate with high incidence of gastric cancer in China. Three methods used in this experiment were compared that SSCP method is more sensitive than RFLP and cold SSCP is simpler and likely to be used in clinic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D005757:Gastritis, Atrophic / Q000235:genetics; D011905:Genes, ras; D006801:Humans; D008679:Metaplasia / Q000235:genetics; D009154:Mutation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D018807:Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*