title: [Molecular detection of circulating cancer cells in patients with renal cell carcinoma].
abstract: We have developed a highly sensitive technique to detect circulating renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cells in the blood using the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) with primers specific for the MN/CA9 gene. RT-PCR analysis of RCC specimens resulted in the clear detection of MN/CA9 mRNA signal in 93%. In contrast, no expression of MN/CA9 was observed in normal kidney specimens. Highly sensitive RT-PCR analysis of blood samples from RCC patients revealed the presence of circulating MN-positive cancer cells in the blood. Fifty samples obtained from the patients with RCC and 31 samples from healthy donors were investigated. The sensitivity and specificity of this RT-PCR analysis were 72% and 78%, respectively. These findings suggest that the MN antigen may be a potential diagnostic biomarker for early detection of RCC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Nara Medical University.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uemura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D000071231:Carbonic Anhydrase IX; D002256:Carbonic Anhydrases; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C089226:CA9 protein, human; D000071231:Carbonic Anhydrase IX; D002256:Carbonic Anhydrases