title: Allelic loss at 10q23.3 but lack of mutation of PTEN/MMAC1 in chromophobe renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is characterized by loss of multiple chromosomes including chromosome 10. This study was undertaken to determine the LOH at the PTEN/MMAC1 locus (chromosome band 10q23.3) and to search for gene mutations in 15 chromophobe, 50 conventional, and 10 papillary RCCs as well as in 10 renal oncocytomas. Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) wa seen at all informative loci in all chromophobe RCCs and in two conventional RCCs. We did not find mutations by analyzing exon 1 to 9 of the PTEN/MMAC1 gene using the PCR-SSCP technique in tumors with LOH at 10q23.3.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Department of Urology, Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sükösd
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Digon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pietsch
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kovacs
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000235:genetics*; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002879:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10 / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D019656:Loss of Heterozygosity; D009154:Mutation; D051059:PTEN Phosphohydrolase; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D018807:Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins
chemical_list: D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases; D051059:PTEN Phosphohydrolase; C494929:PTEN protein, human