title: Allelic loss of DNA locus of the RET proto-oncogene in small cell lung cancer.
abstract: We analyzed all 21 exons of the RET proto-oncogene of paired genomic DNA from tumors and normal tissues in 12 small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients for the presence of genetic alteration. Polymerase chain reaction single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis and direct sequencing revealed that heterozygosity of the RET proto-oncogene was lost in the tumor tissues of six patients out of eight informative SCLC patients, although point mutation was not evident in any tumors. These results suggest that a deletion of the chromosomal region including the RET proto-oncogene is involved in the pathogenesis of SCLC.
authors.affiliation: Growth Factor Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute, 5-1-1, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, 104-0045 Tokyo, Japan. hfutami@gan2.ncc.go.jp
authors.forename: Hitoyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Futami
authors.forename: Shin ichi
authors.initials: Si
authors.lastname: Egawa
authors.forename: Kayo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takasaki
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsukada
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shiraishi
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
mesh_terms: D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000235:genetics*; D002879:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10 / Q000235:genetics*; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics*; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics; D017353:Gene Deletion; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns / Q000235:genetics; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D018807:Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; D000090063:Proto-Oncogene Mas; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics*; D051096:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; C000715470:MAS1 protein, human; D000090063:Proto-Oncogene Mas; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D051096:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases