title: Nuclear and mitochondrial DNA microsatellite instability in gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the digestive tract. Nuclear (nMSI) and mitochondrial microsatellite instability (mtMSI) play important roles in tumorigenesis in various organs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of nMSI and mtMSI in GISTs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Samples from 74 mesenchymal tumors were collected. nMSI and mtMSI were examined by microsatellite assay at BAT26 and D310 mononucleotide repeats in mtDNA, respectively. We compared nMSI, mtMSI and clinicopathologic features, including patient age and sex, tumor location, tumor size, presence of tumor ulceration and presence of distant metastasis, for 51 GISTs for which these data were available.
  
  
  RESULTS
  nMSI and mtMSI were detected in 3 (5%) and 10 (16%) of the 62 GISTs, respectively. There was no significant relationship between nMSI, mtMSI and clinicopathologic features.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results suggest that mtMSI may play a role, but that nMSI may play little role in the development of GISTs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Division of Frontier Medical Science, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kose
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hiyama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshihara
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yasui
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chayama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D042822:Genomic Instability / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm