title: High-resolution melting amplicon analysis as a method to detect c-kit and platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha activating mutations in gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
abstract: High-resolution melting amplicon analysis (HRMAA) was used to detect c-kit and platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) activating mutations in 96 gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). HRMAA detected mutations in 87 GISTs (91%). Of the 87 cases, 69 (79%) contained c-kit mutations and 18 (21%), PDGFRA mutations. One c-kit mutation-positive case contained an exon 9 mutation, ins FY at codon 503, that has not been previously described. One PDGFRA mutation-positive case contained mutation D842V del 843, also not previously described. Of 18 PDGFRA mutation-positive cases, 3 (17%) were strongly positive for kit expression as measured by CD117 immunohistochemical analysis. Of 69 c-kit mutation-positive cases, 66 (96%) showed strong kit immunohistochemical expression, but 3 (4%) showed negative to weak CD117 expression. Of 96 cases, 9 (9%) were wild type for c-kit and PDGFRA. Of the wild-type cases, 8 still showed strong immunohistochemical kit expression, whereas 1 showed weak kit expression. GISTs with PDGFRA mutations were found in the stomach, omentum, and peritoneum but not the small intestine. GISTs with c-kit exon 9 mutations were found primarily in the small intestine. HRMAA is a sensitive technique that can be used to rapidly identify c-kit and PDGFRA activating mutations in GISTs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Holden
authors.forename: Carlynn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Willmore-Payne
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Coppola
authors.forename: Christopher R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Garrett
authors.forename: Lester J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Layfield
mesh_terms: D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009154:Mutation; D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D020796:Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit; D020796:Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha