title: Genetic pathways and mutation profiles of human cancers: site- and exposure-specific patterns.
abstract: Cancer is a complex disease that involves the accumulation of both genetic and epigenetic alterations of numerous genes. Data in the Genetic Alterations in Cancer database for gene mutations and allelic loss [loss of heterozygosity (LOH)] in human tumors (e.g. lung, oral, esophagus, stomach and colon/rectum) were reviewed. Results for the genes and pathways implicated in tumor development at these sites are presented. Mutation incidence, spectra and codon specificity are described for lung, larynx and oral tumors. LOH occurred more frequently than gene mutations in tumors from all sites examined. The cell cycle gene, TP53 (all sites), and cell signaling gene, APC (colorectal and gastric cancers), were the only genes with similar incidences of LOH and mutation. Alterations of one or more cell cycle and cell signaling genes were reported for tumors from each site. Site-specific activation was apparent in the cell signaling mitogen-activated protein kinase oncogenes (KRAS in lung, HRAS in oral cancers and BRAF in esophageal and colorectal cancers). Analysis of genetic changes in lung tumors showed that the incidence of mutations in the TP53 and KRAS genes and the incidence of LOH in the FHIT gene were significantly greater in smokers versus non-smokers (P < 0.01). In lung and oral cancers, the TP53 GC --> TA transversion frequency increased with tobacco smoke exposure (P < 0.05). Furthermore, the TP53 mutational hot spots for lung and laryngeal cancers from smokers included codons 157, 245 and 273, whereas for oral tumors included codons 280 and 281.
authors: Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA. ilea@ils-inc.com
authors: I A
authors: IA
authors: Lea
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Jackson
authors: X
authors: X
authors: Li
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Bailey
authors: S D
authors: SD
authors: Peddada
authors: J K
authors: JK
authors: Dunnick
mesh_terms: D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000235:genetics; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D016368:Frameshift Mutation; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D019656:Loss of Heterozygosity; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D009154:Mutation; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D017354:Point Mutation; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics
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