Abstract |
It was reported that 60-70% of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-negative hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) had loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at the mannose 6- phosphate/ insulin-like growth factor II receptor (M6P/IGF2R) locus and this gene was mutated in 55% of these patients with LOH. In this study, genomic DNA from 29 pairs of HBV-positive HCC and corresponding non- tumor tissues was used to analyze LOH at the M6P/IGF2R locus and single deoxyguanosine deletion in this gene by PCR. Total RNA from 19 of the 29 patients was utilized to determine a 192 bp insert in the M6P/IGF2R mRNA and expression of this gene by RT-PCR. Twenty-eight of 29 (97%) HBV-positive HCC were found to be informative at the M6P/IGF2R locus but LOH at this region was only detected in 4/28 (14%) informative patients. Neither single deoxyguanosine deletion in this gene nor 192 bp insert in its mRNA occurred in these patients. Compared with corresponding non- tumor tissues, expression of the M6P/IGF2R mRNA was decreased in 13/19 (68%) HBV-positive HCC tissues, suggesting that M6P/IGF2R may be involved in HBV-associated hepatocarcinogenesis by the regulation of its expression level. In the development of HBV-associated HCC, M6P/IGF2R mutation may not be a major agent.
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Authors | Er-Bin Yang, Liu-Liang Qin, Yin-Nong Zhao, Kai Zhang, Pierce Chow |
Journal | International journal of molecular medicine
(Int J Mol Med)
Vol. 11
Issue 6
Pg. 773-8
(Jun 2003)
ISSN: 1107-3756 [Print] Greece |
PMID | 12736721
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- DNA, Complementary
- RNA, Messenger
- RNA, Neoplasm
- Receptor, IGF Type 2
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Topics |
- Adult
- Base Sequence
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
(etiology, genetics)
- DNA, Complementary
(genetics)
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Hepatitis B
(complications)
- Humans
- Liver Neoplasms
(etiology, genetics)
- Loss of Heterozygosity
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- RNA, Messenger
(genetics, metabolism)
- RNA, Neoplasm
(genetics, metabolism)
- Receptor, IGF Type 2
(genetics)
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