KRAS is one of the most common genes mutated in pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Multiple KRAS mutations may be detected within the same pancreatic adenocarcinoma, but it is usually unclear whether the different mutations represent biologically irrelevant molecular events or whether they indicate the coexistence of distinct sizable neoplastic clones within a given tumor. We identified a case of pancreatic adenocarcinoma with 5 different mutations in the KRAS gene and have been able to characterize the allelic distribution of the KRAS mutations and the size of the neoplastic clones using allele-specific locked nucleic acid polymerase chain reaction and next-generation sequencing (454 GS-Junior). The results indicate that the tumor is composed of 5 distinct cell populations: one is KRAS G12V mutated (~38% of neoplastic cells), the second is KRAS G12V in one allele and KRAS G12D in the other (~32%), the third is KRAS G12V in one allele and KRAS G12R in the other (~24%), and the fourth is KRAS G12V in one allele and KRAS G12C in the other (~6%). The fifth clone, representing a minority of neoplastic cells, has a KRAS Q61H mutation in addition to one of the above alterations. Microsatellite analysis identified mutation of the NR21 marker out of the 13 tested, indicating that the tumor has a defect in maintaining DNA integrity different from loss of conventional DNA mismatch repair. These results are consistent with the successive selection of divergent populations of tumor cells and underscore the relevance of nucleotide instability in pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Visani M., de Biase D., Baccarini P., Fabbri C., Polifemo A.M., Zanini N., et al. (2013). Multiple KRAS Mutations in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Molecular Features of Neoplastic Clones Indicate the Selection of Divergent Populations of Tumor Cells. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, 21(6), 546-552 [10.1177/1066896912475073].

Multiple KRAS Mutations in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Molecular Features of Neoplastic Clones Indicate the Selection of Divergent Populations of Tumor Cells.

VISANI, MICHELA;DE BIASE, DARIO;BACCARINI, PAOLA;ZANINI, NICOLA;PESSION, ANNALISA;TALLINI, GIOVANNI
2013

Abstract

KRAS is one of the most common genes mutated in pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Multiple KRAS mutations may be detected within the same pancreatic adenocarcinoma, but it is usually unclear whether the different mutations represent biologically irrelevant molecular events or whether they indicate the coexistence of distinct sizable neoplastic clones within a given tumor. We identified a case of pancreatic adenocarcinoma with 5 different mutations in the KRAS gene and have been able to characterize the allelic distribution of the KRAS mutations and the size of the neoplastic clones using allele-specific locked nucleic acid polymerase chain reaction and next-generation sequencing (454 GS-Junior). The results indicate that the tumor is composed of 5 distinct cell populations: one is KRAS G12V mutated (~38% of neoplastic cells), the second is KRAS G12V in one allele and KRAS G12D in the other (~32%), the third is KRAS G12V in one allele and KRAS G12R in the other (~24%), and the fourth is KRAS G12V in one allele and KRAS G12C in the other (~6%). The fifth clone, representing a minority of neoplastic cells, has a KRAS Q61H mutation in addition to one of the above alterations. Microsatellite analysis identified mutation of the NR21 marker out of the 13 tested, indicating that the tumor has a defect in maintaining DNA integrity different from loss of conventional DNA mismatch repair. These results are consistent with the successive selection of divergent populations of tumor cells and underscore the relevance of nucleotide instability in pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
2013
Visani M., de Biase D., Baccarini P., Fabbri C., Polifemo A.M., Zanini N., et al. (2013). Multiple KRAS Mutations in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Molecular Features of Neoplastic Clones Indicate the Selection of Divergent Populations of Tumor Cells. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, 21(6), 546-552 [10.1177/1066896912475073].
Visani M.; de Biase D.; Baccarini P.; Fabbri C.; Polifemo A.M.; Zanini N.; Pession A.; Tallini G.
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