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. 1994 Aug;85(8):847–852. doi: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1994.tb02957.x

State of Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Gene and ras Oncogenes in Japanese Prostate Cancer

Hiroyoshi Suzuki 1, Sara Aida 1, Susumu Akimoto 1, Tatsuo Igarashi 2, Ryuichi Yatani 3, Jun Shimazaki 1,✉
PMCID: PMC5919564  PMID: 7928631

Abstract

Genetic alterations of ras oncogenes (K‐, H‐ and N‐ras) and adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene in tissues of prostate cancer from Japanese patients were examined using PCR‐SSCP (polymerase chain reaction‐single strand conformation polymorphism) analysis and direct sequencing. Tissues from 8 cases of untreated stage B prostate cancer surgically removed and from 10 cases of endocrine therapy‐resistant metastatic disease obtained at autopsy were used in the present study. In four out of 18 cases (22%), ras point mutations were found, two in either codon 12 or 61 of K‐ras and two in either 13 or 61 of H‐ras. These point mutations were detected in one of the stage B cases (13%) and in three of the autopsy cases (30%). All these cases were poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. In autopsy cases showing ras mutation in cancerous prostate, the same alteration was observed in metastatic tissues. No APC gene mutation was detected in any sample, although polymorphism was found in some cases. These results indicate that ras oncogene mutations are related to the progression of prostate cancer, whereas APC gene alteration is not involved in tumorigenesis and development of this cancer.

Keywords: APC gene, ras oncogene, Prostate cancer, Genetic alteration, PCR‐SSCP

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