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Analysis of inherited genetic variants in ret proto-oncogene of Brazilian patients with apparently sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma. 2006

I M Guerrero, and C H C Pessoa, and D B Olmedo, and E R P Pontes, and L C Matos, and T M Tilli, and M A Barcinski, and E R P Gimba
Coordenação de Pesquisa, Divisão de Medicina Experimental, Instituto Nacional de Câncer-MS, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Mutations in different exons of ret proto-oncogene are responsible for the development of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). The mutations can occur as sporadic or as part of multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type 2 hereditary syndromes. Here we report the first focused study of sporadic MTC in Brazilian patients regarding clinical and molecular analysis of ret proto-oncogene. Our study seeks to estimate the risk of hereditary MTC cases among apparently sporadic cases in a Brazilian population and describe ret genetic variants in their germinative lineage. Germinative sequence variants were screened by DNA sequencing and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis of exons 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, and 16 of 24 Brazilian patients with apparently sporadic MTC. We identified 1 inherited case of 24 (4%) patients with apparently sporadic MTC. Polymorphisms for the ret proto-oncogene coding region were identified in codon 769 of exon 13 (LeuCTT--> LeuCTG) at a frequency of 13% (3/24) and in codon 904 of exon 15 (SerTCC--> SerTCG) at a frequency of 16.6% (4/24). The observed frequency (4%) of inherited disease among apparent sporadic MTC strengthens routine application of ret proto-oncogene germinative DNA screening in all cases of apparently sporadic MTC ascertained at Brazilian cancer hospitals.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009154 Mutation Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations. Mutations
D011110 Polymorphism, Genetic The regular and simultaneous occurrence in a single interbreeding population of two or more discontinuous genotypes. The concept includes differences in genotypes ranging in size from a single nucleotide site (POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE) to large nucleotide sequences visible at a chromosomal level. Gene Polymorphism,Genetic Polymorphism,Polymorphism (Genetics),Genetic Polymorphisms,Gene Polymorphisms,Polymorphism, Gene,Polymorphisms (Genetics),Polymorphisms, Gene,Polymorphisms, Genetic
D001938 Brazil A country located on the eastern coast of South America, located between Colombia and Peru, that borders the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, on the south by Uruguay, and on the west by Argentina. The capital is Brasilia.
D003062 Codon A set of three nucleotides in a protein coding sequence that specifies individual amino acids or a termination signal (CODON, TERMINATOR). Most codons are universal, but some organisms do not produce the transfer RNAs (RNA, TRANSFER) complementary to all codons. These codons are referred to as unassigned codons (CODONS, NONSENSE). Codon, Sense,Sense Codon,Codons,Codons, Sense,Sense Codons
D004247 DNA A deoxyribonucleotide polymer that is the primary genetic material of all cells. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms normally contain DNA in a double-stranded state, yet several important biological processes transiently involve single-stranded regions. DNA, which consists of a polysugar-phosphate backbone possessing projections of purines (adenine and guanine) and pyrimidines (thymine and cytosine), forms a double helix that is held together by hydrogen bonds between these purines and pyrimidines (adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine). DNA, Double-Stranded,Deoxyribonucleic Acid,ds-DNA,DNA, Double Stranded,Double-Stranded DNA,ds DNA
D005091 Exons The parts of a transcript of a split GENE remaining after the INTRONS are removed. They are spliced together to become a MESSENGER RNA or other functional RNA. Mini-Exon,Exon,Mini Exon,Mini-Exons
D005260 Female Females
D005787 Gene Frequency The proportion of one particular in the total of all ALLELES for one genetic locus in a breeding POPULATION. Allele Frequency,Genetic Equilibrium,Equilibrium, Genetic,Allele Frequencies,Frequencies, Allele,Frequencies, Gene,Frequency, Allele,Frequency, Gene,Gene Frequencies

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