10q23.3 Loss of heterozygosity is higher in lymph node-positive (pT2-3, N+) versus lymph node-negative (pT2-3, N0) prostate cancer

Mark A. Rubin, Amy Gerstein, Kris Reid, David G. Bostwick, Liang Cheng, Ramon Parsons, Nickolas Papadopoulos

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Abstract

Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in the region of 10q23.3 has been associated with multiple tumors, including glioblastoma multiforme, melanoma, endometrial carcinoma, and prostate carcinoma. The tumor suppressor gene, PTEN/MMAC1, is also located in this region, and, in addition to other tumor types (eg, glioblastoma multiforme, endometrial, and melanoma), PTEN/MMAC1 mutations have been found in prostate cancer cell lines, xenografts, and hormone refractory prostate cancer tissue specimens. The aim of this study was to evaluate LOH at 10q23.3 as a marker of cancer progression in node- positive prostate cancer. Genetic alterations in the region of 10q23.3 were assessed in 23 node-positive (pT2-3, N+) and 44 node-negative prostate (pT2- 3, N0) cancers with D10S532, D10S1687, D10S541, and D10S583 flanking polymorphic genetic markers; PTENCA, a genetic marker within PTEN/MMAC1, was also tested. Using DNA from paired normal and microdissected tumor samples, LOH at microsatellite loci was determined after polymerase chain reaction amplification. LOH in at least 1 marker was identified in 14% (6 of 44) of lymph node-negative and 43% (10 of 23) of lymph node-positive prostate cancers (chi-square test, P = .007). This increase in genetic alterations in node-positive prostate cancer suggests that 10q23.3 is a marker for metastatic progression. Copyright (C) 2000 by W. B. Saunders Company.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)504-508
Number of pages5
JournalHuman pathology
Volume31
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 10q23
  • Chromosome 10
  • PTEN/MMAC1
  • Prostate cancer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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