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Low frequency of mutations in the WT1 coding region in Wilms' tumor
Author(s) -
Brown Keith W.,
Wilmore Helen P.,
Watson Joanne E.,
Mott Martin G.,
Berry P. Jeremy,
Maitland Norman J.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
genes, chromosomes and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.754
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1098-2264
pISSN - 1045-2257
DOI - 10.1002/gcc.2870080203
Subject(s) - wilms' tumor , gene , point mutation , biology , single strand conformation polymorphism , mutation , coding region , genetics , suppressor , tumor suppressor gene , cancer research , microbiology and biotechnology , carcinogenesis
A series of twenty unselected Wilms′ tumors were analysed for alterations in the WT1 tumor suppressor gene. The entire coding region of WT1 was amplified by RNA‐PCR, and then screened for mutations by single‐strand conformational polymorphism analysis (SSCP). This method was shown to be capable of detecting point mutations in the WT1 gene, by using an experimentally produced mutation. A single mutation, a 226 bp intragenic deletion, was detected in a tumor from a patient with the WAGR syndrome. These results suggest that alterations in the WT1 gene may be involved in only a subset of Wilms′ tumors, and that other loci need to be investigated as potential suppressor genes in sporadic Wilms′ tumors. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.