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Allelic deletion and mutation of the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) tumor suppressor gene in pancreatic microcystic adenomas.
Authors:A O Vortmeyer  I A Lubensky  F Fogt  W M Linehan  U Khettry  and Z Zhuang
Institution:Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
Abstract:An association between pancreatic microcystic (serous) adenomas (MCAs) and von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease has been suggested. However, genetic alterations of the VHL gene in MCAs of the pancreas have never been reported. In this study, we performed genetic analysis of 12 pancreatic MCAs. In 2 cases, VHL disease was documented clinically, and 10 cases were sporadic. For LOH analysis, tumor and normal pancreatic cells were procured from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded material using tissue microdissection. After DNA extraction, the samples were amplified by polymerase chain reaction using the polymorphic markers D3S2452, D3S1110, D3S192, and D3S656. In addition, the sporadic tumors were analyzed for VHL gene mutations using probes 3b/10b and K55/K56. Both MCAs associated with VHL disease showed LOH with at least one of the microsatellite markers tested. Among the 10 sporadic cases, 7 tumors showed LOH at the VHL gene locus. A somatic VHL gene mutation on exon 2 was documented in one sporadic case. The study provides the first direct genetic evidence for the role of the VHL gene in MCA tumorigenesis. Furthermore, VHL gene alterations may be detected in both VHL-associated and sporadic pancreatic MCAs.
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