Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2, gain-of-function mutations, and tumourigenesis: investigating a potential link.

Activating germline mutations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) gene family have been identified in several dominantly inherited skeletal disorders; in the case of FGFR3, the same somatically arising mutations have also been isolated from a variety of tumour tissues. Whilst the role of...

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主要な著者: Hansen, R, Goriely, A, Wall, SA, Roberts, I, Wilkie, A
フォーマット: Journal article
言語:English
出版事項: 2005
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author Hansen, R
Goriely, A
Wall, SA
Roberts, I
Wilkie, A
author_facet Hansen, R
Goriely, A
Wall, SA
Roberts, I
Wilkie, A
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description Activating germline mutations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) gene family have been identified in several dominantly inherited skeletal disorders; in the case of FGFR3, the same somatically arising mutations have also been isolated from a variety of tumour tissues. Whilst the role of FGFR2 mutations in congenital syndromes has been well documented, their relationship with cancer has not been clearly defined. Based on evidence that gain-of-function mutations in FGFR2 drive positive selection in adult spermatogonia, the present study investigated, by denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC), DNA sequencing, and restriction digestion, the prevalence of FGFR2 mutations in 58 tumour cell lines of various types, and 29 testicular germ cell tumour samples. Although sequence variations and allelic imbalance were identified in FGFR2, none of the previously documented dominant mutations was detected in any of the tumour types examined. This suggests that gain-of-function FGFR2 mutations are not commonly encountered in tumourigenesis and specifically excludes a major contribution in testicular tumours.
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spelling oxford-uuid:9e58b574-74d7-4c97-87c8-fdc444af55da2022-03-27T00:49:26ZFibroblast growth factor receptor 2, gain-of-function mutations, and tumourigenesis: investigating a potential link.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:9e58b574-74d7-4c97-87c8-fdc444af55daEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2005Hansen, RGoriely, AWall, SARoberts, IWilkie, AActivating germline mutations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) gene family have been identified in several dominantly inherited skeletal disorders; in the case of FGFR3, the same somatically arising mutations have also been isolated from a variety of tumour tissues. Whilst the role of FGFR2 mutations in congenital syndromes has been well documented, their relationship with cancer has not been clearly defined. Based on evidence that gain-of-function mutations in FGFR2 drive positive selection in adult spermatogonia, the present study investigated, by denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC), DNA sequencing, and restriction digestion, the prevalence of FGFR2 mutations in 58 tumour cell lines of various types, and 29 testicular germ cell tumour samples. Although sequence variations and allelic imbalance were identified in FGFR2, none of the previously documented dominant mutations was detected in any of the tumour types examined. This suggests that gain-of-function FGFR2 mutations are not commonly encountered in tumourigenesis and specifically excludes a major contribution in testicular tumours.
spellingShingle Hansen, R
Goriely, A
Wall, SA
Roberts, I
Wilkie, A
Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2, gain-of-function mutations, and tumourigenesis: investigating a potential link.
title Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2, gain-of-function mutations, and tumourigenesis: investigating a potential link.
title_full Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2, gain-of-function mutations, and tumourigenesis: investigating a potential link.
title_fullStr Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2, gain-of-function mutations, and tumourigenesis: investigating a potential link.
title_full_unstemmed Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2, gain-of-function mutations, and tumourigenesis: investigating a potential link.
title_short Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2, gain-of-function mutations, and tumourigenesis: investigating a potential link.
title_sort fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 gain of function mutations and tumourigenesis investigating a potential link
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