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KRAS codon 12 mutations occur very frequently in pancreatic adenocarcinomas
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DNAs from human pancreatic adenocarcinomas were analyzed for the presence of mutations in codons 12, 13 and 61 of the NRAS, KRAS and HRAS gene. Formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue was used directly in an in vitro amplification reaction to expand the relevant RAS sequences. The mutations were detected by selective hybridization using mutation-specific synthetic oligonucleotides. In 28 of the 30 patients we found a mutation in codon 12 of the KRAS gene. This result confirms the findings of Almoguera et al. [Cell 53 (1988) 549-554] that KRAS mutations occur frequently in adenocarcinomas of the exocrine pancreas. The mutations are predominantly G-T transversions, in contrast to the KRAS mutations in colon tumors which are mainly G-A transitions. Furthermore, in a portion of the tumors the mutation appears to be homozygous.
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- Smit, V. T. H. B. M., Boot, A. J. M., Smits, A. M. M., Fleuren, G. J., Cornelisse, C. J., & Bos, J. L.
- Venue
- Nucleic Acids Research
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- Oxford University Press (OUP)
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- 1988
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- 16
- Issue
- 16
- Pages
- 7773-7782
- ISSN
- 0305-1048 (ISSN-L)
- 1362-4962
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- W2064446750
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- 12.46
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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