PMID: 7536455Mar 1, 1995Paper

Deletion of chromosome arm 17p DNA sequences in pediatric high-grade and juvenile pilocytic astrocytomas

Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer
J R WillertP H Cogen

Abstract

In adults, loss of heterozygosity for DNA on 17p has been shown in high-grade anaplastic astrocytomas (AAs) and glioblastomas multiforme (GMs), and mutation of the TP53 tumor suppressor gene has been reported in all grades of astrocytomas. Little is known, however, about 17p deletion and TP53 mutation in juvenile pilocytic astrocytomas (JPAs), the most common low-grade tumors seen in children. To elucidate the genetic characteristics of pediatric high-grade astrocytomas and JPAs, we performed restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis with probes derived from 17p and TP53 mutational studies in 28 tumor specimens. Telomeric chromosome arm 17p markers 144-D6 and ABR were lost in 6 (75%) of 8 informative tumors classified as high-grade (7 AAs, 1 GM) and in 2 (10%) of 20 informative JPAs. Loss of 17p probes centromeric to the TP53 gene were also detected in 3 AAs and 5 JPAs. Four of the 6 (66%) JPAs with losses of 17p DNA sequences recurred rapidly despite aggressive therapy, whereas only 5 of the other 14 (36%) recurred. Mutation of the TP53 gene was detected by polymerase chain reaction and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis in only 1 JPA and 1 AA. These tumors were also examined for MDM2 gene amplification as an alte...Continue Reading

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