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Zhang N, Miao XJ, Shuai YR, Yao H, Fan FY, Liu YL. Family Aggregation of Hematological Malignancies Discovered from an Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patient with STK11 and THBD Gene Mutation. Case Rep Oncol 2023; 16:734-738. [PMID: 37900785 PMCID: PMC10601766 DOI: 10.1159/000532003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a large class of heterogeneous hematological malignancies with the highest incidence rate in acute leukemia. Its pathogenesis is still unclear, which may be related to genetics. According to the latest AML NCCN guidelines, genes involved in AML family genetic changes include RUNX1, ANKRD26, CEBPA. Finding new genes related to AML genetics is of great significance for predicting the prognosis of patients, developing targeted drugs, and selecting transplant donors. Here, we report a case of adult female AML patient whose three relatives suffered from hematological malignancies, including Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, NK/T-cell lymphoma, and angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma. The screen for genetic susceptibility genes related to blood and immune system diseases was carried out, and the result showed that the patient herself, her son, her daughter, and her two cousins all had STK11 p.F354L and/or THBD p.D486Y mutations. At present, there is no research or case report on the relationship between STK11/THBD and family aggregation of hematological malignancies. We report for the first time that an AML patient with STK11 and THBD mutations has a family aggregation of hematological malignancies, and consider that STK11 and THBD may be related to family genetic changes which ultimately cause the family aggregation of hematological malignancies.
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- Nan Zhang
- Department of Hematology, People's Liberation Army The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hematology, People's Liberation Army The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hematology, People's Liberation Army The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hematology, People's Liberation Army The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hematology, People's Liberation Army The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hematology, People's Liberation Army The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China
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Badheeb M, Abdelrahim A, Esmail A, Umoru G, Abboud K, Al-Najjar E, Rasheed G, Alkhulaifawi M, Abudayyeh A, Abdelrahim M. Pancreatic Tumorigenesis: Precursors, Genetic Risk Factors and Screening. Curr Oncol 2022; 29:8693-8719. [PMID: 36421339 PMCID: PMC9689647 DOI: 10.3390/curroncol29110686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a highly malignant and aggressive tumor. Despite medical advancement, the silent nature of PC results in only 20% of all cases considered resectable at the time of diagnosis. It is projected to become the second leading cause in 2030. Most pancreatic cancer cases are diagnosed in the advanced stages. Such cases are typically unresectable and are associated with a 5-year survival of less than 10%. Although there is no guideline consensus regarding recommendations for screening for pancreatic cancer, early detection has been associated with better outcomes. In addition to continued utilization of imaging and conventional tumor markers, clinicians should be aware of novel testing modalities that may be effective for early detection of pancreatic cancer in individuals with high-risk factors. The pathogenesis of PC is not well understood; however, various modifiable and non-modifiable factors have been implicated in pancreatic oncogenesis. PC detection in the earlier stages is associated with better outcomes; nevertheless, most oncological societies do not recommend universal screening as it may result in a high false-positive rate. Therefore, targeted screening for high-risk individuals represents a reasonable option. In this review, we aimed to summarize the pathogenesis, genetic risk factors, high-risk population, and screening modalities for PC.
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- Mohamed Badheeb
- Internal Medicine Department, College of Medicine, Hadhramout University, Mukalla 50512, Yemen
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- Section of GI Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Houston Methodist Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Correspondence: (A.E.); (M.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Science and Technology, Sana’a 15201, Yemen
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- Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa 13133, Jordan
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- Section of Nephrology, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Section of GI Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Houston Methodist Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 14853, USA
- Cockrell Center for Advanced Therapeutic Phase I Program, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Correspondence: (A.E.); (M.A.)
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Gentiluomo M, Canzian F, Nicolini A, Gemignani F, Landi S, Campa D. Germline genetic variability in pancreatic cancer risk and prognosis. Semin Cancer Biol 2020; 79:105-131. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2020.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Flores K, Dinh K, Rouleau E, Whalen G, Wassef W, LaFemina J. Identification of genetic risk for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Cancer Genet 2015; 208:559-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergen.2015.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Revised: 08/30/2015] [Accepted: 09/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Familial Pancreatic Cancer: Challenging Diagnostic Approach and Therapeutic Management. J Gastrointest Cancer 2014; 45:256-61. [DOI: 10.1007/s12029-014-9609-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A comprehensive workflow of mass spectrometry-based untargeted metabolomics in cancer metabolic biomarker discovery using human plasma and urine. Metabolites 2013; 3:787-819. [PMID: 24958150 PMCID: PMC3901290 DOI: 10.3390/metabo3030787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2013] [Revised: 08/30/2013] [Accepted: 09/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Current available biomarkers lack sensitivity and/or specificity for early detection of cancer. To address this challenge, a robust and complete workflow for metabolic profiling and data mining is described in details. Three independent and complementary analytical techniques for metabolic profiling are applied: hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC-LC), reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RP-LC), and gas chromatography (GC). All three techniques are coupled to a mass spectrometer (MS) in the full scan acquisition mode, and both unsupervised and supervised methods are used for data mining. The univariate and multivariate feature selection are used to determine subsets of potentially discriminative predictors. These predictors are further identified by obtaining accurate masses and isotopic ratios using selected ion monitoring (SIM) and data-dependent MS/MS and/or accurate mass MSn ion tree scans utilizing high resolution MS. A list combining all of the identified potential biomarkers generated from different platforms and algorithms is used for pathway analysis. Such a workflow combining comprehensive metabolic profiling and advanced data mining techniques may provide a powerful approach for metabolic pathway analysis and biomarker discovery in cancer research. Two case studies with previous published data are adapted and included in the context to elucidate the application of the workflow.
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The founder Ashkenazi Jewish mutations in the MSH2 and MSH6 genes in Israeli patients with gastric and pancreatic cancer. Fam Cancer 2012; 11:243-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s10689-011-9507-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Feldmann G, Karikari C, dal Molin M, Duringer S, Volkmann P, Bartsch DK, Bisht S, Koorstra JB, Brossart P, Maitra A, Fendrich V. Inactivation of Brca2 cooperates with Trp53(R172H) to induce invasive pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas in mice: a mouse model of familial pancreatic cancer. Cancer Biol Ther 2011; 11:959-68. [PMID: 21455033 DOI: 10.4161/cbt.11.11.15534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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An inactivating germline mutation in BRCA2 is the most common known genetic basis for familial pancreatic cancer (FPC), accounting for 5-10% of inherited cases. A genetically engineered mouse model of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) arising on the backdrop of Brca2 deficiency is likely to elucidate valuable diagnostic and therapeutic insights for FPC. Both Brca2 alleles were conditionally deleted during development within the pancreatic epithelium by generating Pdx1-Cre; Brca2(f/f) (CB) mice; in addition, triple transgenic Pdx1-Cre; Brca2(f/f); LSL-Trp53(R172H) (CBP) mice were generated, in order to determine the impact of p53 deregulation on Brca2-deficient carcinogenesis. Both CB and CBP mice developed non-invasive ductal precursor lesions (murine pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia or mPanIN), although these were observed at an earlier time point (5 versus 8 months) and with higher prevalence in CBP mice. A minority of CB mice (15%) developed invasive and metastatic PDAC at a latency of 15 months or greater; in contrast, CBP mice of comparable age uniformly developed PDAC with variable histological features. Mortality in the absence of neoplasia in CB and CBP mice was associated with profound loss of pancreatic parenchyma, consistent with progressive elimination of Brca2-deficient cells. Widespread DNA damage, as evidenced by overexpression of the phosphorylated histone H(2)AX(Ser139), was observed in the non-neoplastic exocrine pancreas, as well as in the mPanIN and PDAC lesions of Brca2-deficient mice, independent of p53 status. Loss of Brca2 function predisposes the exocrine pancreas to profound DNA damage, and the frequency of invasive neoplasia is accentuated by the concomitant deregulation of p53.
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- Georg Feldmann
- University of Bonn, Center of Integrated Oncology Cologne-Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Romagosa C, Simonetti S, López-Vicente L, Mazo A, Lleonart ME, Castellvi J, Ramon y Cajal S. p16(Ink4a) overexpression in cancer: a tumor suppressor gene associated with senescence and high-grade tumors. Oncogene 2011; 30:2087-97. [PMID: 21297668 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2010.614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 327] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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p16(Ink4a) is a protein involved in regulation of the cell cycle. Currently, p16(Ink4a) is considered a tumor suppressor protein because of its physiological role and downregulated expression in a large number of tumors. Intriguingly, overexpression of p16(Ink4a) has also been described in several tumors. This review attempts to elucidate when and why p16(Ink4a) overexpression occurs, and to suggest possible implications of p16(Ink4a) in the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of cancer.
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- C Romagosa
- Pathology Department, Fundació Institut de Recerca, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Li A, Omura N, Hong SM, Vincent A, Walter K, Griffith M, Borges M, Goggins M. Pancreatic cancers epigenetically silence SIP1 and hypomethylate and overexpress miR-200a/200b in association with elevated circulating miR-200a and miR-200b levels. Cancer Res 2010; 70:5226-37. [PMID: 20551052 PMCID: PMC3130565 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-09-4227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 245] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Aberrant DNA methylation and microRNA expression play important roles in the pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer. While interrogating differentially methylated CpG islands in pancreatic cancer, we identified two members of miR-200 family, miR-200a and miR-200b, that were hypomethylated and overexpressed in pancreatic cancer. We also identified prevalent hypermethylation and silencing of one of their downstream targets, SIP1 (ZFHX1B, ZEB2), whose protein product suppresses E-cadherin expression and contributes to epithelial mesenchymal transition. In a panel of 23 pancreatic cell lines, we observed a reciprocal correlation between miR-200, SIP1, and E-cadherin expression, with pancreatic cancer-associated fibroblasts showing the opposite expression pattern to most pancreatic cancers. In Panc-1 cells, which express SIP1, have low E-cadherin expression, and do not express miR-200a or miR-200b, treatment with miR-200a and miR-200b downregulated SIP1 mRNA and increased E-cadherin expression. However, most pancreatic cancers express miR-200a and miR-200b, but this expression does not affect SIP1 expression, as the SIP1 promoter is silenced by hypermethylation and in these cancers E-cadherin is generally expressed. Both miR-200a and miR-200b were significantly elevated in the sera of pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis patients compared with healthy controls (P < 0.0001), yielding receiver operating characteristic curve areas of 0.861 and 0.85, respectively. In conclusion, most pancreatic cancers display hypomethylation and overexpression of miR-200a and miR-200b, silencing of SIP1 by promoter methylation, and retention of E-cadherin expression. The elevated serum levels of miR-200a and miR-200b in most patients with pancreatic cancer could have diagnostic utility.
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- Ang Li
- Department of Pathology, the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Pathology, the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Pathology, the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Pathology, the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Pathology, the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Pathology, the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Pathology, the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Pathology, the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Oncology, the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Medicine, the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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The study of rare genetic diseases can lead to insights into the cause and treatment of common diseases. An example is the rare chromosomal instability disorder, Fanconi Anemia (FA). Studies of this disease have elucidated general mechanisms of bone marrow failure, cancer pathogenesis, and resistance to chemotherapy. The principal features of FA are aplastic anemia in childhood, susceptibility to cancer or leukemia, and hypersensitivity of FA cells to DNA cross-linking agents. There are thirteen FA genes, and one of these genes is identical to the well known breast cancer susceptibility gene, BRCA2. The corresponding FA proteins cooperate in the recognition and repair of damaged DNA. Inactivation of FA genes occurs not only in FA patients but also in a variety of cancers in the general population. These findings have broad implications for predicting the sensitivity and resistance of tumors to conventional anti-cancer agents, to inhibitors of poly-ADP ribose polymerase 1, an enzyme involved in DNA repair, and to other inhibitors of DNA repair.
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- Alan D D'Andrea
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Children's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Urayama S, Zou W, Brooks K, Tolstikov V. Comprehensive mass spectrometry based metabolic profiling of blood plasma reveals potent discriminatory classifiers of pancreatic cancer. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2010; 24:613-620. [PMID: 20143319 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Poor outcome of pancreatic cancer necessitates development of an early diagnostic method to reduce mortality. No reliable early diagnostic test for pancreatic cancer detection has been developed and validated to date. In the current study, metabolic profiling of plasma samples from selected cancer patients and noncancerous controls was performed to seek novel metabolic biomarkers of pancreatic cancer. A comprehensive mass spectrometry based analytical platform established at the Metabolomics Core of the UC Davis Genome Center allowed detection of multiple compounds previously unreported in plasma from pancreatic cancer patients. It was found that selective amino acids, bile acids, and polar lipids were detected with increased or decreased levels in pancreatic cancer samples compared to controls. These findings on blood plasma levels of the relevant metabolites might be very useful clinical parameters for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.
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- Shiro Urayama
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95817, USA.
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Klein AP, Borges M, Griffith M, Brune K, Hong SM, Omura N, Hruban RH, Goggins M. Absence of deleterious palladin mutations in patients with familial pancreatic cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2009; 18:1328-30. [PMID: 19336541 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-09-0056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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It has been reported that germline mutations in the palladin gene (PALLD) cause the familial aggregation of pancreatic cancer, but the evidence is weak and controversial. We sequenced the coding regions of PALLD in 48 individuals with familial pancreatic cancer. We did not find any deleterious mutations and find no evidence to implicate mutations in PALLD as a cause of familial pancreatic cancer.
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- Alison P Klein
- Department of Pathology, The John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Parsi MA, Li A, Li CP, Goggins M. DNA methylation alterations in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography brush samples of patients with suspected pancreaticobiliary disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2008; 6:1270-8. [PMID: 18995218 PMCID: PMC2636968 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2008.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2008] [Revised: 07/01/2008] [Accepted: 07/02/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Molecular markers of pancreatic neoplasia could aid in the evaluation of suspicious pancreatic lesions where cytology is nondiagnostic. We evaluated the utility of detecting and measuring aberrantly methylated DNA as markers of pancreatic and other periampullary cancers. METHODS Methylation analysis was performed on endoscopically obtained brush samples from the biliary and pancreatic ducts from 130 individuals with biliary tract strictures: 41 with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, 10 with biliary tract cancers, 13 with other periampullary neoplasms, and 66 with non-neoplastic strictures including 27 with primary sclerosing cholangitis and 39 with other benign strictures. Brush DNA concentrations of methylated Cyclin D2, NPTX2, and TFPI2 promoter DNA were measured by real-time quantitative methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (QMSP). Conventional MSP was also performed with a 5-gene panel. RESULTS QMSP could accurately distinguish patients with pancreatic cancer and other periampullary cancers from those with benign periampullary disease; 73.2% of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma had at least 1 gene positive for methylation by QMSP (defined as > or =1% TFPI-2 DNA and > or =3% methylated NPTX2 and Cyclin D2 DNA) in their brush samples, compared with 80% of patients with a biliary tract cancer and only 13.6% of patients with a benign stricture (P < .001). Cytology had 19.5% sensitivity and 100% specificity. QMSP had significantly better overall diagnostic accuracy than both cytology and MSP. CONCLUSIONS The detection and quantification of aberrantly methylated DNA in endoscopic brush samples are a promising tool to differentiate benign from malignant biliary strictures.
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- Mansour A. Parsi
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Pathology, The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Pathology, The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Pathology, The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Oncology, The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Medicine, The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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