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Hassan MH, Nassar AY, Meki ARMA, Nasser SA, Bakri AH, Radwan E. Pharmacogenetic study of phosphatase and tensin homolog polymorphism (rs701848) in childhood epilepsy: relation to circulating Wnt signaling. Neurol Res 2024; 46:99-110. [PMID: 37706249 DOI: 10.1080/01616412.2023.2257465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The present study aimed at evaluating the potential contribution of Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog (PTEN) and its gene polymorphism (PTEN rs701848 T/C) in relation to Wingless/integrase-1 (Wnt) signaling in childhood epilepsy and the impact of antiepileptic medications on their serum levels. METHODS This study included 100 children with epilepsy (50 pharmacoresistant and 50 pharmacoresponsive) and 50 matched controls. All subjects had their genotypes for the PTEN rs701848T/C polymorphism assessed using TaqManTM assays and real-time PCR. By using the sandwich ELISA technique, the blood concentrations of PTEN and Wnt3a were measured. RESULTS Serum Wnt3a levels in epileptic patients were significantly higher than in the control group, p < 0.001. Children with epilepsy who received oxcarbazepine had considerably lower serum Wnt3a levels than those who didn't, p < 0.001.With an AUC of 0.71, the cutoff value for diagnosing epilepsy as serum Wnt3a > 6.2 ng/mL has a sensitivity of 55% and a specificity of 80%. When compared to controls, epileptic children had considerably more (TT) genotype and less (TC and CC) genotypes, p < 0.05 for all. Epileptic children had significantly higher (T) allele frequency than controls, p = 0.006 with OR (95%CI) = 1.962(1.206-3.192). Pharmacoresistant epileptic children had significantly higher (TT) genotype compared to pharmacoresponsive type (p = 0.020). CONCLUSION We originally found a strong association between PTEN rs701848 T/C and childhood epilepsy, in particular pharmacoresistant type. Serum Wnt3a levels increased in epilepsy, but were not significantly different between different alleles of PTEN. In pharmaco-responsive children Wnt3a levels differed significantly between the different PTEN genotypes. Antiepileptics may affect Wnt3a levels.
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- Mohammed H Hassan
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
- Department of Biochemistry, Sphinx University, New Assiut city, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
- Department of Biochemistry, Sphinx University, New Assiut city, Assiut, Egypt
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Wang J, Zhang S, Zhang J, Zhang Z, Ma Q, Fu W, Chen X, Zhao D, Zhao M, Di C, Xie X. A novel PTEN mutant caused by polymorphism in cis-regulatory elements is involved in chemosensitivity in breast cancer. Am J Cancer Res 2023; 13:86-104. [PMID: 36777516 PMCID: PMC9906080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/14/2023] Open
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Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) is one of the most important tumor suppressor genes. Although studies have shown the association between cancer and genetic polymorphisms of PTEN, the underlying molecular mechanisms of breast cancer (BC) chemosensitivity that results from PTEN polymorphism is still unclear. This study aims to investigate potential links between PTEN polymorphisms in cis-regulatory elements and BC chemosensitivity in the Chinese population. A total of 172 BC patients who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy were included in the study, including 104 chemosensitive cases and 68 chemoresistant cases. The results showed a significant association between the rs786204926 polymorphism and BC chemosensitivity. Logistic multivariate regression analysis showed that age, lymph node metastasis, and the rs786204926 genotype were risk factors for BC chemoresistance. The G allele of rs786204926 is more prone to increasing the risk of chemosensitivity in BC. Additionally, analysis using Alamut Visual showed a preference of the G allele of rs786204926 to produce a novel PTEN mutant with an insertion of 18 bases from intron 4. While the transcriptional level of PTEN remained similar in chemosensitivity and chemoresistant samples, its protein level changed significantly. Interestingly, there were significant differences in both transcription and protein levels of the novel PTEN mutant between the two groups. Furthermore, we found that the mutant was more susceptible to dephosphorylation compared with wildtype PTEN, leading to chemosensitivity through the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway. These findings indicate that novel PTEN mutants caused by polymorphisms in cis-regulatory elements may be involved in BC chemosensitivity.
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- Jing Wang
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou 730000, Gansu, China,Bio-Medical Research Center, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesLanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
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- School of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong UniversityLanzhou 730070, Gansu, China
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- Oncology Department, The First People’s Hospital of Lanzhou CityLanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
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- The First Clinical Medical School of Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
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- Bio-Medical Research Center, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesLanzhou 730000, Gansu, China,Key Laboratory of Heavy Ion Radiation Biology and Medicine of Chinese Academy of SciencesLanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
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- Bio-Medical Research Center, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesLanzhou 730000, Gansu, China,Key Laboratory of Heavy Ion Radiation Biology and Medicine of Chinese Academy of SciencesLanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
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- Bio-Medical Research Center, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesLanzhou 730000, Gansu, China,Key Laboratory of Heavy Ion Radiation Biology and Medicine of Chinese Academy of SciencesLanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou UniversityLanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
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Gilyazova IR, Ivanova EA, Bermisheva MA, Loginova MV, Asadullina DD, Ishemgulov RR, Mustafin AT, Pavlov VN, Khusnutdinova EK. The Role of Polymorphic Variants of Gene Components of the PTEN/PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway in the Development of Prostate Cancer. RUSS J GENET+ 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795422070055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Qiu R, Wang W, Li J, Wang Y. Roles of PTEN inactivation and PD-1/PD-L1 activation in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Mol Biol Rep 2022; 49:6633-6645. [PMID: 35301651 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-022-07246-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is the most common type of esophageal cancer in China and developing countries. The purpose of this review is to summarize the roles of inactivation of the tumor suppressor gene, phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN), and activation of the programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) upon binding to its ligand (PD-L1) in the promotion of ESCC. Studies of ESCC performed in vitro and in vivo indicated that PTEN and PD-L1 function in the regulation of cell proliferation, invasion, and migration; the epithelial-mesenchymal transition; resistance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy; and the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. Certain genetic variants of PTEN are related to susceptibility to ESCC, and PTEN and PD-L1 also function in ESCC progression and affect the prognosis of patients with ESCC. There is also evidence that the expression of PD-L1 and PTEN are associated with the progression of certain other cancers. Future studies should further examine the relationship of PD-L1 and PTEN and their possible interactions in ESCC.
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- Rong Qiu
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 12 Jian Kang Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, P. R. China
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- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 410008, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 12 Jian Kang Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, P. R. China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 12 Jian Kang Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, P. R. China.
- , No.12, Jiankang Road, 050011, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China.
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Chernov AN, Alaverdian DA, Galimova ES, Renieri A, Frullanti E, Meloni I, Shamova OV. The phenomenon of multidrug resistance in glioblastomas. Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther 2021; 15:1-7. [PMID: 34216549 DOI: 10.1016/j.hemonc.2021.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The most common and aggressive brain tumor in the adult population is glioblastoma (GBM). The lifespan of patients does not exceed 22 months. One of the reasons for the low effectiveness of GBM treatment is its radioresistance and chemoresistance. In the current review, we discuss the phenomenon of multidrug resistance of GBM in the context of the expression of ABC family transporter proteins and the mechanisms of proliferation, angiogenesis, and recurrence. We focused on the search of molecular targets among growth factors, receptors, signal transduction proteins, microRNAs, transcription factors, proto-oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, and their single-nucleotide polymorphisms.
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- Alexandr N Chernov
- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
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- MedicalGenetics, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy; MedBiotech Hub and Competence Center, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- I. M. Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- MedicalGenetics, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy; MedBiotech Hub and Competence Center, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy; Genetica Medica, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- MedicalGenetics, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy; MedBiotech Hub and Competence Center, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- MedicalGenetics, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy; MedBiotech Hub and Competence Center, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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Nóbrega MD, Cilião HL, Souza MFD, Souza MRD, Serpeloni JM, Fuganti PE, Cólus IMDS. Association of polymorphisms of PTEN, AKT1, PI3K, AR, and AMACR genes in patients with prostate cancer. Genet Mol Biol 2020; 43:e20180329. [PMID: 32484847 PMCID: PMC7271063 DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2018-0329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Polymorphic variants in the PTEN (rs2735343), PI3K (rs2699887), AKT1 (rs2494750), AR (rs17302090), and AMACR (rs3195676) genes were evaluated as possible molecular markers of susceptibility, prognosis, and progression of prostate cancer (PCa), in a case-control study. Samples consisted of 277 patients with PCa and 277 controls from Londrina, PR, Brazil. SNPs were analyzed by real-time PCR. A family history of cancer, including PCa, as well as level of schooling were risk factors for PCa. The data were obtained via logistic regression, using odds ratios with a CI 95%. The genotypes of AKT1 and AKT1+AR demonstrated an association with protection for the disease. The combination of SNPs with the histopathological tumor data between allele variants of AMACR, AKT1+AR, and AKT1+AMACR indicated an association with protection against seminal vesicle invasion. The polymorphisms AKT1+AR and PI3K+AR were associated with protection against tumor bilaterality. The genotype combinations PTEN+AMACR and PTEN+AR were associated with the risk of extracapsular extension. Of the five genes studied, two were associated with protection for PCa, four were associated with protection for some prognostic variables, and only one was associated with risk. Thus, these SNPs are candidates for markers to discriminate men with better or worse prognosis for PCa.
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- Monyse de Nóbrega
- Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Departamento de Biologia Geral, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Departamento de Biologia Geral, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Departamento de Biologia Geral, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Departamento de Biologia Geral, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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Liu X, Ren Z, Xu Y, Sun W, Li Y, Rui X, Xie D, Meng X, Zheng Z. Establishment and characterization of novel human primary endometrial cancer cell line (ZJB-ENC1) and its genomic characteristic. J Cancer 2019; 10:6466-6474. [PMID: 31772679 PMCID: PMC6856739 DOI: 10.7150/jca.33013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The establishment of human malignant tumor cell lines can provide abundant experimental materials for understanding the biological characteristics of tumors, studying the carcinogenesis, molecular genetics and the mechanism of metastasis and evolution. In this study, a novel cell line designated ZJB-ENC1 has been established from poorly differentiated endometrioid adenocarcinoma. Cytological results showed monolayer-cultured cells were polygonal in shape and a piling-up tendency without contact inhabitation. Immunohistochemistry analysis showed that the cells were negative for ER, PR, c-erbB2, E-CAD, CD117, and OCT3/4, but strongly positive for PTEN and P16. Meanwhile, the tumorigenicity of ZJB-ENC1 was confirmed by subcutaneous transplantation of the cells into a xenograft mouse model. In addition, the results of the whole exome sequencing revealed a unique genomic characteristic of ZJB-ENC1 cells, all common and novel SNPs and InDels were identified. In conclusion, this new stable cell line may promote basic and clinical research on endometrial cancer (EC).
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- Xiaozhen Liu
- Institute of Cancer and Basic Medicine (ICBM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310022, China.,The Experimental Center, Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310022, China.,The Experimental Center, Zhejiang cancer hospital , Hangzhou, 310022, China
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- Medical Support Department, Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou 310022, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310022, China
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- Institute of Cancer and Basic Medicine (ICBM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310022, China.,The Experimental Center, Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310022, China.,The Experimental Center, Zhejiang cancer hospital , Hangzhou, 310022, China
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- Institute of Cancer and Basic Medicine (ICBM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310022, China.,Department of Breast Surgery, Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310022, China.,Department of Breast Surgery, Zhejiang cancer hospital, Hangzhou, 310022, China
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- The Second Clinical Department, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310022, China
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- General Surgery Department, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, 310022, China
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- Department of Breast Thyroid Surgery, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310022, China
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- Institute of Cancer and Basic Medicine (ICBM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310022, China.,The Experimental Center, Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310022, China.,The Experimental Center, Zhejiang cancer hospital , Hangzhou, 310022, China
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Shek D, Read SA, Ahlenstiel G, Piatkov I. Pharmacogenetics of anticancer monoclonal antibodies. CANCER DRUG RESISTANCE (ALHAMBRA, CALIF.) 2019; 2:69-81. [PMID: 35582142 PMCID: PMC9019180 DOI: 10.20517/cdr.2018.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Pharmacogenetics is the study of therapeutic and adverse responses to drugs based on an individual’s genetic background. Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are a rapidly evolving field in cancer therapy, however a number of newly developed and highly effective mAbs (e.g., anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD-1) possess pharmacogenomic profiles that remain largely undefined. Since the first chemotherapeutic mAb Rituximab was approved in 1997 by the US Food and Drug Administration for cancer treatment, a broad number of other mAbs have been successfully developed and implemented into oncological practice. Nowadays, mAbs are considered as one of the most promising new approaches for cancer treatment. The efficacy of mAb treatment can however be significantly affected by genetic background, where genes responsible for antibody presentation and metabolism, for example, can seriously affect patient outcome. This review will focus on current anticancer mAb treatments, patient genetics that shape their efficacy, and the molecular pathways that bridge the two.
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- Dmitrii Shek
- Blacktown Clinical School, Western Sydney University, Blacktown, NSW 2148, Australia
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- Blacktown Clinical School, Western Sydney University, Blacktown, NSW 2148, Australia.,Storr Liver Centre, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
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- Blacktown Clinical School, Western Sydney University, Blacktown, NSW 2148, Australia.,Storr Liver Centre, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.,Blacktown Hospital, Blacktown, NSW 2148, Australia
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Genetic alteration of Exon 5 of the PTEN gene in Indian patients with ameloblastoma. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2019; 127:225-230. [PMID: 30598407 DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2018.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Revised: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway is one of the signaling pathways associated with the pathogenesis of ameloblastoma. The phosphatase and tensin (PTEN) homologue controls cell migration and proliferation. It monitors the level of Akt and maintains cellular integrity. The aim of the present study was to study the genetic alteration of Exon 5 of the PTEN gene in Indian patients with ameloblastoma. STUDY DESIGN Total DNA was extracted from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue samples from 20 cases with solid multicystic ameloblastoma (SMA) and from 10 cases with normal tooth germ. Exon 5 of the PTEN gene, was assessed for its role in the pathogenesis of ameloblastoma. RESULTS Five of 20 cases of SMA showed genetic alteration. Of these cases 3 (15%) showed silent mutation, 1 (5%) showed change in amino acid sequence from valine to glutamic acid, and 1 (5%) showed nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. CONCLUSIONS The present study showed 25% somatic mutational frequency in exonic region 5 of the PTEN gene. This may indicate its role in the pathogenesis of ameloblastoma.
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