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Mutation of mismatch repair gene hMLH3 in familial gastric cancer
Cheng-Hai Zhao, Hong-Xu Liu, Xian-Min Bu
Cheng-Hai Zhao, Department of Pathophysiology, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China
Hong-Xu Liu, Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China
Xian-Min Bu, Department of General Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China
Supported by: Swedish Institute Bilateral Scholarship and China Medical University Doctor Foundation.
Correspondence to: Dr Hong-Xu Liu, Department of Thoracic Surgery,First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China. hongxuliu@yahoo.com
Received: December 29, 2003 Revised: January 3, 2004 Accepted: January 15, 2004 Published online: May 15, 2004
AIM: To detect the mutations of mismatch repair gene hMLH3 and to investigate its possible role in familial gastric cancer.
METHODS: A total of 84 members from 16 suggestive hereditary gastric cancer families were investigated with PCR, denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) and direct sequencing. The diagnostic criteria for familial gastric cancer are as follows: (1) at least two successive generations, (2) at least two patients with gastric cancer, (3) one of them should be first-degree relative of the other, and (4) at least one patient was diagnosed before 50 years old.
RESULTS: Five missence mutations were identified in five gastric cancer families, four mutations within exon 1 and one mutation within exon 12. Carcinogenesis was obviously associated with hMLH3 mutations in family 6, but not in other families. No mutations were found in sporadic gastric cancer and normal controls.
CONCLUSION: hMLH3 probably acts as a low risk gene in familial gastric cancer. The mutations of hMLH3 may work together with other genes and result in an elevated risk of gastric cancer in the family.
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Citation: Zhao CH, Liu HX, Bu XM. Mutation of mismatch repair gene hMLH3 in familial gastric cancer. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2004; 12(5): 1030-1033
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