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Exon scanning for mutations of the nf2 gene in pediatric ependymomas, rhabdoid tumors and meningiomas

✍ Scribed by Irene Slavc; Mia M. Maccollin; Michael Dunn; Susan Jones; Leslie Sutton; James F. Gusella; Jaclyn A. Biegel

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1995
Tongue
French
Weight
802 KB
Volume
64
Category
Article
ISSN
0020-7136

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Abstract

Deletions of chromosome 22 have been identified in 3 types of childhood primary brain tumor: meningiomas, rhabdoid or atypical teratoid tumors (ATT) and ependymomas. This implicates the involvement of tumor suppressor genes on chromosome 22 in the genesis of these rare tumors. One such candidate tumor suppressor gene is the recently cloned neurofibromatosis 2 (__NF__2) locus. The purpose of our study was to determine the frequency of germ‐line and somatic __NF__2 mutations in a selected group of brain tumors in children. Using single‐strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) assays we screened 17 exons of the __NF__2 gene in 13 pediatric brain tumors and 9 matched normal blood DNA samples. Tumors included 3 meningiomas, 2 rhabdoid or ATTs, 7 ependymomas and 1 malignant tumor of glial lineage. In addition, lymphoblastoid cell lines from 3 patients with rhabdoid/ATT in whom no tumor tissue was available were analyzed for germ‐line mutations. Migration shifts were not detected in any of the normal DNA samples analyzed. Of the 13 tumors screened by SSCP, 1 meningioma with monosomy 22 produced a migration shift in exon 13. DNA sequencing of exon 13 revealed a deletion of a single guanine nucleotide (base 1397) in codon 466, causing a frame shift. While not all mutations might have been picked up by this technique, the data suggest that, similar to adult sporadic meningiomas, some pediatric meningiomas may result from somatic mutations in the __NF__2 gene. For rhabdoid tumors and ependymomas it appears that a locus distinct from __NF__2 might be responsible for tumorigenesis. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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