期刊
NEUROPEDIATRICS
卷 38, 期 2, 页码 61-63出版社
GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-984451
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astrocytoma; RAS; tumor
Astrocytomas are the most common brain tumors of childhood. However, knowledge of the molecular etiology of astrocytomas WHO grade I and 11 is limited. Germline mutations in the Ras-guano-sine triphosphatase-activating protein, neurofibromin, in individuals with neurofibromatosis type I predispose to pilocytic astrocytomas. This association suggests that constitutive activation of the Ras signaling pathway plays a fundamental role in astrocytoma development. We screened 25 WHO I and 11 astrocytomas for mutations of PTPN11, NRAS, KRAS, and HRAS genes and identified the somatic G12A KRAS mutation in one pilocytic astrocytoma. These data suggest that Ras is rarely mutated in these tumors. Analyzed astrocytomas without mutations in Ras or neurofibromin may harbor mutations in other proteins of this pathway leading to hyperactive Ras signaling.
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