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Increased Prevalence of K-ras Oncogene Mutations in Lung Adenocarcinoma

Nancy E. Mills, Charles L. Fishman, William N. Rom, Neil Dubin and Daniel R. Jacobson
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Reported estimates of ras mutation prevalence in lung adenocarcinoma of 15–24% may be underestimates because of the insensitivity of the assays used. We have devised a rapid, non-radioactive assay for ras mutations, which detects 1 mutant allele/103 normal alleles and have used it to study DNA isolated from 53 lung tumor samples (including 28 adenocarcinomas) previously analyzed by PCR/allele specific oligonucleotide hybridization, which is less sensitive. We detected mutations in 13 of 28 samples, including 7 not detected by PCR/allele specific oligonucleotide hybridization. We also found ras mutations in 14 of 25 previously unstudied samples (56%). Our results indicate that the prevalence of K-ras codon 12 mutations in lung adenocarcinoma is higher than previously reported; thus, ras mutations may be more clinically useful as molecular markers for lung cancer than has been appreciated.

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  • ↵1 This work was supported by National Cancer Institute Grant NIH (NCI) K12 CA01713-02 (N. E. M.), American Cancer Society Institutional Grant IRG-14-35 (D. R. J.) and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Grant NIH (NIEHS) T32 ES07267-02 (C. L. F., W. N. R.).

  • ↵2 To whom requests for reprints should be addressed, at Research Service 151, New York V.A. Hospital, 423 E. 23 St., New York, NY 10010.

  • Received January 9, 1995.
  • Accepted February 20, 1995.
  • ©1995 American Association for Cancer Research.
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Nancy E. Mills, Charles L. Fishman, William N. Rom, Neil Dubin and Daniel R. Jacobson
Cancer Res April 1 1995 (55) (7) 1444-1447;

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