PDGFRα/β and VEGFR2 polymorphisms in colorectal cancer: incidence and implications in clinical outcome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Angiogenesis plays an essential role in tumor growth and metastasis, and is a major target in cancer therapy. VEGFR and PDGFR are key players involved in this process. The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence of genetic variants in these receptors and its potential clinical implications in colorectal cancer (CRC).

Methods

VEGFR2, PDGFRα and PDGFRβ mutations were evaluated by sequencing their tyrosine kinase domains in 8 CRC cell lines and in 92 samples of patients with CRC. Correlations with clinicopathological features and survival were analyzed.

Results

Four SNPs were identified, three in PDGFRα [exon 12 (A12): c.1701A>G; exon 13 (A13): c.1809G>A; and exon 17 (A17): c.2439+58C>A] and one in PDGFRβ [exon 19 (B19): c.2601A>G]. SNP B19, identifi

SUBMITTER: Estevez-Garcia P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3531259 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature