Frequency of loss of heterozygosity of the NF2 gene in schwannomas from Croatian patients

Pećina-Šlaus, Nives and Zeljko, Martina and Pećina, Hrvoje Ivan and Nikuševa Martić, Tamara and Bačić, Niko and Tomas, Davor and Hrašćan, Reno (2012) Frequency of loss of heterozygosity of the NF2 gene in schwannomas from Croatian patients. Croatian Medical Journal, 53 (4). pp. 321-7. ISSN 0353-9504

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Abstract

AIM: To identify gross deletions in the NF2 gene in a panel of schwannomas from Croatian patients in order to establish their frequencies in Croatian population. ----- METHODS: Changes of the NF2 gene were tested by polymerase chain reaction/loss of heterozygosity (LOH) using two microsatellite markers, D22S444 and D22S929. ----- RESULTS: The analysis with both markers demonstrated that 43.75% of schwannomas exhibited LOH of the NF2 gene. The D22S444 region exhibited 45.5% of LOHs and the D22S929 region exhibited 14.3% of LOHs. Four LOHs were found in Antoni B, 2 in Antoni A, and 1 in Antoni A and B type tumors. ----- CONCLUSION: The frequency of changes observed in Croatian patients is broadly similar to that reported in other populations and thus confirms the existing hypothesis regarding the tumorigenesis of schwannomas and contributes to schwannoma genetic profile helping us to better understand its etiology and treatment.

Item Type: Article
MeSH: Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Child ; Croatia ; Female ; Gene Frequency ; Genes, Neurofibromatosis 2 ; Humans ; Loss of Heterozygosity ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nervous System Neoplasms / genetics ; Nervous System Neoplasms / pathology ; Neurilemmoma / genetics ; Neurilemmoma / pathology ; Young Adult
Departments: Hrvatski institut za istraživanje mozga
Katedra za medicinsku biologiju
Depositing User: Marijan Šember
Status: Published
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Pećina-Šlaus, NivesUNSPECIFIED
Zeljko, MartinaUNSPECIFIED
Pećina, Hrvoje IvanUNSPECIFIED
Nikuševa Martić, TamaraUNSPECIFIED
Bačić, NikoUNSPECIFIED
Tomas, DavorUNSPECIFIED
Hrašćan, RenoUNSPECIFIED
Date: August 2012
Date Deposited: 08 Jan 2013 16:42
Last Modified: 09 Jul 2020 11:09
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URI: http://medlib.mef.hr/id/eprint/1731

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