JaLCDOI 10.18926/AMO/49253
FullText URL 67_1_19.pdf
Author Furukawa, Masashi| Soh, Junichi| Yamamoto, Hiromasa| Ichimura, Kouichi| Shien, Kazuhiko| Maki, Yuho| Muraoka, Takayuki| Tanaka, Norimitsu| Ueno, Tsuyoshi| Asano, Hiroaki| Tsukuda, Kazunori| Toyooka, Shinichi| Miyoshi, Shinichiro|
Abstract Nuclear factor of κ-light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells inhibitor α (NFKBIA), which is a tumor suppressor gene, was found to be silenced in lung adenocarcinomas. We examined NFKBIA expression, mutations in the EGFR and K-ras genes, and EML4-ALK fusion in 101 resected lung adenocarcinoma samples from never-smokers. NFKBIA expression was evaluated using immunohistochemistry. NFKBIA expression was negative in 16 of the 101 samples (15.8%). EGFR and K-ras mutations and EML4-ALK fusion were detected in 61 (60.5%), 1 (1.0%), and 2 (2.0%) of the 101 samples, respectively, in a completely mutually exclusive manner. Negative NFKBIA expression was observed significantly more frequently among the tumors with none of the three genetic alterations compared to those with such alterations (p=0.009). In addition, negative NFKBIA expression was significantly more frequent among the EGFR-wild type samples compared to the EGFR-mutant samples (p=0.013). In conclusion, NFKBIA expression was silenced in adenocarcinomas without EGFR/K-ras mutations or EML4-ALK fusion, suggesting that the silencing of NFKBIA may play an important role in the carcinogenesis of adenocarcinomas independent of EGFR/K-ras mutations or EML4-ALK fusion.
Keywords never-smoker lung cancer adenocarcinoma nuclear factor of κ-light polypeptide gene enhancer in B cells inhibitor α epidermal growth factor receptor
Amo Type Original Article
Publication Title Acta Medica Okayama
Published Date 2013-02
Volume volume67
Issue issue1
Publisher Okayama University Medical School
Start Page 19
End Page 24
ISSN 0386-300X
NCID AA00508441
Content Type Journal Article
language English
Copyright Holders CopyrightⒸ 2013 by Okayama University Medical School
File Version publisher
Refereed True
PubMed ID 23439505
Web of Science KeyUT 000316829900003
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