Molecular genetics of intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas

J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg. 2007;14(3):233-7. doi: 10.1007/s00534-006-1167-4. Epub 2007 May 29.

Abstract

Intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas show characteristic clinicopathological and molecular pathobiological features which are distinct from those of conventional ductal adenocarcinomas. Alterations of KRAS, AKT/PKB, CDKN2A, TP53, SMAD4, STK11/LKB1, and DUSP6, and other molecular alterations, including global expression studies as well as their clinical implications, are discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / genetics*
  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / metabolism
  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / genetics*
  • Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / metabolism
  • Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / pathology
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / genetics*
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal / genetics*
  • Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal / pathology
  • DNA, Neoplasm / genetics*
  • Disease Progression
  • Dual Specificity Phosphatase 6 / genetics
  • Dual Specificity Phosphatase 6 / metabolism
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic*
  • Humans
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Prognosis
  • Smad4 Protein / genetics
  • Smad4 Protein / metabolism

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • DNA, Neoplasm
  • SMAD4 protein, human
  • Smad4 Protein
  • DUSP6 protein, human
  • Dual Specificity Phosphatase 6