Ovarian adenocarcinomas in the laying hen and women share similar alterations in p53, ras, and HER-2/neu.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
We examined alterations in the p53 tumor suppressor gene and the ras and HER-2/neu oncogenes in chicken ovarian cancers to determine if these tumors have genetic alterations similar to those in human ovarian adenocarcinomas. Mutations in the p53 tumor suppressor gene and the H-ras and K-ras oncogenes were assessed by direct sequencing in 172 ovarian cancers obtained from 4-year-old birds enrolled at age 2 in two separate 2-year chemoprevention trials. Birds in trial B had approximately twice as many lifetime ovulations as those in trial A. Immunohistochemical staining for the HER-2/neu oncogene was done on a subset of avian ovarian and oviductal adenocarcinomas. Alterations in p53 were detected in 48% of chicken ovarian cancers. Incidence of p53 alterations varied according to the number of lifetime ovulations, ranging from 14% in trial A to 96% in trial B (P < 0.01). No mutations were seen in H-ras, and only 2 of 172 (1.2%) tumors had K-ras mutations. Significant HER-2/neu staining was noted in 10 of 19 ovarian adenocarcinomas but in only 1 of 17 oviductal adenocarcinomas. Similar to human ovarian cancers, p53 alterations are common in chicken ovarian adenocarcinomas and correlate with the number of lifetime ovulations. Ras mutations are rare, similar to high-grade human ovarian cancers. HER-2/neu overexpression is common and may represent a marker to exclude an oviductal origin in cancers involving both the ovary and oviduct.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Hakim, AA; Barry, CP; Barnes, HJ; Anderson, KE; Petitte, J; Whitaker, R; Lancaster, JM; Wenham, RM; Carver, DK; Turbov, J; Berchuck, A; Kopelovich, L; Rodriguez, GC
Published Date
- February 2009
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 2 / 2
Start / End Page
- 114 - 121
PubMed ID
- 19174584
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1940-6215
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-08-0065
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States