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K-ras mutations in aberrant crypt foci, adenomas and adenocarcinomas during azoxymethane-induced colon carcinogenesis
1Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2Department of Pathology, Northwestern Hospital Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4To whom correspondence should be addressed at Suite 1225, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X5
Ras mutations are an important early event in a number of carcinogen-induced rodent tumors. Colon carcinogenesis induced in rats by azoxymethane is a useful model as it mimics the adenoma-carcinoma sequence observed in humans. In addition, aberrant crypt foci develop in the rat and these lesions appear to be potentially important precursors to adenomas in colorectal cancer. Recent studies have shown that specific K-ras codon 12 and 13 mutations are present in up to 66% of carcinogen-induced rat colon adenocarcinomas. We studied the frequency of these mutations during the aberrant crypt focus-adenoma-carcinoma sequence in azoxymethane-induced Fisher F344 rats. K-ras codon 12 GAT and codon 13 GAC mutations were detected with a sensitive assay based on the amplification of DNA using the polymerase chain reaction. No mutations were present in normal mucosa. Of 27 aberrant crypt foci, K-ras mutations were identified in 2 lesions containing 5 and 10 aberrant crypts, respectively. Mutations were present in 1 of 23 and 10 of 27 adenomas and adenocarcinomas, respectively. These data suggest that K-ras mutations play a role during the stages of carcinogenesis in azoxymethane-induced rat colon cancer. The demonstration of a genetic mutation in aberrant crypt foci provides further evidence for the significance of these lesions as precursor markers of maligant potential during colorectal tumorigenesis.
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