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  • Title: C-KIT and PDGFRA zygosity in gastrointestinal stromal tumors: Correlation with tumor site, tumor size, exon, and CD117 immunohistochemistry.
    Author: Wallander ML, Willmore-Payne C, Layfield LJ.
    Journal: Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol; 2011 Jan; 19(1):21-7. PubMed ID: 20823768.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) often harbor activating mutations in the receptor tyrosine kinases C-KIT or platelet derived growth factor receptor-alpha (PDGFRA). Gain-of-function mutations in these 2 genes, which result in constitutive signaling, are presumed to be dominant and therefore are usually heterozygous. However, homozygous C-KIT mutations have been reported in GISTs, although at varying frequencies in different subsets. METHODS: High-resolution amplicon melting curve analysis and direct sequencing were used to determine the frequency of mutation zygosity in a series of 267 GIST cases with known C-KIT (exons 9, 11, 13 and 17) or PDGFRA (exons 12 and 18) mutations. Mutation zygosity was correlated with clinicopathological characteristics including sex, age, tumor size, tumor location, and C-KIT immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: Forty-two of 267 (15.7%) mutant GISTs were homozygous: 36 in C-KIT exon 11, 1 in C-KIT exon 13, 2 in PDGFRA exon 12, and 3 in PDGFRA exon 18. No correlation was found between mutation zygosity and age, sex, tumor size, or C-KIT expression. Homozygous mutant GISTs from the small intestine were underrepresented (P=0.029) whereas GISTs from metastatic sites such as the liver or pancreas were significantly enriched for mutant homozygosity (P=0.020). CONCLUSIONS: Zygosity of C-KIT or PDGFRA mutations did not correlate with most clinicopathologic features of GISTs including tumor size in our subset. However, homozygous mutant GISTs were associated with metastatic disease.
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