Mathot L, Kundu S, Ljungström V, Svedlund J, Moens L, Adlerteg T, Falk-Sörqvist E, Rendo V, Bellomo C, Mayrhofer M, Cortina C, Sundström M, Micke P, Botling J, Isaksson A, Moustakas A, Batlle E, Birgisson H, Glimelius B, Nilsson M, Sjöblom T
Cancer Res. 77 (7) 1730-1740 [2017-04-01; online 2017-01-20]
The contribution of somatic mutations to metastasis of colorectal cancers is currently unknown. To find mutations involved in the colorectal cancer metastatic process, we performed deep mutational analysis of 676 genes in 107 stages II to IV primary colorectal cancer, of which half had metastasized. The mutation prevalence in the ephrin (EPH) family of tyrosine kinase receptors was 10-fold higher in primary tumors of metastatic colorectal than in nonmetastatic cases and preferentially occurred in stage III and IV tumors. Mutational analyses
PubMed 28108514
DOI 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-16-1921
Crossref 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-16-1921
pii: 0008-5472.CAN-16-1921