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ArticleAnnals of coloproctology2015

Clinicopathologic Significance of BRAF Mutation and Extracellular Signal Regulated Kinase 1/2 Expression in Patients With a Colorectal Adenocarcinoma.

Hyung Ook Kim, Beom Gyu Kim, Seong Jae Cha, Yong Gum Park, Tae Jin Lee

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Article in Annals of coloproctology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Hyung Ook KimDepartment of Surgery, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Beom Gyu KimDepartment of Surgery, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Seong Jae ChaDepartment of Surgery, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yong Gum ParkDepartment of Surgery, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Tae Jin LeeDepartment of Pathology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Chung-Ang University · KRKangbuk Samsung Hospital · KR

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purposeBRAF mutation and expression of extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK) are linked with colorectal carcinogenesis through the serrated pathway. BRAF and ERK1/2 play important roles in the activation of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase signaling pathways. The present study investigated the clinicopathologic outcomes of BRAF mutation and ERK1/2 expression in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) and the possibility of using them as prognostic indicators.

methodsDual-priming oligonucleotide-based multiplex polymerase chain reaction for BRAF (V600E) mutation and immunohistochemical analysis of ERK1/2 were performed using 65 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded samples from patients with CRC. We analyzed the dependences of the clinicopathologic features on BRAF mutation and ERK1/2 expression.

resultsOut of 65 samples from CRC patients, BRAF mutation was detected in 3 (4.6%). The 3 patients with BRAF mutation presented with T3 CRC with lymph node metastasis (stage III) showing moderately or poorly differentiated histology. ERK1 and ERK2 were positively detected in 73.8% and 15.4% of the patients with CRC, respectively. ERK1 expression was significantly correlated with lymph node metastasis (P = 0.049). ERK2 expression was significantly correlated with tumor emboli (P < 0.05), tumor invasion (P = 0.035), lymph node metastasis (P = 0.017), and stage (P = 0.02).

conclusionBRAF mutation and ERK1/2 expression may be associated with advanced or more aggressive CRC. These molecular markers might play prognostic roles in CRC developed through the serrated pathway.

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AdenocarcinomaBRAFColorectal neoplasmsERK1ERK2

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