Article
Mutation of ras oncogene in di-isopropanolnitrosamine-induced rat thyroid carcinogenesis.
Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology - 1 Sept 2002
Kobayashi Yoshihiko, Kawaoi Akira, Katoh Ryohei
Abstract excerpt
To clarify the role of ras gene mutation in thyroid tumorigenesis, DNAs extracted from various rat thyroid lesions induced by di-isopropanolnitrosamine (DIPN) administration were analyzed using the microdissection-polymerase chain reaction-direct sequence (MD-PCR-DS) method. The MD-PCR-DS method revealed that K- ras gene mutation (G-A transition at codon 12) was frequently detected in nodular lesions (incidence...
Topics
- Animals
- Carcinogens
- Genes, ras
- Male
- Mutation
- Nitrosamines
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Thyroid Neoplasms
