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- Title
Somatic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations in papillary thyroid carcinomas and differential mtDNA sequence variants in cases with thyroid tumours.
- Authors
Yeh, Jen Jen; Lunetta, Kathryn L; van Orsouw, Nathalie J; Moore, Francis D; Mutter, George L; Vijg, Jan; Dahia, Patricia LM; Eng, Charis
- Abstract
Somatic mutations in mtDNA have recently been identified in colorectal tumours. Studies of oncocytic tumours have led to hypotheses which propose that defects in oxidative phosphorylation may result in a compensatory increase in mitochondrial replication and/or gene expression. Mutational analysis of mtDNA in thyroid neoplasia, which is characterised by increased numbers of mitochondria and is also one of the most common sites of oncocytic tumours. has been limited to date. Using the recently developed technique of two-dimensional gene scanning, we have successfully examined 21 cases of thyroid tumours, six cases of non-neoplastic thyroid pathology, 30 population controls, nine foetal thyroid tissues and nine foetal tissues of non-thyroid origin, either kidney or liver. We have identified three different somatic mutations (23%) in papillary thyroid carcinomas. In addition, we have found significant differential distributions of mtDNA sequence variants between thyroid carcinomas and controls. Interestingly, these variants appear to be more frequent in the genes which encode complex I of the mitochondrial electron transport chain compared to normal population controls. These findings suggest first, that somatic mtDNA mutations may be involved in thyroid tumorigenesis and second, that the accumulation of certain non-somatic variants may be related to tumour progression in the thyroid. Oncogene (2000) 19, 2060–2066
- Subjects
MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; THYROID cancer; TUMORS
- Publication
Oncogene, 2000, Vol 19, Issue 16, p2060
- ISSN
0950-9232
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.onc.1203537