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. 2016 Dec;7(6):882-902.
doi: 10.21037/jgo.2016.11.02.

Molecular spectrum of KRAS, NRAS, BRAF, PIK3CA, TP53, and APC somatic gene mutations in Arab patients with colorectal cancer: determination of frequency and distribution pattern

Humaid O Al-Shamsi  1 , Jeremy Jones  2 , Yazan Fahmawi  3 , Ibrahim Dahbour  3 , Aziz Tabash  3 , Reham Abdel-Wahab  4 , Ahmed O S Abousamra  3 , Kenna R Shaw  5 , Lianchun Xiao  3 , Manal M Hassan  3 , Benjamin R Kipp  6 , Scott Kopetz  3 , Amr S Soliman  7 , Robert R McWilliams  2 , Robert A Wolff  3
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Molecular spectrum of KRAS, NRAS, BRAF, PIK3CA, TP53, and APC somatic gene mutations in Arab patients with colorectal cancer: determination of frequency and distribution pattern

Humaid O Al-Shamsi et al. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2016 Dec.

Abstract

Background: The frequency rates of mutations such as KRAS, NRAS, BRAF, and PIK3CA in colorectal cancer (CRC) differ among populations. The aim of this study was to assess mutation frequencies in the Arab population and determine their correlations with certain clinicopathological features.

Methods: Arab patients from the Arab Gulf region and a population of age- and sex-matched Western patients with CRC whose tumors were evaluated with next-generation sequencing (NGS) were identified and retrospectively reviewed. The mutation rates of KRAS, NRAS, BRAF, PIK3CA, TP53, and APC were recorded, along with clinicopathological features. Other somatic mutation and their rates were also identified. Fisher's exact test was used to determine the association between mutation status and clinical features.

Results: A total of 198 cases were identified; 99 Arab patients and 99 Western patients. Fifty-two point seven percent of Arab patients had stage IV disease at initial presentation, 74.2% had left-sided tumors. Eighty-nine point two percent had tubular adenocarcinoma and 10.8% had mucinous adenocarcinoma. The prevalence rates of KRAS, NRAS, BRAF, PIK3CA, TP53, APC, SMAD, FBXW7 mutations in Arab population were 44.4%, 4%, 4%, 13.1%, 52.5%, 27.3%, 2% and 3% respectively. Compared to 48.4%, 4%, 4%, 12.1%, 47.5%, 24.2%, 11.1% and 0% respectively in matched Western population. Associations between these mutations and patient clinicopathological features were not statistically significant.

Conclusions: This is the first study to report comprehensive hotspot mutations using NGS in Arab patients with CRC. The frequency of KRAS, NRAS, BRAF, TP53, APC and PIK3CA mutations were similar to reported frequencies in Western population except SMAD4 that had a lower frequency and higher frequency of FBXW7 mutation.

Keywords: Arab population; Somatic mutations; colorectal cancer (CRC); next-generation sequencing (NGS).

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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