Novel germline c-MET mutation in a family with hereditary papillary renal carcinoma

Karin Wadt, Anne-Marie Gerdes, Thomas V O Hansen, Birgitte G Toft, Lennart Friis-Hansen, Mette K Andersen

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    Abstract

    Hereditary papillary renal carcinoma (HPRC) is a highly penetrant hereditary renal cancer syndrome caused by germline missense mutations in the c-MET proto-oncogene. HPRC is clinically characterized by multiple bilateral papillary renal-cell carcinomas. Here we report a family with a novel missense mutation in c-MET. The original pathology report of four primary kidney cancers (1988-1997) revealed renal-cell carcinoma. A revised report described multiple adenomas and papillary renal-cell carcinomas with focal clear cells and a mixture of type 1 and type 2 pattern, emphasizing the importance of revised pathology examinations in possible hereditary renal-cell carcinomas especially when described before 1997.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalFamilial Cancer
    Volume11
    Issue number3
    Pages (from-to)535-7
    Number of pages3
    ISSN1389-9600
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Sept 2012

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