Papillary Renal Carcinoma: MET Gene Deletion/Duplication
Condition Description
Papillaryrenal tumors, which account for 15 to 20% of renal carcinomas, occur in bothsporadic and familial forms. Hereditary papillary renalcarcinoma (HPRC) is an autosomal dominant hereditary cancer syndrome in whichaffected individuals are at risk of developing bilateral, multifocal type 1papillary renal carcinoma, often at a late age of onset (50 to 70 years). Todate, the kidney is the only organ to be affected in HPRC patients. The tumorsare most often well differentiated; however, they are malignant and canmetastasize. HPRC is a highly penetrant disease in which affected individualsare highly likely to develop bilateral, multifocal type 1 papillary kidneycancer. In the early reports, this disease was described as having a late onset;however, recently an early onset form of this disease has been described.
Germlinemutations in the MET gene on chromosome 7 were identified ina hereditary form of papillary renal carcinoma. MET belongs to thefamily of tyrosine kinases, the members of which play important rolesin transmitting signals from the cellular surface to the nucleus. Missense mutations in the tyrosine kinase domain of the Metproto-oncogene at 7q31 are responsible for constitutive activation of the METprotein in HPRC.
References
Bodmer, D. et al. Understandingfamilial and non-familial renal cell cancer. 2002. Hum. Molec.Genet. 11: 2489-2498.
Rosner, I. et al. The clinicalimplications of the genetics of renal cell carcinoma. 2009. Urol. Oncol. 27(2):131-136.
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Genes (1)
Indications
This test is indicated for:
- Confirmation of a clinical diagnosis of hereditary papillary renal carcinoma in individuals who have tested negative for sequence analysis
- Individuals at-risk for hereditary papillary renal carcinoma due to family history who have tested negative for sequence analysis
Methodology
Detection
Specimen Requirements
Infants and Young Children (<2 years of age): 2-3 ml
Children > 2 years of age to 10 years old: 3-5 ml
Older Children & Adults: 5-10 ml
Autopsy: 2-3 ml unclotted cord or cardiac blood
3µg
Isolation using the Perkin Elmer™Chemagen™ Chemagen™ Automated Extraction method or Qiagen™ Puregene kit for DNA extraction is recommended.
Special Instructions
Submit copies of diagnostic biochemical test results with the sample, if appropriate. Contact the laboratory if further information is needed.
Sequence analysis is required before deletion/duplication analysis by targeted CGH array. If sequencing is performed outside of EGL Genetics, please submit a copy of the sequencing report with the test requisition.
Related Tests
- Sequencing analysis of the MET gene is available (UX) and is required before deletion/duplication analysis.
- Prenataltesting is available to individuals who are confirmed carriers ofmutations. Please contact the laboratory genetic counselor to discussappropriate testing prior to collecting a prenatal specimen.