Molecular characterisation of ERG, ETV1 and PTEN gene loci identifies patients at low and high risk of death from prostate cancer

A. H. M. Reid, G. Attard, L. Ambroisine, G. Fisher, G. Kovacs, D. Brewer, J. Clark, P. Flohr, S. Edwards, D. M. Berney, C. S. Foster, A. Fletcher, W. L. Gerald, H. Moller, V. E. Reuter, P. T. Scardino, J. Cuzick, J. S. de Bono, C. S. Cooper

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    Abstract

    BACKGROUND: The discovery of ERG/ETV1 gene rearrangements and PTEN gene loss warrants investigation in a mechanism-based prognostic classification of prostate cancer (PCa). The study objective was to evaluate the potential clinical significance and natural history of different disease categories by combining ERG/ETV1 gene rearrangements and PTEN gene loss status. METHODS: We utilised fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) assays to detect PTEN gene loss and ERG/ETV1 gene rearrangements in 308 conservatively managed PCa patients with survival outcome data. RESULTS: ERG/ETV1 gene rearrangements alone and PTEN gene loss alone both failed to show a link to survival in multivariate analyses. However, there was a strong interaction between ERG/ETV1 gene rearrangements and PTEN gene loss (P
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)678 - 684
    Number of pages7
    JournalBJC: British Journal of Cancer
    Volume102
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Feb 2010

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