Transcription profiling by array of human gastrointestinal stromal tumours mutant for KIT and/or PDGFRA

Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) represent a heterogeneous group of tumours of mesenchymal origin characterized by gain-of-function mutations in KIT or PDGFRA of the type III receptor tyrosine kinase family. Although mutations in either receptor are thought to drive an early oncogenic event through similar pathways, two previous studies reported the mutation-specific gene expression profiles. However, their further conclusions were rather discordant. To clarify the molecular characteristics of differentially expressed genes according to GIST receptor mutations, we combined microarray-based analysis with detailed functional annotations. Experiment Overall Design: 29 samples: 15 with KIT mutation detected, 11 with PDGFRA mutation detected, 3 with no mutation detected