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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2014; 20(9): 2279-2303
Published online Mar 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i9.2279
Table 4 Most common genetic alterations observed in different types of human pancreatic cancers
Type of pancreatic cancerGene affectedRef.
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC)KRAS, AKT, MYC, TP53, SMAD4, CDKN2A, PTEN[55,63,64,73,78,79,94,269,284-287]
(90% of all pancreatic cancers)
Acinar cell carcinoma (ACCA)APC/β-catenin (CTNNB1), BRCA2, BCL10[288-290]
(< 1% of all pancreatic cancers)
Adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC)TP53, CDKN2A, KRAS, E-cadherin,[291,292]
(< 1% of all pancreatic cancers)
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPNM)GNAS, KRAS, RNF4, STK11/LKB1, MUC1, MUC2, hTERT, COX2, Shh[278,293,294]
(1%-3% of all pancreatic cancers)
Mucinous cystic neoplasm (MCN)KRAS, RNF4, TP53, CDKN2A[295]
(< 1% of all pancreatic cancers)
Serous cystadenoma (SCN)VHL[296]
(< 1% of all pancreatic cancers)
Solid-pseudopapillary neoplasm (SPN)APC/β-catenin (CTNNB1), E-cadherin[297,298]
(1%-2% of all pancreatic cancers)
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNET)DAXX, ATRX, MEN1, TSC2, PTEN, PI3KCA, CHGA, CHGB, mTOR[299-302]
(2%-5% of all pancreatic cancers)