THE STUDY A NUMBER ONCOGENE POLYMORPHISM OF LUNG CANCER IN THE POPULATION OF KAZAKHSTAN Abramyuk T.P.
1
, Mussa A.M.
1
, Khamdieva O.Kh.
2*
1
al-Farabi Kazakh National University
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RSE "Institute of General Genetics and Cytology" KH MES RK
azadahamdieva@gmail.com
Lung cancer is the main reason for death from cancer in our country now, and further growth is
predicted. In Kazakhstan, about 3,669 new cases of lung cancer are detected every year and a five-year
survival period of 2014 was 33.2%. Aim of our work to study the expression of C-KIT, EGFR proteins and
identify germ-line mutations in patients with lung cancer living in Almaty.
Subject of the study was blood samples and biopsy material obtained from patients diagnosed with
lung cancer who are being treated at the Almaty Oncology Center and residing in Almaty. All clinical data
were collected, including sex, age, smoking status and clinical stage of the tumor. Polymerase chain reaction
was chosen as the research methods, followed by analysis of restriction fragment length polymorphism and
immunohistochemical analysis.
In our studies, genetic analysis was carried out of 11 exon of C-KIT gene for
the presence of mutations in codon 651. Then was performed PCR analysis with specific primers selected for
exon 20 and 21 of the EGFR gene. The conducted immunohistochemical analysis has revealed that 13
(29.5%) patients had overexpression the EGFR gene, 11 (25%) patients had a moderate expression (more
than 10%), 9 (20.5) patients showed a weak expression 1+ (less than 10 %) and 11 patients had no
expression at all. On the whole 24 (52%) patients had a positive response to the immunohistochemical
analysis. Immunohistochemical analysis performed revealed in 3 (6.82%) patients overexpression of C-KIT
gene, 12 (27.27%) patients had moderate expression, 22 (50%) patients had weak expression and 7 (15.91%)
patients had no expression. In total, 15 (34.09%) patients had a positive response to immunohistochemical
analysis. This suggests that the disorders occurred in the cells of tumor tissue and not inherited. In fact, in
most cases the occurrence of lung cancer can be associated with smoking; In addition, this neoplasm can be
associated with other carcinogenic agents in a state of inhalation such as radon gas.
Scientific adviser: Ph.D., Associate Professor Biyasheva Z.M.