Table 4

K-ras point mutations in codons 12 and 13 in colorectal adenomas

Codon 12 (amino acid)Codon 13
(amino acid)
Type of mutation4-150Percentage of adenomas (number)
Wild type GGT (Gly)Wild type GGC (Gly)65 (131)
Single mutation
 GAT (Asp)Wild typeS @ 12b11 (23)
 GTT (Val)Wild typeV @ 12b9 (18)
 GCT (Ala)Wild typeV @ 12b1 (2)
 TGT (Cys)Wild typeV @ 12a4 (9)
 Wild typeGAC (Asp)S @ 13b1 (2)
 Wild typeGTC (Val)V @ 13b0.5 (1)
Double mutations
 GAT (Asp), GTT (Val)Wild typeS @ 12b, V @ 12b2 (5)
 TGT (Cys), GAT (Asp)Wild typeV @ 12a, S @ 12b2 (4)
 TGT (Cys), GTT (Val)Wild typeV @ 12a, V @ 12b1 (2)
 TGT (Cys), GCT (Ala)Wild typeV @ 12a, V @ 12b0.5 (1)
 GCT (Ala), GAT (Asp)Wild typeV @ 12b, S @ 12b1 (2)
 GCT (Ala), GTT (Val)Wild typeV @ 12b, V @ 12b0.5 (1)
  • 4-150 Transition denoted by S, transversion by V, followed by codon (12 or 13) and nucleotide 1 (a) or 2 (b).