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Mlakar V, Dupanloup I, Gonzales F, Papangelopoulou D, Ansari M, Gumy-Pause F. 17q Gain in Neuroblastoma: A Review of Clinical and Biological Implications. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:338. [PMID: 38254827 PMCID: PMC10814316 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16020338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most frequent extracranial solid childhood tumor. Despite advances in the understanding and treatment of this disease, the prognosis in cases of high-risk NB is still poor. 17q gain has been shown to be the most frequent genomic alteration in NB. However, the significance of this remains unclear because of its high frequency and association with other genetic modifications, particularly segmental chromosomal aberrations, 1p and 11q deletions, and MYCN amplification, all of which are also associated with a poor clinical prognosis. This work reviewed the evidence on the clinical and biological significance of 17q gain. It strongly supports the significance of 17q gain in the development of NB and its importance as a clinically relevant marker. However, it is crucial to distinguish between whole and partial chromosome 17q gains. The most important breakpoints appear to be at 17q12 and 17q21. The former distinguishes between whole and partial chromosome 17q gain; the latter is a site of IGF2BP1 and NME1 genes that appear to be the main oncogenes responsible for the functional effects of 17q gain.
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- Vid Mlakar
- Cansearch Research Platform for Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Geneva, Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (I.D.); (F.G.); (D.P.); (M.A.); (F.G.-P.)
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- Cansearch Research Platform for Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Geneva, Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (I.D.); (F.G.); (D.P.); (M.A.); (F.G.-P.)
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Amphipôle, Quartier UNIL-Sorge, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Cansearch Research Platform for Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Geneva, Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (I.D.); (F.G.); (D.P.); (M.A.); (F.G.-P.)
- Division of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Department of Women, Child and Adolescent, University Geneva Hospitals, Rue Willy-Donzé 6, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Cansearch Research Platform for Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Geneva, Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (I.D.); (F.G.); (D.P.); (M.A.); (F.G.-P.)
- Division of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Department of Women, Child and Adolescent, University Geneva Hospitals, Rue Willy-Donzé 6, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Cansearch Research Platform for Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Geneva, Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (I.D.); (F.G.); (D.P.); (M.A.); (F.G.-P.)
- Division of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Department of Women, Child and Adolescent, University Geneva Hospitals, Rue Willy-Donzé 6, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Cansearch Research Platform for Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Geneva, Rue Michel Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland; (I.D.); (F.G.); (D.P.); (M.A.); (F.G.-P.)
- Division of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Department of Women, Child and Adolescent, University Geneva Hospitals, Rue Willy-Donzé 6, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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Ghosh I, De Benedetti A. Untousling the Role of Tousled-like Kinase 1 in DNA Damage Repair. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13369. [PMID: 37686173 PMCID: PMC10487508 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241713369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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DNA damage repair lies at the core of all cells' survival strategy, including the survival strategy of cancerous cells. Therefore, targeting such repair mechanisms forms the major goal of cancer therapeutics. The mechanism of DNA repair has been tousled with the discovery of multiple kinases. Recent studies on tousled-like kinases have brought significant clarity on the effectors of these kinases which stand to regulate DSB repair. In addition to their well-established role in DDR and cell cycle checkpoint mediation after DNA damage or inhibitors of replication, evidence of their suspected involvement in the actual DSB repair process has more recently been strengthened by the important finding that TLK1 phosphorylates RAD54 and regulates some of its activities in HRR and localization in the cell. Earlier findings of its regulation of RAD9 during checkpoint deactivation, as well as defined steps during NHEJ end processing, were earlier hints of its broadly important involvement in DSB repair. All this has opened up new avenues to target cancer cells in combination therapy with genotoxins and TLK inhibitors.
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- Department of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Louisiana Health Science Center-Shreveport, Shreveport, LA 71103, USA;
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Derpoorter C, Vandepoele K, Diez-Fraile A, Vandemeulebroecke K, De Wilde B, Speleman F, Van Roy N, Lammens T, Laureys G. Pinpointing a potential role for CLEC12B in cancer predisposition through familial exome sequencing. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2019; 66:e27513. [PMID: 30350915 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.27513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Revised: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Predisposition to cancer is only partly understood, and thus, the contribution of still undiscovered cancer predisposing variants necessitates further research. In search of such variants, we performed exome sequencing on the germline DNA of a family with two children affected by ganglioneuroma and neuroblastoma. Applying stringent selection criteria, we identified a potential deleterious, missense mutation in CLEC12B, coding for a lectin C-type receptor that is predicted to regulate immune function. Although further screening in a larger population and functional characterization is needed, we propose CLEC12B as a candidate cancer predisposition gene.
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- Charlotte Derpoorter
- Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.,Cancer Research Institute Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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- Cancer Research Institute Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.,Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Cancer Research Institute Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.,Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.,Cancer Research Institute Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.,Cancer Research Institute Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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Ritenour LE, Randall MP, Bosse KR, Diskin SJ. Genetic susceptibility to neuroblastoma: current knowledge and future directions. Cell Tissue Res 2018; 372:287-307. [PMID: 29589100 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-018-2820-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Neuroblastoma, a malignancy of the developing peripheral nervous system that affects infants and young children, is a complex genetic disease. Over the past two decades, significant progress has been made toward understanding the genetic determinants that predispose to this often lethal childhood cancer. Approximately 1-2% of neuroblastomas are inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion and a combination of co-morbidity and linkage studies has led to the identification of germline mutations in PHOX2B and ALK as the major genetic contributors to this familial neuroblastoma subset. The genetic basis of "sporadic" neuroblastoma is being studied through a large genome-wide association study (GWAS). These efforts have led to the discovery of many common susceptibility alleles, each with modest effect size, associated with the development and progression of sporadic neuroblastoma. More recently, next-generation sequencing efforts have expanded the list of potential neuroblastoma-predisposing mutations to include rare germline variants with a predicted larger effect size. The evolving characterization of neuroblastoma's genetic basis has led to a deeper understanding of the molecular events driving tumorigenesis, more precise risk stratification and prognostics and novel therapeutic strategies. This review details the contemporary understanding of neuroblastoma's genetic predisposition, including recent advances and discusses ongoing efforts to address gaps in our knowledge regarding this malignancy's complex genetic underpinnings.
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- Laura E Ritenour
- Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Group, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Division of Oncology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Oncology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Oncology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Group, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Division of Oncology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Theissen J, Oberthuer A, Hombach A, Volland R, Hertwig F, Fischer M, Spitz R, Zapatka M, Brors B, Ortmann M, Simon T, Hero B, Berthold F. Chromosome 17/17q gain and unaltered profiles in high resolution array-CGH are prognostically informative in neuroblastoma. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2014; 53:639-49. [PMID: 24737690 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.22174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2013] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The prognostic relevance of chromosome 17 gain in neuroblastoma is still discussed. This investigation specifies the frequency, type, size, and transcriptional relevance in a large patient cohort. Primary tumor material of 202 patients was analyzed using high-resolution oligonucleotide array-based comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) and correlated with clinical and survival data. A subset (n = 145) was correlated for differentially expressed genes (DEG) by microarray analysis. Chromosome 17 aCGH analysis showed numerical gain in 94/202 patients (47%), partial gain in 93/202 patients (46%), and no gain in 15/202 patients (7%). The frequency of partial gain was higher in stage 4 neuroblastoma (stage 1 15%; stage 2 12%; stage 3 16%; stage 4S 7%; and stage 4 50%). Overall survival (OS) was superior in patients with numerical gain compared with patients with partial gain or no gain (5-y-OS: 0.95 ± 0.02 vs. 0.63 ± 0.05 vs. 0.60 ± 0.13; P < 0.001). Gene expression analysis demonstrated 95/130 DEGs between tumors with numerical or partial chromosome/no gain. Only one DEG (CCKBR) was detected comparing tumors with partial gain and those with no gain. In patients with partial gain, the distribution of breakpoints did not correlate with stage and 11q status, but with MYCN amplification and 1p status. The "best" breakpoints in cases with partial 17q gain were at 42.5 Mb for event-free and 26.6 Mb for OS. Numerical gain of chromosome 17 is associated with a better prognosis than partial and no gain. The group of tumors with partial gain was similar to the group without gain with respect to stage distribution, outcome, and gene expression profile.
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- Jessica Theissen
- Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Children's Hospital, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Boeva V, Jouannet S, Daveau R, Combaret V, Pierre-Eugène C, Cazes A, Louis-Brennetot C, Schleiermacher G, Ferrand S, Pierron G, Lermine A, Frio TR, Raynal V, Vassal G, Barillot E, Delattre O, Janoueix-Lerosey I. Breakpoint features of genomic rearrangements in neuroblastoma with unbalanced translocations and chromothripsis. PLoS One 2013; 8:e72182. [PMID: 23991058 PMCID: PMC3753337 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2013] [Accepted: 07/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Neuroblastoma is a pediatric cancer of the peripheral nervous system in which structural chromosome aberrations are emblematic of aggressive tumors. In this study, we performed an in-depth analysis of somatic rearrangements in two neuroblastoma cell lines and two primary tumors using paired-end sequencing of mate-pair libraries and RNA-seq. The cell lines presented with typical genetic alterations of neuroblastoma and the two tumors belong to the group of neuroblastoma exhibiting a profile of chromothripsis. Inter and intra-chromosomal rearrangements were identified in the four samples, allowing in particular characterization of unbalanced translocations at high resolution. Using complementary experiments, we further characterized 51 rearrangements at the base pair resolution that revealed 59 DNA junctions. In a subset of cases, complex rearrangements were observed with templated insertion of fragments of nearby sequences. Although we did not identify known particular motifs in the local environment of the breakpoints, we documented frequent microhomologies at the junctions in both chromothripsis and non-chromothripsis associated breakpoints. RNA-seq experiments confirmed expression of several predicted chimeric genes and genes with disrupted exon structure including ALK, NBAS, FHIT, PTPRD and ODZ4. Our study therefore indicates that both non-homologous end joining-mediated repair and replicative processes may account for genomic rearrangements in neuroblastoma. RNA-seq analysis allows the identification of the subset of abnormal transcripts expressed from genomic rearrangements that may be involved in neuroblastoma oncogenesis.
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- Valentina Boeva
- Inserm, U900, Paris, France
- Institut Curie, Centre de Recherche, Paris, France
- Mines ParisTech, Fontainebleau, France
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- Institut Curie, Centre de Recherche, Paris, France
- Inserm, U830, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, Centre de Recherche, Paris, France
- Inserm, U830, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Centre Léon Bérard, Laboratoire de Recherche Translationnelle, Lyon, France
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- Institut Curie, Centre de Recherche, Paris, France
- Inserm, U830, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, Centre de Recherche, Paris, France
- Inserm, U830, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, Centre de Recherche, Paris, France
- Inserm, U830, Institut Curie, Paris, France
- Institut Curie, Département de Pédiatrie, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, Unité de Génétique Somatique, Paris, France
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- Inserm, U900, Paris, France
- Institut Curie, Centre de Recherche, Paris, France
- Mines ParisTech, Fontainebleau, France
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- Institut Curie, Centre de Recherche, Paris, France
- Inserm, U830, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Inserm, U900, Paris, France
- Institut Curie, Centre de Recherche, Paris, France
- Mines ParisTech, Fontainebleau, France
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- Institut Curie, Centre de Recherche, Paris, France
- Inserm, U830, Institut Curie, Paris, France
- Institut Curie, Unité de Génétique Somatique, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, Centre de Recherche, Paris, France
- Inserm, U830, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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De Benedetti A. The Tousled-Like Kinases as Guardians of Genome Integrity. ISRN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2012; 2012:627596. [PMID: 23869254 PMCID: PMC3712517 DOI: 10.5402/2012/627596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The Tousled-like kinases (TLKs) function in processes of chromatin assembly, including replication, transcription, repair, and chromosome segregation. TLKs interact specifically (and phosphorylate) with the chromatin assembly factor Asf1, a histone H3-H4 chaperone, histone H3 itself at Ser10, and also Rad9, a key protein involved in DNA repair and cell cycle signaling following DNA damage. These interactions are believed to be responsible for the action of TLKs in double-stranded break repair and radioprotection and also in the propagation of the DNA damage response. Hence, I propose that TLKs play key roles in maintenance of genome integrity in many organisms of both kingdoms. In this paper, I highlight key issues of the known roles of these proteins, particularly in the context of DNA repair (IR and UV), their possible relevance to genome integrity and cancer development, and as possible targets for intervention in cancer management.
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- Arrigo De Benedetti
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA
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Garriock HA, Kraft JB, Shyn SI, Peters EJ, Yokoyama JS, Jenkins GD, Reinalda MS, Slager SL, McGrath PJ, Hamilton SP. A genomewide association study of citalopram response in major depressive disorder. Biol Psychiatry 2010; 67:133-8. [PMID: 19846067 PMCID: PMC2794921 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2009] [Revised: 08/20/2009] [Accepted: 08/21/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Antidepressant response is likely influenced by genetic constitution, but the actual genes involved have yet to be determined. We have carried out a genomewide association study to determine whether common DNA variation influences antidepressant response. METHODS Our sample is derived from Level 1 participants in the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) study, all treated with citalopram. Association for the response phenotype included 883 responders and 608 nonresponders. For the remission phenotype, 743 subjects that achieved remission were compared with 608 nonresponders. We used a subset of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs; n = 430,198) from the Affymetrix 500K and 5.0 Human SNP Arrays, and association analysis was carried out after correcting for population stratification. RESULTS We identified three SNPs associated with response with p values less than 1 x 10(-5) near the UBE3C gene (rs6966038, p = 4.65 x 10(-7)), another 100 kb away from BMP7 (rs6127921, p = 3.45 x 10(-6)), and a third that is intronic in the RORA gene (rs809736, p = 8.19 x 10(-6)). These same SNPs were also associated with remission. Thirty-nine additional SNPs are of interest with p values < or = .0001 for the response and remission phenotypes. CONCLUSIONS Although the findings reported here do not meet a genomewide threshold for significance, the regions identified from this study provide targets for independent replication and novel pathways to investigate mechanisms of antidepressant response. This study was not placebo controlled, making it possible that we are also observing associations to nonspecific aspects of drug treatment of depression.
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- Holly A. Garriock
- Department of Psychiatry and Institute for Human Genetics, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Institute for Human Genetics, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Institute for Human Genetics, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Institute for Human Genetics, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Institute for Human Genetics, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York State Psychiatric Institute
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- Department of Psychiatry and Institute for Human Genetics, University of California, San Francisco, CA,corresponding author Steven P. Hamilton, MD, PhD, Carol Cochran Schaffner Endowed Chair in Mental Health, University of California, San Francisco, Department of Psychiatry, 401 Parnassus Ave, Box NGL-0984, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0984,
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De Weer A, Poppe B, Cauwelier B, Carlier A, Dierick J, Verhasselt B, Philippé J, Van Roy N, Speleman F. EVI1 activation in blast crisis CML due to juxtaposition to the rare 17q22 partner region as part of a 4-way variant translocation t(9;22). BMC Cancer 2008; 8:193. [PMID: 18613965 PMCID: PMC2474635 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-8-193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2008] [Accepted: 07/09/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Variant translocations t(9;22) occur in 5 to 10% of newly diagnosed CMLs and additional genetic changes are present in 60–80% of patients in blast crisis (BC). Here, we report on a CML patient in blast crisis presenting with a four-way variant t(9;22) rearrangement involving the EVI1 locus. Methods Dual-colour Fluorescence In Situ Hybridisation was performed to unravel the different cytogenetic aberrations. Expression levels of EVI1 and BCR/ABL1 were investigated using real-time quantitative RT-PCR. Results In this paper we identified a patient with a complex 4-way t(3;9;17;22) which, in addition to BCR/ABL1 gene fusion, also resulted in EVI1 rearrangement and overexpression. Conclusion This report illustrates how a variant t(9;22) translocation can specifically target a second oncogene most likely contributing to the more aggressive phenotype of the disease. Molecular analysis of such variants is thus warranted to understand the phenotypic consequences and to open the way for combined molecular therapies in order to tackle the secondary oncogenic effect which is unresponsive to imatinib treatment.
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- An De Weer
- Centre for Medical Genetics Gent (CMGG), Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
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MOTIVATION Array-based comparative genomic hybridization (arrayCGH) has recently become a popular tool to identify DNA copy number variations along the genome. These profiles are starting to be used as markers to improve prognosis or diagnosis of cancer, which implies that methods for automated supervised classification of arrayCGH data are needed. Like gene expression profiles, arrayCGH profiles are characterized by a large number of variables usually measured on a limited number of samples. However, arrayCGH profiles have a particular structure of correlations between variables, due to the spatial organization of bacterial artificial chromosomes along the genome. This suggests that classical classification methods, often based on the selection of a small number of discriminative features, may not be the most accurate methods and may not produce easily interpretable prediction rules. RESULTS We propose a new method for supervised classification of arrayCGH data. The method is a variant of support vector machine that incorporates the biological specificities of DNA copy number variations along the genome as prior knowledge. The resulting classifier is a sparse linear classifier based on a limited number of regions automatically selected on the chromosomes, leading to easy interpretation and identification of discriminative regions of the genome. We test this method on three classification problems for bladder and uveal cancer, involving both diagnosis and prognosis. We demonstrate that the introduction of the new prior on the classifier leads not only to more accurate predictions, but also to the identification of known and new regions of interest in the genome. AVAILABILITY All data and algorithms are publicly available.
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- Franck Rapaport
- Institut Curie, Centre de Recherche, INSERM, U900, Paris, F-75248 France.
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Vandepoele K, Andries V, Van Roy N, Staes K, Vandesompele J, Laureys G, De Smet E, Berx G, Speleman F, van Roy F. A constitutional translocation t(1;17)(p36.2;q11.2) in a neuroblastoma patient disrupts the human NBPF1 and ACCN1 genes. PLoS One 2008; 3:e2207. [PMID: 18493581 PMCID: PMC2386287 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2008] [Accepted: 04/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The human 1p36 region is deleted in many different types of tumors, and so it probably harbors one or more tumor suppressor genes. In a Belgian neuroblastoma patient, a constitutional balanced translocation t(1;17)(p36.2;q11.2) may have led to the development of the tumor by disrupting or activating a gene. Here, we report the cloning of both translocation breakpoints and the identification of a novel gene that is disrupted by this translocation. This gene, named NBPF1 for Neuroblastoma BreakPoint Family member 1, belongs to a recently described gene family encoding highly similar proteins, the functions of which are unknown. The translocation truncates NBPF1 and gives rise to two chimeric transcripts of NBPF1 sequences fused to sequences derived from chromosome 17. On chromosome 17, the translocation disrupts one of the isoforms of ACCN1, a potential glioma tumor suppressor gene. Expression of the NBPF family in neuroblastoma cell lines is highly variable, but it is decreased in cell lines that have a deletion of chromosome 1p. More importantly, expression profiling of the NBPF1 gene showed that its expression is significantly lower in cell lines with heterozygous NBPF1 loss than in cell lines with a normal 1p chromosome. Meta-analysis of the expression of NBPF and ACCN1 in neuroblastoma tumors indicates a role for the NBPF genes and for ACCN1 in tumor aggressiveness. Additionally, DLD1 cells with inducible NBPF1 expression showed a marked decrease of clonal growth in a soft agar assay. The disruption of both NBPF1 and ACCN1 genes in this neuroblastoma patient indicates that these genes might suppress development of neuroblastoma and possibly other tumor types.
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- Karl Vandepoele
- Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB, Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Poppe B, Dastugue N, Vandesompele J, Cauwelier B, De Smet B, Yigit N, De Paepe A, Cervera J, Recher C, De Mas V, Hagemeijer A, Speleman F. EVI1 is consistently expressed as principal transcript in common and rare recurrent 3q26 rearrangements. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2006; 45:349-56. [PMID: 16342172 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.20295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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In contrast to the well-documented involvement of EVI1 in various 3q26 aberrations, the transcriptional status of EVI1 in rare recurrent or sporadic 3q26 chromosomal defects has remained largely unexplored. Moreover, in a recent report, the association between 3q26 alterations in myeloid proliferations and ectopic EVI1 expression was questioned. Therefore, we performed a detailed physical mapping of 3q26 breakpoints using a 1.3-Mb tiling path BAC contig covering the EVI1 locus and a carefully designed quantification of both EVI1 and MDS/EVI1 transcripts in 30 hematological malignancies displaying 3q26 aberrations. Cases included well-known rare, recurring chromosomal aberrations such as t(3;17)(q26;q22), t(2;3)(p21-22;q26), and t(3;6)(q26;q25), as well as 10 new sporadic cases. Extensive 3q26 breakpoint mapping allowed unequivocal and sensitive FISH detection of EVI1 rearrangements on both metaphases and interphase nuclei. Real-time quantitative PCR analyses indicated that typically both MDS1/EVI1 and EVI1, but not MDS1, were expressed in these malignancies, with EVI1 the primary transcript. In conclusion, we have demonstrated EVI1 involvement in numerous novel sporadic and recurrent 3q26 rearrangements. Our results underscore the feasibility of FISH as an adjunct to PCR for the identification of EVI1 deranged leukemias and identified EVI1 as the principal transcript expressed in these malignancies.
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- Bruce Poppe
- Center for Medical Genetics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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White PS, Thompson PM, Gotoh T, Okawa ER, Igarashi J, Kok M, Winter C, Gregory SG, Hogarty MD, Maris JM, Brodeur GM. Definition and characterization of a region of 1p36.3 consistently deleted in neuroblastoma. Oncogene 2005; 24:2684-94. [PMID: 15829979 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Substantial genomic and functional evidence from primary tumors and cell lines indicates that a consistent region of distal chromosome 1p is deleted in a sizable proportion of human neuroblastomas, suggesting that this region contains one or more tumor suppressor genes. To determine systematically and precisely the location and extent of 1p deletion in neuroblastomas, we performed allelic loss studies of 737 primary neuroblastomas and genotype analysis of 46 neuroblastoma cell lines. Together, the results defined a single region within 1p36.3 that was consistently deleted in 25% of tumors and 87% of cell lines. Two neuroblastoma patients had constitutional deletions of distal 1p36 that overlapped the tumor-defined region. The tumor- and constitutionally-derived deletions together defined a smallest region of consistent deletion (SRD) between D1S2795 and D1S253. The 1p36.3 SRD was deleted in all but one of the 184 tumors with 1p deletion. Physical mapping and DNA sequencing determined that the SRD minimally spans an estimated 729 kb. Genomic content and sequence analysis of the SRD identified 15 characterized, nine uncharacterized, and six predicted genes in the region. The RNA expression profiles of 21 of the genes were investigated in a variety of normal tissues. The SHREW1 and KCNAB2 genes both had tissue-restricted expression patterns, including expression in the nervous system. In addition, a novel gene (CHD5) with strong homology to proteins involved in chromatin remodeling was expressed mainly in neural tissues. Together, these results suggest that one or more genes involved in neuroblastoma tumorigenesis or tumor progression are likely contained within this region.
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- Peter S White
- Division of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3516 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Schleiermacher G, Bourdeaut F, Combaret V, Picrron G, Raynal V, Aurias A, Ribeiro A, Janoueix-Lerosey I, Delattre O. Stepwise occurrence of a complex unbalanced translocation in neuroblastoma leading to insertion of a telomere sequence and late chromosome 17q gain. Oncogene 2005; 24:3377-84. [PMID: 15735707 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In neuroblastoma, the most frequent genetic alterations are unbalanced translocations involving chromosome 17. To gain insights into these rearrangements, we have characterized a previously identified der(1)t(1;17) of the CLB-Bar cell line. The 17q breakpoint was mapped by FISH. Subsequently, a rearranged fragment was identified by Southern analysis, cloned in a lambda vector and sequenced. The chromosome rearrangement is more complex than expected due to the presence of an interstitial 4p telomeric sequence between chromosome 1p and 17q. Three different genes, which may play a role in neuroblastoma development, are disrupted by the translocation breakpoints. Indeed, the 3'UTR of the PIP5K2B gene on chromosome 17q is directly fused to the (TTAGGG)n repeat of the chromosome 4p telomere, and the (1;4) fusion disrupts the MACF1 (microtubule-actin crosslinking factor 1) and POLN genes, respectively. Interestingly, the (1;4) fusion was present at diagnosis and at relapse, whereas the (4;17) fusion was detected at relapse only, leading to a secondary 17q gain confirmed by array CGH therefore indicating that 17q gain may not be a primary event in neuroblastoma. Finally, screening of a panel of neuroblastoma cell lines identified interstitial telomeric sequences in three other cases, suggesting that this may be a recurrent mechanism leading to unbalanced translocations in neuroblastoma.
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MESH Headings
- Base Sequence
- Blotting, Southern
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4
- Cloning, Molecular
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Models, Genetic
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Neuroblastoma/genetics
- Neuroblastoma/metabolism
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Telomere/ultrastructure
- Translocation, Genetic
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- Gudrun Schleiermacher
- INSERM Unité 509, Laboratoire de Pathologie Moléculaire des Cancers, Institut Curie, 26 rue d'Ulm, 75248 Paris Cedex 05, France
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Venturin M, Gervasini C, Orzan F, Bentivegna A, Corrado L, Colapietro P, Friso A, Tenconi R, Upadhyaya M, Larizza L, Riva P. Evidence for non-homologous end joining and non-allelic homologous recombination in atypical NF1 microdeletions. Hum Genet 2004; 115:69-80. [PMID: 15103551 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-004-1101-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2003] [Accepted: 02/11/2004] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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NF1 microdeletion syndrome is caused by haploinsufficiency of the NF1 gene and of gene(s) located in adjacent flanking regions. Most of the NF1 deletions originate by non-allelic homologous recombination between repeated sequences (REP-P and -M) mapped to 17q11.2, while the remaining deletions show unusual breakpoints. We performed high-resolution FISH analysis of 18 NF1 microdeleted patients with the aims of mapping non-recurrent deletion breakpoints and verifying the presence of additional recombination-prone architectural motifs. This approach allowed us to obtain the sequence of the first junction fragment of an atypical deletion. By conventional FISH, we identified 16 patients with REP-mediated common deletions, and two patients carrying atypical deletions of 1.3 Mb and 3 Mb. Following fibre-FISH, we identified breakpoint regions of 100 kb, which led to the generation of several locus-specific probes restricting the atypical deletion endpoint intervals to a few kilobases. Sequence analysis provided evidence of small blocks of REPs, clustered around the 1.3-Mb deletion breakpoints, probably involved in intrachromatid non-allelic homologous recombination (NAHR), while isolation and sequencing of the 3-Mb deletion junction fragment indicated that a non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) mechanism is implicated.
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- Marco Venturin
- Department of Biology and Genetics, Medical Faculty, University of Milan, via Viotti 3/5, 20133, Milan, Italy
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Neuroblastoma is one of the most common solid tumors of childhood. Despite the most recent advances in combined therapy, the overall survival of patients with disseminated disease has not improved in the last 20 years. On the contrary, the increased knowledge of the genetic and molecular abnormalities that characterize neuroblastoma allowed the identification of several important prognostic factors and possible pathways of neuroblastoma development. Moreover, several other structural and numerical non-random chromosome abnormalities were recognized by comparative genomic hybridization and their role is actively investigated. More recently, it has become evident also that epigenetic factors may alter the pattern of expression of multiple genes whose role in neuroblastoma begins to be understood. It is thus likely that a combination of events that include gene translocation and rearrangement and the altered methylation of crucial genes, contribute to neuroblastoma development and progression and are likely responsible for the clinical heterogeneity of this tumor.
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- Gian Paolo Tonini
- Laboratory of Tumor Genetics, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro (IST), 16132 Genoa, Italy.
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