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Khan RT, Pokorna P, Stourac J, Borko S, Arefiev I, Planas-Iglesias J, Dobias A, Pinto G, Szotkowska V, Sterba J, Slaby O, Damborsky J, Mazurenko S, Bednar D. A computational workflow for analysis of missense mutations in precision oncology. J Cheminform 2024; 16:86. [PMID: 39075588 PMCID: PMC11285293 DOI: 10.1186/s13321-024-00876-3] [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: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/31/2024] Open
Abstract
Every year, more than 19 million cancer cases are diagnosed, and this number continues to increase annually. Since standard treatment options have varying success rates for different types of cancer, understanding the biology of an individual's tumour becomes crucial, especially for cases that are difficult to treat. Personalised high-throughput profiling, using next-generation sequencing, allows for a comprehensive examination of biopsy specimens. Furthermore, the widespread use of this technology has generated a wealth of information on cancer-specific gene alterations. However, there exists a significant gap between identified alterations and their proven impact on protein function. Here, we present a bioinformatics pipeline that enables fast analysis of a missense mutation's effect on stability and function in known oncogenic proteins. This pipeline is coupled with a predictor that summarises the outputs of different tools used throughout the pipeline, providing a single probability score, achieving a balanced accuracy above 86%. The pipeline incorporates a virtual screening method to suggest potential FDA/EMA-approved drugs to be considered for treatment. We showcase three case studies to demonstrate the timely utility of this pipeline. To facilitate access and analysis of cancer-related mutations, we have packaged the pipeline as a web server, which is freely available at https://loschmidt.chemi.muni.cz/predictonco/ .Scientific contributionThis work presents a novel bioinformatics pipeline that integrates multiple computational tools to predict the effects of missense mutations on proteins of oncological interest. The pipeline uniquely combines fast protein modelling, stability prediction, and evolutionary analysis with virtual drug screening, while offering actionable insights for precision oncology. This comprehensive approach surpasses existing tools by automating the interpretation of mutations and suggesting potential treatments, thereby striving to bridge the gap between sequencing data and clinical application.
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- Rayyan Tariq Khan
- Loschmidt Laboratories, Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Loschmidt Laboratories, Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- Loschmidt Laboratories, RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Loschmidt Laboratories, RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
- IT4Innovations Centre of Excellence, Faculty of Information Technology, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Loschmidt Laboratories, Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- Loschmidt Laboratories, RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Loschmidt Laboratories, Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- Loschmidt Laboratories, RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Loschmidt Laboratories, Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- Loschmidt Laboratories, RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Loschmidt Laboratories, Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- Loschmidt Laboratories, RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Loschmidt Laboratories, Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- Loschmidt Laboratories, RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology, University Hospital Brno and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Loschmidt Laboratories, Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- Loschmidt Laboratories, RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Loschmidt Laboratories, Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
- Loschmidt Laboratories, RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Loschmidt Laboratories, Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
- Loschmidt Laboratories, RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Gladkauskas T, Bruland O, Abu Safieh L, Edward DP, Rødahl E, Bredrup C. Corneal Vascularization Associated With a Novel PDGFRB Variant. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2023; 64:9. [PMID: 37934158 PMCID: PMC10631511 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.64.14.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023] Open
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify the genetic cause of aggressive corneal vascularization in otherwise healthy children in one family. Further, to study molecular consequences associated with the identified variant and implications for possible treatment. Methods Exome sequencing was performed in affected individuals. HeLa cells were transduced with the identified c.1643C>A, p.(Ser548Tyr) variant in the platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta gene (PDGFRB) or wild-type PDGFRB. ELISA and immunoblot analysis were used to detect the phosphorylation levels of PDGFRβ and downstream signaling proteins in untreated and ligand-stimulated cells. Sensitivity to various receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) was determined. Results A novel c.1643C>A, p.(Ser548Tyr) PDGFRB variant was found in affected family members. HeLa cells transduced with this variant did not have increased baseline levels of phosphorylated PDGFRβ. However, upon stimulation with ligand, excessive activation of PDGFRβ was observed compared to cells transduced with the wild-type variant. PDGFRβ with the p.(Ser548Tyr) amino acid substitution was successfully inhibited with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (axitinib, dasatinib, imatinib, and sunitinib) in vitro. Conclusions A novel c.1643C>A, p.(Ser548Tyr) PDGFRB variant was found in family members with isolated corneal vascularization. Cells transduced with the newly identified variant showed increased phosphorylation of PDGFRβ upon ligand stimulation. This suggests that PDGF-PDGFRβ signaling in these patients leads to overactivation of PDGFRβ, which could lead to abnormal wound healing of the cornea. The examined TKIs prevented such overactivation, introducing the possibility for targeted treatment in these patients.
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- Titas Gladkauskas
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Research Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Department, Research Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Research Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Department of Ophthalmology, Loyola University College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Ophthalmology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Ophthalmology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Gehle S, Quinsey C, McShane D, Thompson P, Quezada G. Infantile Myofibromatosis With Cutaneous, Visceral, and CNS Involvement: A Multimodal Approach to Therapy. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2023; 45:e921-e923. [PMID: 37526359 DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000002717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Infantile myofibromatosis (IM) is a rare benign tumor of infancy. Cases with solitary and multicentric disease usually spontaneously regress, but multicentric disease with visceral involvement carries a poor prognosis. Few cases of multicentric disease with central nervous system (CNS) involvement have been reported, and none report survival. OBSERVATIONS We present a newborn with multicentric IM with cutaneous, visceral, and CNS involvement. She was treated with vinblastine, methotrexate, and the novel addition of intrathecal methotrexate with treatment response after 1 year of therapy. CONCLUSIONS Multicentric IM with CNS involvement can be successfully treated with a multimodal approach of chemotherapy with the addition of intrathecal methotrexate and surgery.
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- Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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Elsbernd A, Boulouadnine B, Ahmed A, Farooqi M, Sandritter T, Shakhnovich V, Blanding D, Demoulin JB, Thompson J. Novel Oncogenic PDGFRB Variant in Severe Infantile Myofibromatosis With Response to Imatinib Using Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. JCO Precis Oncol 2022; 6:e2200250. [DOI: 10.1200/po.22.00250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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- Abbey Elsbernd
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO
- Department of Pathology, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutic Innovation, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutic Innovation, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO
- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO
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Padilla EP, Voelz K, Kille T. A Unique Presentation of Multicentric Myofibromatosis in the Masseter Muscle of a Pediatric Patient. EAR, NOSE & THROAT JOURNAL 2022:1455613221125933. [PMID: 36085035 DOI: 10.1177/01455613221125933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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A 12-year-old female with a history of multicentric infantile myofibromatosis (IM) presented with a tender, enlarging cheek mass and trismus. Imaging identified an intramasseteric tumor. Given the unknown etiology of the tumor and her bothersome symptoms, the mass was excised using a transoral approach with concurrent facial nerve monitoring. Her pathology report confirmed the diagnosis of a myofibromatosis lesion embedded within the masseter muscle. While IM can often present with lesions in the head and neck region, the intramasseteric location is rare and presents unique considerations for surgical approach. Myofibromatosis lesions typically occur before two years of age, although there are some rare documented cases of multicentric myofibromatosis lesions presenting at older ages. Furthermore, this patient's family history of similar lesions suggests a familial variant, which may have implications for disease behavior and need for further work-up, monitoring, and management. Overall, this was an unusual presentation of IM given the patient's age, prevalent family history, and the location of the mass. This case report adds to the literature and discusses the clinical differential of a pediatric cheek mass, the surgical considerations for an intramasseteric tumor, and the natural history of infantile myofibromatosis.
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- Elena P Padilla
- Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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Nédélec A, Guérit EM, Dachy G, Lenglez S, Wong LS, Arts FA, Demoulin JB. Penttinen syndrome-associated PDGFRB Val665Ala variant causes aberrant constitutive STAT1 signalling. J Cell Mol Med 2022; 26:3902-3912. [PMID: 35689379 PMCID: PMC9279580 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.17427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Penttinen syndrome is a rare progeroid disorder caused by mutations in platelet‐derived growth factor (PDGF) receptor beta (encoded by the PDGFRB proto‐oncogene) and characterized by a prematurely aged appearance with lipoatrophy, skin lesions, thin hair and acro‐osteolysis. Activating mutations in PDGFRB have been associated with other human diseases, including Kosaki overgrowth syndrome, infantile myofibromatosis, fusiform aneurysms, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and myeloproliferative neoplasms associated with eosinophilia. The goal of the present study was to characterize the PDGFRB p.Val665Ala variant associated with Penttinen syndrome at the molecular level. This substitution is located in a conserved loop of the receptor tyrosine kinase domain. We observed that the mutant receptor was expressed at a lower level but showed constitutive activity. In the absence of ligand, the mutant activated STAT1 and elicited an interferon‐like transcriptional response. Phosphorylation of STAT3, STAT5, AKT and phospholipase Cγ was weak or undetectable. It was devoid of oncogenic activity in two cell proliferation assays, contrasting with classical PDGF receptor oncogenic mutants. STAT1 activation was not sensitive to ruxolitinib and did not rely on interferon‐JAK2 signalling. Another tyrosine kinase inhibitor, imatinib, blocked signalling by the p.Val665Ala variant at a higher concentration compared with the wild‐type receptor. Importantly, this concentration remained in the therapeutic range. Dasatinib, nilotinib and ponatinib also inhibited the mutant receptor. In conclusion, the p.Val665Ala variant confers unique features to PDGF receptor β compared with other characterized gain‐of‐function mutants, which may in part explain the particular set of symptoms associated with Penttinen syndrome.
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- Audrey Nédélec
- Experimental Medicine Unit, De Duve Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Experimental Medicine Unit, De Duve Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Experimental Medicine Unit, De Duve Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Experimental Medicine Unit, De Duve Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Experimental Medicine Unit, De Duve Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Experimental Medicine Unit, De Duve Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Experimental Medicine Unit, De Duve Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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De Martino L, Tresserras-Giné G, Quaglietta L, Spennato P, Errico M, Bifano D, Cinalli G. Giant intracranial infantile myofibromatosis of the skull base: report of two cases. Childs Nerv Syst 2022; 38:837-841. [PMID: 34244845 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-021-05271-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Infantile myofibromatosis is a rare and nonmalignant pediatric tumor of myofibroblastic origin that may occur in solitary or multifocal forms. Soft tissue of the head and neck, trunk, and extremities, skeleton, and viscera are usually involved. Intracranial involvement is reported to be extremely rare, and its clinical picture has been poorly characterized. We present two cases of giant infantile myofibromatosis of the skull base with intracranial involvement. The first case with prenatal diagnosis involved extensively the extradural space of the occipital region and was previously treated by chemotherapy for a previous diagnosis of hemangioperycitoma. Tumor was removed at the age of 5 months and no recurrence was observed during the 3-year follow-up. The second case in a 2-year-old baby involved the anterior cranial base, the nasal cavity, the right orbit, and presented massive involvement of the anterior cranial fossa. Surgery allowed complete removal and a recurrence-free period of 7 years after surgery. Treatment options for these unusual cases are presented and details of histological diagnosis are discussed.
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- Lucia De Martino
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital, Naples, Italy.,Department of Pathology, Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital, Naples, Italy.,Department of Pediatric Oncology, Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital, Naples, Italy.,Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitari Dexeus, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital, Naples, Italy. .,Department of Pediatric Neurosciences, Pediatric Neurosurgery Unit, Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital, Via Mario Fiore n. 6, 80129, Naples, Italy.
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New Therapeutic Approach in an Infant With Systemic Myofibromatosis and Intestinal Hemorrhage. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2022; 44:109-112. [PMID: 34486566 DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000002324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We report the case of an infant with multicentric myofibromatosis affecting the gastric and intestinal mucosa, leading to continuous intestinal hemorrhage and iron deficiency. Conventional vinblastine and methotrexate combination treatment was administered for 4 months, but persistent intestinal blood loss required repeated blood transfusions. Because of insufficient tumor response to treatment, we opted for the experimental combination of rapamycin and dasatinib. Six weeks after the start of this therapy, hemoglobin levels stabilized without transfusions, and no fecal blood loss was detected. In addition, a follow-up magnetic resonance imaging excluded tumor progression. We here show the effectiveness of an experimental therapy with rapamycin and dasatinib in a child with multicentric myofibromatosis after the failure of conventional therapy with vinblastine and methotrexate.
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Sparber-Sauer M, Vokuhl C, Seitz G, Sorg B, Tobias M, von Kalle T, Münter M, Bielack SS, Ladenstein R, Ljungman G, Niggli F, Frühwald M, Loff S, Klingebiel T, Koscielniak E. Infantile myofibromatosis: Excellent prognosis but also rare fatal progressive disease. Treatment results of five Cooperative Weichteilsarkom Studiengruppe (CWS) trials and one registry. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2022; 69:e29403. [PMID: 34636137 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Infantile myofibromatosis (IM) is a rare benign soft tissue tumor and often a self-limiting disease but rarely includes life-threatening complications. Little is known about optimal treatment of primary localized (LD) and multifocal disease (MFD). METHODS Treatment and outcome of 95 children with IM registered within five Cooperative Weichteilsarkom Studiengruppe (CWS) trials and one registry (1981-2016) were evaluated. RESULTS LD was diagnosed in 71 patients at a median age of 0.4 years (range 0.0-17.7). MFD was present in 24 patients. The mainstay of treatment was watch-and-wait strategy (w&w) after initial biopsy or resection. Low-dose chemotherapy (CHT) was administered to 16/71 (23%) patients with LD and eight of 24 (33%) patients with MFD, imatinib was added in two. A delayed resection was possible in eight of 71 (11%) and five of 24 (21%) patients with LD and MFD, respectively. Overall, patients were alive in complete remission (n = 77) and partial remission (n = 10) at a median follow-up time of 3.4 years after diagnosis (range 0.01-19.4); no data available (n = 5). Three patients died of progressive disease (PD) despite CHT. Gender, tumor size, and location correlated with a favorable event-free survival (EFS) in patients with LD. The 5-year EFS and overall survival of patients with LD were 73% (±12, confidence interval [CI] 95%) and 95% (±6, CI 95%), respectively; for MFD 51% (±22, CI 95%) and 95% (±10, CI 95%). CONCLUSION Prognosis is excellent in patients with LD and MFD. Targeted treatment needs to be evaluated for rare fatal PD.
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- Monika Sparber-Sauer
- Pädiatrie 5 (Pädiatrische Onkologie, Hämatologie, Immunologie), Klinikum der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart gKAöR, Olgahospital, Stuttgart Cancer Center, Zentrum für Kinder-, Jugend- und Frauenmedizin, Stuttgart, Germany.,University of Medicine Tübingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, Section of Pediatric Pathology, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Children´s Hospital Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Pädiatrie 5 (Pädiatrische Onkologie, Hämatologie, Immunologie), Klinikum der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart gKAöR, Olgahospital, Stuttgart Cancer Center, Zentrum für Kinder-, Jugend- und Frauenmedizin, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Klinikum Stuttgart - Olgahospital, Stuttgart Cancer Center, Zentrum für Kinder-, Jugend- und Frauenmedizin, Olgahospital, Institute of Radiology, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Klinikum Stuttgart, Institute of Radiotherapy, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Pädiatrie 5 (Pädiatrische Onkologie, Hämatologie, Immunologie), Klinikum der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart gKAöR, Olgahospital, Stuttgart Cancer Center, Zentrum für Kinder-, Jugend- und Frauenmedizin, Stuttgart, Germany.,Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Women`s and Children`s Health, University of Uppsala, Children`s University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Klinikum Stuttgart - Olgahospital, Stuttgart Cancer Center, Zentrum für Kinder-, Jugend- und Frauenmedizin, Olgahospital, Institute of Pediatric Surgery, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department for Children and Adolescents, Universityhospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Pädiatrie 5 (Pädiatrische Onkologie, Hämatologie, Immunologie), Klinikum der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart gKAöR, Olgahospital, Stuttgart Cancer Center, Zentrum für Kinder-, Jugend- und Frauenmedizin, Stuttgart, Germany.,University of Medicine Tübingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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Parada CA, El‐Ghazali FM, Toglia D, Ruzevick J, McAvoy M, Emerson S, Karasozen Y, Busald T, Nazem AA, Suranowitz SM, Shalhub S, Marshall DA, Gonzalez‐Cuyar LF, Dorschner MO, Ferreira M. Somatic Mosaicism of a PDGFRB Activating Variant in Aneurysms of the Intracranial, Coronary, Aortic, and Radial Artery Vascular Beds. J Am Heart Assoc 2022; 11:e024289. [PMID: 35156398 PMCID: PMC9245804 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.024289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background Activating variants in platelet‐derived growth factor receptor beta (PDGFRB), including a variant we have previously described (p.Tyr562Cys [g.149505130T>C [GRCh37/hg19]; c.1685A>G]), are associated with development of multiorgan pathology, including aneurysm formation. To investigate the association between the allele fraction genotype and histopathologic phenotype, we performed an expanded evaluation of post‐mortem normal and aneurysmal tissue specimens from the previously published index patient. Methods and Results Following death due to diffuse subarachnoid hemorrhage in a patient with mosaic expression of the above PDGFRB variant, specimens from the intracranial, coronary, radial and aortic arteries were harvested. DNA was extracted and alternate allele fractions (AAF) of PDGFRB were determined using digital droplet PCR. Radiographic and histopathologic findings, together with genotype expression of PDGFRB were then correlated in aneurysmal tissue and compared to non‐aneurysmal tissue. The PDGFRB variant was identified in the vertebral artery, basilar artery, and P1 segment aneurysms (AAF: 28.7%, 16.4%, and 17.8%, respectively). It was also identified in the coronary and radial artery aneurysms (AAF: 22.3% and 20.6%, respectively). In phenotypically normal intracranial and coronary artery tissues, the PDGFRB variant was not present. The PDGFRB variant was absent from lymphocyte DNA and normal tissue, confirming it to be a non‐germline somatic variant. Primary cell cultures from a radial artery aneurysm localized the PDGFRB variant to CD31‐, non‐endothelial cells. Conclusions Constitutive expression of PDGFRB within the arterial wall is associated with the development of human fusiform aneurysms. The role of targeted therapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors in fusiform aneurysms with PDGFRB mutations should be further studied.
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- Carolina A. Parada
- Departments of Neurosurgery University of Washington School of MedicineUniversity of Washington Medical Center Seattle WA
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- Departments of Neurosurgery University of Washington School of MedicineUniversity of Washington Medical Center Seattle WA
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- Departments of Neurosurgery University of Washington School of MedicineUniversity of Washington Medical Center Seattle WA
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- Departments of Neurosurgery University of Washington School of MedicineUniversity of Washington Medical Center Seattle WA
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- Departments of Neurosurgery University of Washington School of MedicineUniversity of Washington Medical Center Seattle WA
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- Departments of Neurosurgery University of Washington School of MedicineUniversity of Washington Medical Center Seattle WA
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- Departments of Neurosurgery University of Washington School of MedicineUniversity of Washington Medical Center Seattle WA
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- Departments of Neurosurgery University of Washington School of MedicineUniversity of Washington Medical Center Seattle WA
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- Departments of Neurosurgery University of Washington School of MedicineUniversity of Washington Medical Center Seattle WA
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- Departments of Neurosurgery University of Washington School of MedicineUniversity of Washington Medical Center Seattle WA
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- Division of Vascular Surgery University of Washington School of MedicineUniversity of Washington Medical Center Seattle WA
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- Division of Neuropathology Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology University of Washington School of MedicineHarborview Medical Center Seattle WA
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- Division of Neuropathology Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology University of Washington School of MedicineHarborview Medical Center Seattle WA
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- Departments of Genome Sciences University of Washington School of MedicineUniversity of Washington Medical Center Seattle WA
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- Departments of Neurosurgery University of Washington School of MedicineUniversity of Washington Medical Center Seattle WA
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Iznardo H, Bredrup C, Bernal S, Gladkauskas T, Mascaró JM, Roé E, Baselga E. Clinical and molecular response to dasatinib in an adult patient with Penttinen syndrome. Am J Med Genet A 2021; 188:1233-1238. [PMID: 34894066 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
Penttinen type of premature aging syndrome is an autosomal-dominant disorder that can be caused by the c.1994T>A pVal665Ala pathogenic variant in platelet-derived growth factor receptor-B (PDGFRB). Imatinib, a receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) inhibitor, has been used in Penttinen syndrome (PS) patients with good results. A 21-year-old male presented shortly after birth with a prematurely aged appearance with distinctive facial features and cutaneous atrophy with hypertrophic scar-like lesions. Generalized brachydactyly with acro-osteolysis was observed. Flexion contractures limited his daily activities. Cognitive impairment was not present. Genetic testing found a heterozygous variant c.1994T>A pVal665Ala in exon 14 of PDGFRB. A diagnosis of PS was made and imatinib treatment was started with partial response. After lack of further improvement, in vitro molecular studies with imatinib and dasatinib showed that the Val665Ala variant had greater sensitivity to dasatinib than imatinib. This was seen examining levels of P-PDGFRB directly and on downstream ligands P-AKT and P-STAT. Improved clinical response was observed after treatment with dasatinib. We report a new case of PS with clinical and molecular response to dasatinib after incomplete response to imatinib. Our work provides further molecular and clinical evidence of RTK inhibitors' efficacy in this rare disorder.
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- Helena Iznardo
- Department of Dermatology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Genetics Department and Sant Pau Biomedical Research Institute, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER, U705). IICS-Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Aggarwal B, Correa ARE, Gupta N, Jana M, Kabra M. First case report of Penttinen syndrome from India. Am J Med Genet A 2021; 188:683-687. [PMID: 34799960 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Penttinen type of premature aging syndrome is an extremely rare progeroid disorder, caused by activating variants in the receptor tyrosine kinase domain of the PDGFRB gene. Only eight individuals have been previously reported worldwide, with a consistent phenotype of prematurely aged appearance, lipoatrophy, hypertrophic skin lesions, proptosis, malar hypoplasia, and marked acro-osteolysis. We report the first patient of Penttinen syndrome from India, with novel radiographic findings of terminal phalangeal tufting, thereby expanding the phenotypic spectrum of Penttinen syndrome.
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- Bhawana Aggarwal
- Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radio-Diagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Mutlu Albayrak H, Calder AD. Kosaki Overgrowth Syndrome: Report of a Family with a Novel PDGFRB Variant. Mol Syndromol 2021; 13:38-44. [DOI: 10.1159/000517978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Heterozygous activating missense variants of <i>PDGFRB</i> are associated with the phenotype of Kosaki overgrowth syndrome (KOGS). Here, we present a family including a father and 2 siblings with a novel variant, c.2567A>T (p.Asn856Ile), localized in the cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase domain, exhibiting a KOGS phenotype. The coarsening of the facial features, enlargement of the hands/feet, and progressive scoliosis started to appear after an average age of 6. There were no signs of thin/fragile skin, premature aging appearance, myofibroma, white matter findings, and intellectual disability in any of them. Corneal pterygium and evidence of cerebral vasculopathy were only detected in the father. One sibling exhibited café-au-lait spots. Posterior fossa enlargement was revealed only in one sibling. KOGS is an extremely rare overgrowth syndrome. No familial cases of KOGS have been reported so far. Hereby, we demonstrated that the features of KOGS can show mild intrafamilial variability, and the risk of vascular complications may arise with age.
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Römer T, Wagner N, Braunschweig T, Meyer R, Elbracht M, Kontny U, Moser O. Aggressive infantile myofibromatosis with intestinal involvement. Mol Cell Pediatr 2021; 8:7. [PMID: 34132909 PMCID: PMC8208328 DOI: 10.1186/s40348-021-00117-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Infantile myofibromatosis (IM) is the most common cause of multiple fibrous tumors in infancy. Multicentric disease can be associated with life-threatening visceral lesions. Germline gain-of-function mutations in PDGFRB have been identified as the most common molecular defect in familial IM. Case presentation We here describe an infant with PDGFRB-driven IM with multiple tumors at different sites, including intestinal polyposis with hematochezia, necessitating temporary chemotherapy. Conclusions PDGFRB-driven IM is clinically challenging due to its fluctuating course and multiple organ involvement in the first years of life. Early molecular genetic analysis is necessary to consider tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment in case of aggressive visceral lesions.
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- Tristan Römer
- Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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Rustad CF, Tveten K, Prescott TE, Bjerkeseth PO, Bredrup C, Pfeiffer HCV. Positive response to imatinib in PDGFRB-related Kosaki overgrowth syndrome. Am J Med Genet A 2021; 185:2597-2601. [PMID: 33979467 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Cecilie F Rustad
- Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Telemark Hospital Trust, Skien, Norway
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Telemark Hospital Trust, Skien, Norway
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Medical Genetics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Dept. of Pediatric Neurology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Dachy G, Fraitag S, Boulouadnine B, Cordi S, Demoulin JB. Novel COL4A1-VEGFD gene fusion in myofibroma. J Cell Mol Med 2021; 25:4387-4394. [PMID: 33830670 PMCID: PMC8093964 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.16502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Myofibroma is a benign pericytic tumour affecting young children. The presence of multicentric myofibromas defines infantile myofibromatosis (IMF), which is a life‐threatening condition when associated with visceral involvement. The disease pathophysiology remains poorly characterized. In this study, we performed deep RNA sequencing on eight myofibroma samples, including two from patients with IMF. We identified five different in‐frame gene fusions in six patients, including three previously described fusion transcripts, SRF‐CITED1, SRF‐ICA1L and MTCH2‐FNBP4, and a fusion of unknown significance, FN1‐TIMP1. We found a novel COL4A1‐VEGFD gene fusion in two cases, one of which also carried a PDGFRB mutation. We observed a robust expression of VEGFD by immunofluorescence on the corresponding tumour sections. Finally, we showed that the COL4A1‐VEGFD chimeric protein was processed to mature VEGFD growth factor by proteases, such as the FURIN proprotein convertase. In conclusion, our results unravel a new recurrent gene fusion that leads to VEGFD production under the control of the COL4A1 gene promoter in myofibroma. This fusion is highly reminiscent of the COL1A1‐PDGFB oncogene associated with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. This work has implications for the diagnosis and, possibly, the treatment of a subset of myofibromas.
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- Guillaume Dachy
- de Duve Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- de Duve Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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Guérit E, Arts F, Dachy G, Boulouadnine B, Demoulin JB. PDGF receptor mutations in human diseases. Cell Mol Life Sci 2021; 78:3867-3881. [PMID: 33449152 PMCID: PMC11072557 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-020-03753-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
PDGFRA and PDGFRB are classical proto-oncogenes that encode receptor tyrosine kinases responding to platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF). PDGFRA mutations are found in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), inflammatory fibroid polyps and gliomas, and PDGFRB mutations drive myofibroma development. In addition, chromosomal rearrangement of either gene causes myeloid neoplasms associated with hypereosinophilia. Recently, mutations in PDGFRB were linked to several noncancerous diseases. Germline heterozygous variants that reduce receptor activity have been identified in primary familial brain calcification, whereas gain-of-function mutants are present in patients with fusiform aneurysms, Kosaki overgrowth syndrome or Penttinen premature aging syndrome. Functional analysis of these variants has led to the preclinical validation of tyrosine kinase inhibitors targeting PDGF receptors, such as imatinib, as a treatment for some of these conditions. This review summarizes the rapidly expanding knowledge in this field.
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- Emilie Guérit
- De Duve Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 75, Box B1.74.05, 1200, Brussels, Belgium
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- De Duve Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 75, Box B1.74.05, 1200, Brussels, Belgium
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- De Duve Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 75, Box B1.74.05, 1200, Brussels, Belgium
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- De Duve Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 75, Box B1.74.05, 1200, Brussels, Belgium
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- De Duve Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 75, Box B1.74.05, 1200, Brussels, Belgium.
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Persu A, Dobrowolski P, Gornik HL, Olin JW, Adlam D, Azizi M, Boutouyrie P, Bruno RM, Boulanger M, Demoulin JB, Ganesh SK, Guzik T, Januszewicz M, Kovacic JC, Kruk M, Leeuw DP, Loeys B, Pappaccogli M, Perik M, Touzé E, Van der Niepen P, Van Twist DJL, Warchoł-Celińska E, Prejbisz A, Januszewicz A. Current progress in clinical, molecular, and genetic aspects of adult fibromuscular dysplasia. Cardiovasc Res 2021; 118:65-83. [PMID: 33739371 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvab086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a non-atherosclerotic vascular disease that may involve medium-sized muscular arteries throughout the body. The majority of FMD patients are women. Although a variety of genetic, mechanical, and hormonal factors play a role in the pathogenesis of FMD, overall, its cause remains poorly understood. It is probable that the pathogenesis of FMD is linked to a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Extensive studies have correlated the arterial lesions of FMD to histopathological findings of arterial fibrosis, cellular hyperplasia, and distortion of the abnormal architecture of the arterial wall. More recently, the vascular phenotype of lesions associated with FMD has been expanded to include arterial aneurysms, dissections, and tortuosity. However, in the absence of a string of beads or focal stenosis, these lesions do not suffice to establish the diagnosis. While FMD most commonly involves renal and cerebrovascular arteries, involvement of most arteries throughout the body has been reported. Increasing evidence highlights that FMD is a systemic arterial disease and that subclinical alterations can be found in non-affected arterial segments. Recent significant progress in FMD-related research which has led to improved understandings of the disease's clinical manifestations, natural history, epidemiology, and genetics. Ongoing work continues to focus on FMD genetics and proteomics, physiological effects of FMD on cardiovascular structure and function, and novel imaging modalities and blood-based biomarkers that can be used to identify subclinical FMD. It is also hoped that the next decade will bring the development of multi-centred and potentially international clinical trials to provide comparative effectiveness data to inform the optimal management of patients with FMD.
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- Alexandre Persu
- Pole of Cardiovascular Research, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique and Division of Cardiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Hypertension, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- University Hospitals Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute and Marie-José and Henry R. Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester University, Leicester, UK
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- Université de Paris, INSERM CIC1418, Paris, France.,AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, Hypertension Department and DMU CARTE, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, INSERM U970 Team 7, Paris, France.,AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, Pharmacology Department and DMU CARTE, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, INSERM U970 Team 7, Paris, France.,AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, Pharmacology Department and DMU CARTE, Paris, France
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- Normandie Université, UNICAEN, Inserm U1237, CHU Caen Normandie, Caen, France
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, and Department of Human Genetics University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Jagiellonian University, Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland.,Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre; Glasgow, UK
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- Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute and Marie-José and Henry R. Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.,Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst, Australia, and St. Vincent's Clinical School, University of NSW, Australia
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- Department of Coronary and Structural Heart Diseases, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands.,Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Antwerp University Hospital and University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Pole of Cardiovascular Research, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique and Division of Cardiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.,Division of Internal Medicine and Hypertension Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Antwerp University Hospital and University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Nephrology & Hypertension, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Hypertension, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Hypertension, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
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Chenbhanich J, Hu Y, Hetts S, Cooke D, Dowd C, Devine P, Russell B, Kang SHL, Chang VY, Abla AA, Cornett P, Yeh I, Lee H, Martinez-Agosto JA, Frieden IJ, Shieh JT. Segmental overgrowth and aneurysms due to mosaic PDGFRB p.(Tyr562Cys). Am J Med Genet A 2021; 185:1430-1436. [PMID: 33683022 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
Activating variants in the platelet-derived growth factor receptor β gene (PDGFRB) have been associated with Kosaki overgrowth syndrome, infantile myofibromatosis, and Penttinen premature aging syndrome. A recently described phenotype with fusiform aneurysm has been associated with mosaic PDGFRB c.1685A > G p.(Tyr562Cys) variant. Few reports however have examined the vascular phenotypes and mosaic effects of PDGFRB variants. We describe clinical characteristics of two patients with a recurrent mosaic PDGFRB p.(Tyr562Cys) variant identified via next-generation sequencing-based genetic testing. We observed intracranial fusiform aneurysm in one patient and found an additional eight patients with aneurysms and phenotypes associated with PDGFRB-activating variants through literature search. The conditions caused by PDGFRB-activating variants share overlapping features including overgrowth, premature aged skin, and vascular malformations including aneurysms. Aneurysms are progressive and can result in morbidities and mortalities in the absence of successful intervention. Germline and/or somatic testing for PDGFRB gene should be obtained when PDGFRB activating variant-related phenotypes are present. Whole-body imaging of the arterial tree and echocardiography are recommended after diagnosis. Repeating the imaging study within a 6- to 12-month period after detection is reasonable. Finally, further evaluation for the effectiveness and safety profile of kinase inhibitors in this patient population is warranted.
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- Jirat Chenbhanich
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Neurointerventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Neurointerventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Neurointerventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.,Institute of Human Genetics, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.,Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.,Department of Human Genetics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Neurointerventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.,Department of Human Genetics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.,Institute of Human Genetics, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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Manisterski M, Benish M, Levin D, Shiran SI, Sher O, Gortzak Y, Elhasid R. Diverse presentation and tailored treatment of infantile myofibromatosis: A single-center experience. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2021; 68:e28769. [PMID: 33063933 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 09/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Infantile myofibromatosis (IM) is a rare benign fibrous tumor with diverse clinical presentations and treatments, such as watchful waiting, surgical excision, and low-dose chemotherapy. PROCEDURE Clinical presentation and tailored treatment of five infants with solitary and generalized IM are described, together with a review of the literature. RESULTS Three patients underwent total-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at diagnosis and during follow up, which revealed disease extension that aided in designing treatment. Visceral involvement included central nervous system, cardiac, gastrointestinal, muscle, bone, and subcutaneous tissue lesions. The patient with the solitary form of IM was followed up without treatment and had spontaneous improvement. Patients with the multicentric form received intravenous low-dose methotrexate and vinblastine chemotherapy. One patient who received oral methotrexate due to cardiac involvement and unfeasible central line access had excellent results. Recurrence was successfully treated by the same methotrexate and vinblastine regimen as that administered at diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS We suggest screening all patients with one or more IM lesions by means of total body MRI due to its inherent superior soft tissue resolution. Total-body MRI may also be used for routine follow up. Oral methotrexate can be administered successfully in patients that lack central line access, and recurrent lesions can be treated with the same chemotherapeutic combination as that given at diagnosis. Long-term follow up is needed, since recurrence could appear years after initial presentation of the disease.
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- Michal Manisterski
- Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Dana Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Dana Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Dana Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Pediatric Radiology Unit, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Pathology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Orthopedic Oncology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, Dana Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Bredrup C, Cristea I, Safieh LA, Di Maria E, Gjertsen BT, Tveit KS, Thu F, Bull N, Edward DP, Hennekam RCM, Høvding G, Haugen OH, Houge G, Rødahl E, Bruland O. Temperature-dependent autoactivation associated with clinical variability of PDGFRB Asn666 substitutions. Hum Mol Genet 2021; 30:72-77. [PMID: 33450762 PMCID: PMC8033145 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddab014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Ocular pterygium-digital keloid dysplasia (OPDKD) presents in childhood with ingrowth of vascularized connective tissue on the cornea leading to severely reduced vision. Later the patients develop keloids on digits but are otherwise healthy. The overgrowth in OPDKD affects body parts that typically have lower temperature than 37°C. We present evidence that OPDKD is associated with a temperature sensitive, activating substitution, p.(Asn666Tyr), in PDGFRB. Phosphorylation levels of PDGFRB and downstream targets were higher in OPDKD fibroblasts at 37°C but were further greatly increased at the average corneal temperature of 32°C. This suggests that the substitution cause significant constitutive autoactivation mainly at lower temperature. In contrast, a different substitution in the same codon, p.(Asn666Ser), is associated with Penttinen type of premature aging syndrome. This devastating condition is characterized by widespread tissue degeneration, including pronounced chronic ulcers and osteolytic resorption in distal limbs. In Penttinen syndrome fibroblasts, equal and high levels of phosphorylated PDGFRB was present at both 32°C and 37°C. This indicates that this substitution causes severe constitutive autoactivation of PDGFRB regardless of temperature. In line with this, most downstream targets were not affected by lower temperature. However, STAT1, important for tissue wasting, did show further increased phosphorylation at 32°C. Temperature-dependent autoactivation offers an explanation to the strikingly different clinical outcomes of substitutions in the Asn666 codon of PDGFRB.
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- Cecilie Bredrup
- Department of Ophthalmology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen 5021, Norway.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen 5020, Norway.,Department of Medical Genetics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen 5021, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen 5020, Norway
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- Research Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh 11462, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.,Genomics Research Department, Research Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh 11564, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Genova, Genova 16132, Italy.,Unit of Medical Genetics, Galliera Hospital, Genova 16128, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen 5021, Norway
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- Department of Dermatology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen 5021, Norway
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo 4956, Norway
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen 5021, Norway
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- Research Department, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh 11462, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1105AZ, the Netherlands
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen 5021, Norway.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen 5020, Norway
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen 5021, Norway.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen 5020, Norway
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen 5021, Norway
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen 5021, Norway.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen 5020, Norway
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen 5021, Norway
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Saikaly SK, Schoch JJ, Motaparthi K, Shenoy A, Knapik JA, Bender NR. Generalized infantile myofibromatosis with visceral involvement presenting as diffuse hypopigmented macules at birth. Pediatr Dermatol 2021; 38:249-252. [PMID: 33222239 DOI: 10.1111/pde.14456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
The initial clinical presentation of infantile myofibromatosis can vary from subtle skin changes to large tumors. Here, we describe a case of congenital generalized infantile myofibromatosis which presented with diffuse hypopigmented macules, some with subtle atrophy and telangiectasia. Further workup revealed visceral involvement which led to treatment with systemic chemotherapy. Awareness of this rare clinical presentation is crucial to expedite workup and treatment given the poor prognosis in infants with visceral involvement.
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- Sami K Saikaly
- Department of Dermatology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Takenouchi T, Kodo K, Yamazaki F, Nakatomi H, Kosaki K. Progressive cerebral and coronary aneurysms in the original two patients with Kosaki overgrowth syndrome. Am J Med Genet A 2020; 185:999-1003. [PMID: 33382209 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Skeletal overgrowth accompanied by de novo heterozygous activating mutations in PDGFRB (platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta), that is, p.Pro584Arg and p.Trp566Arg, defines Kosaki overgrowth syndrome (OMIM #616592). Emerging evidence suggests a role of PDGFRB in the genesis of cerebral aneurysms. The delineation of the range and progression of the vascular phenotype of Kosaki overgrowth syndrome is urgently needed. Herein, we conducted subsequent analyses of serial neurovascular imaging studies of two original patients with a de novo heterozygous mutation in PDGFRB, that is, p.Pro584Arg. The analysis showed the progressive dilation of basilar and vertebral arteries and coronary arteries commencing during the teenage years and early 20s. The radiographic appearance of the basilar vertebral aneurysms showed signs of arterial wall dilation, compatible with the known vascular pathology of vascular-type Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and Loeys-Dietz syndrome. The dolichoectasia in cerebrovascular arteries can lead to fatal complications, even with neurosurgical interventions. To prevent the progression of artery dilation, preventative and therapeutic medical measures using tyrosine kinase inhibitors may be necessary in addition to optimal control of the systemic blood pressure. Kosaki overgrowth syndrome is a clinically recognizable syndrome that can exhibit progressive dilatory and tortuous vascular changes in basilar/vertebral and coronary arteries as early as in the teenage years. We recommend careful counseling regarding the risk of future vascular complications, optimal blood pressure control, and regular systemic vascular screening during follow-up examinations.
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- Toshiki Takenouchi
- Department of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Moura DAP, de Oliveira JRM. The Master of Puppets: Pleiotropy of PDGFRB and its Relationship to Multiple Diseases. J Mol Neurosci 2020; 70:2102-2106. [DOI: 10.1007/s12031-020-01618-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2018] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Todd K, Kim HK, Szabo S, Johnson S, Pressey J, Nagarajan R, Sorger J, Dasgupta R, Turpin B. Solitary myofibroma preceding the development of multicentric myofibromatosis: A report of two cases with surveillance recommendations. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2020; 67:e28266. [PMID: 32618426 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
Infantile myofibroma is the most common fibrous tumor of infancy. Despite the frequency of these tumors, the natural history is incompletely understood. We present two cases with a unique pattern of disease: solitary myofibromas with subsequent progression to diffuse myofibromatosis. Given the variable spectrum of disease and the corresponding difference in morbidity and potential mortality based on the extent of disease, we propose surveillance recommendations.
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- Kevin Todd
- Division of Oncology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Pathology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Pathology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Oncology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Oncology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Oncology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Schnabel F, Kornak U, Wollnik B. Premature aging disorders: A clinical and genetic compendium. Clin Genet 2020; 99:3-28. [PMID: 32860237 DOI: 10.1111/cge.13837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Progeroid disorders make up a heterogeneous group of very rare hereditary diseases characterized by clinical signs that often mimic physiological aging in a premature manner. Apart from Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, one of the best-investigated progeroid disorders, a wide spectrum of other premature aging phenotypes exist, which differ significantly in their clinical presentation and molecular pathogenesis. Next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based approaches have made it feasible to determine the molecular diagnosis in the early stages of a disease. Nevertheless, a broad clinical knowledge on these disorders and their associated symptoms is still fundamental for a comprehensive patient management and for the interpretation of variants of unknown significance from NGS data sets. This review provides a detailed overview on characteristic clinical features and underlying molecular genetics of well-known as well as only recently identified premature aging disorders and also highlights novel findings towards future therapeutic options.
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- Franziska Schnabel
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence "Multiscale Bioimaging: From Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable cells" (MBExC), University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Genetic testing and surveillance in infantile myofibromatosis: a report from the SIOPE Host Genome Working Group. Fam Cancer 2020; 20:327-336. [PMID: 32888134 PMCID: PMC8484085 DOI: 10.1007/s10689-020-00204-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
Abstract
Infantile myofibromatosis (IM), which is typically diagnosed in young children, comprises a wide clinical spectrum ranging from inconspicuous solitary soft tissue nodules to multiple disseminated tumors resulting in life-threatening complications. Familial IM follows an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance and is linked to PDGFRB germline variants. Somatic PDGFRB variants were also detected in solitary and multifocal IM lesions. PDGFRB variants associated with IM constitutively activate PDGFRB kinase activity in the absence of its ligand. Germline variants have lower activating capabilities than somatic variants and, thus, require a second cis-acting hit for full receptor activation. Typically, these mutant receptors remain sensitive to tyrosine kinase inhibitors such as imatinib. The SIOPE Host Genome Working Group, consisting of pediatric oncologists, clinical geneticists and scientists, met in January 2020 to discuss recommendations for genetic testing and surveillance for patients who are diagnosed with IM or have a family history of IM/PDGFRB germline variants. This report provides a brief review of the clinical manifestations and genetics of IM and summarizes our interdisciplinary recommendations.
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Walker H, Foster A, Cole T, Jester A. Carpal tunnel syndrome in paediatric patients: A novel association with Kosaki overgrowth syndrome. JPRAS Open 2020; 25:83-87. [PMID: 32904243 PMCID: PMC7451825 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpra.2020.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Carpal tunnel syndrome in a paediatric population is vanishingly rare and usually associated with lysosomal storage disorders such as mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS). Overgrowth syndromes similarly are rare and are characterised by increased skeletal growth alongside typical dysmorphic features and intellectual delay and as such the acronym OGID (overgrowth intellectual delay) is now widely used. Kosaki overgrowth syndrome (KOGS) is a newly recognised OGID with only 6 cases to date reported in the literature. Here we report a 7th case of KOGS with a new finding of carpal tunnel syndrome not previously described. We discuss similarities between the intraoperative findings during carpal tunnel decompression with findings seen in patients with MPS.
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- Harriet Walker
- Hand and Upper Limb Service, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- West Midlands Regional Genetics Service and Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- West Midlands Regional Genetics Service and Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Hand and Upper Limb Service, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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Wenger TL, Bly RA, Wu N, Albert CM, Park J, Shieh J, Chenbhanich J, Heike CL, Adam MP, Chang I, Sun A, Miller DE, Beck AE, Gupta D, Boos MD, Zackai EH, Everman D, Ganapathi S, Wilson M, Christodoulou J, Zarate YA, Curry C, Li D, Guimier A, Amiel J, Hakonarson H, Webster R, Bhoj EJ, Perkins JA, Dahl JP, Dobyns WB. Activating variants in PDGFRB result in a spectrum of disorders responsive to imatinib monotherapy. Am J Med Genet A 2020; 182:1576-1591. [PMID: 32500973 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
More than 50 individuals with activating variants in the receptor tyrosine kinase PDGFRB have been reported, separated based on clinical features into solitary myofibromas, infantile myofibromatosis, Penttinen syndrome with premature aging and osteopenia, Kosaki overgrowth syndrome, and fusiform aneurysms. Despite their descriptions as distinct clinical entities, review of previous reports demonstrates substantial phenotypic overlap. We present a case series of 12 patients with activating variants in PDGFRB and review of the literature. We describe five patients with PDGFRB activating variants whose clinical features overlap multiple diagnostic entities. Seven additional patients from a large family had variable expressivity and late-onset disease, including adult onset features and two individuals with sudden death. Three patients were treated with imatinib and had robust and rapid response, including the first two reported infants with multicentric myofibromas treated with imatinib monotherapy and one with a recurrent p.Val665Ala (Penttinen) variant. Along with previously reported individuals, our cohort suggests infants and young children had few abnormal features, while older individuals had multiple additional features, several of which appeared to worsen with advancing age. Our analysis supports a diagnostic entity of a spectrum disorders due to activating variants in PDGFRB. Differences in reported phenotypes can be dramatic and correlate with advancing age, genotype, and to mosaicism in some individuals.
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- Tara L Wenger
- Division of Genetic Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Benioff Children's Hospital and Institute for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Benioff Children's Hospital and Institute for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Craniofacial Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Genetic Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Genetic Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Genetic Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Genetic Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Genetic Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Greenwood Genetics Center, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network-Westmead, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Division of Genetic Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Department of Paediatrics, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Section of Genetics and Metabolism, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Benioff Children's Hospital and Institute for Human Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Center for Applied Genomics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Département de Génétique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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- Département de Génétique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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- Center for Applied Genomics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Sydney Children's Hospital Network, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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- Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Center for Applied Genomics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Division of Genetic Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Bidadi B, Watson A, Weigel B, Oliveira A, Kirkham J, Arndt C. Treatment of generalized infantile myofibromatosis with sorafenib and imatinib: A case report. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2020; 67:e28288. [PMID: 32307894 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
Infantile myofibromatosis (IM) is characterized by solitary musculoskeletal nodules presenting during infancy but can manifest as multiple lesions with visceral involvement. Multicentric IM with visceral involvement carries a high risk of mortality and there is no consensus on treatment. We present a case of a patient with multicentric IM and pulmonary involvement who progressed on several chemotherapeutic regimens and subsequently had a complete response to sorafenib and later imatinib. This report describes the novel use of sorafenib and imatinib to treat generalized IM and the role of continued tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy to maintain remission.
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- Behzad Bidadi
- Merck Pharmaceuticals, North Wales, Pennsylvania.,Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Oncology, Essentia Health Duluth Clinic, Duluth, Minnesota
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Foster A, Chalot B, Antoniadi T, Schaefer E, Keelagher R, Ryan G, Thomas Q, Philippe C, Bruel A, Sorlin A, Thauvin‐Robinet C, Bardou M, Luu M, Quenardelle V, Wolff V, Woodley J, Vabres P, Lim D, Igbokwe R, Joseph A, Walker H, Jester A, Ellenbogen J, Johnson D, Rooke B, Moss C, Cole T, Faivre L. Kosaki overgrowth syndrome: A novel pathogenic variant in
PDGFRB
and expansion of the phenotype including cerebrovascular complications. Clin Genet 2020; 98:19-31. [DOI: 10.1111/cge.13752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Alison Foster
- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences University of Birmingham Birmingham UK
- West Midlands Regional Genetics Service and Birmingham Health Partners Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham UK
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- Centre de Génétique et Centre de référence « Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs », Hôpital d’Enfants Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon Dijon France
- Laboratoire de Génétique chromosomique et moléculaire, UF Innovation en diagnostic génomique des maladies rares Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon Dijon France
- UMR‐Inserm 1231 GAD team, Génétique des Anomalies du développement Université de Bourgogne Franche‐Comté Dijon France
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- West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham UK
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- Service de génétique médicale ‐ Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg Institut de Génétique Médicale d'Alsace Strasbourg France
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- West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham UK
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- West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham UK
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- Service de Neurologie Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon Dijon France
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- Laboratoire de Génétique chromosomique et moléculaire, UF Innovation en diagnostic génomique des maladies rares Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon Dijon France
- UMR‐Inserm 1231 GAD team, Génétique des Anomalies du développement Université de Bourgogne Franche‐Comté Dijon France
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- Laboratoire de Génétique chromosomique et moléculaire, UF Innovation en diagnostic génomique des maladies rares Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon Dijon France
- UMR‐Inserm 1231 GAD team, Génétique des Anomalies du développement Université de Bourgogne Franche‐Comté Dijon France
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- Centre de Génétique et Centre de référence « Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs », Hôpital d’Enfants Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon Dijon France
- Laboratoire de Génétique chromosomique et moléculaire, UF Innovation en diagnostic génomique des maladies rares Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon Dijon France
- UMR‐Inserm 1231 GAD team, Génétique des Anomalies du développement Université de Bourgogne Franche‐Comté Dijon France
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- Centre de Génétique et Centre de référence « Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs », Hôpital d’Enfants Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon Dijon France
- Laboratoire de Génétique chromosomique et moléculaire, UF Innovation en diagnostic génomique des maladies rares Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon Dijon France
- UMR‐Inserm 1231 GAD team, Génétique des Anomalies du développement Université de Bourgogne Franche‐Comté Dijon France
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- Service de Pharmacologie et Centre d'Investigation Clinique Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon Dijon France
- INSERM CIC 1432 Université de Bourgogne Franche‐Comté Dijon France
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- Service de Pharmacologie et Centre d'Investigation Clinique Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon Dijon France
- INSERM CIC 1432 Université de Bourgogne Franche‐Comté Dijon France
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- Stroke Unit University Hospital Strasbourg France
- Federation of Translational Medicine of Strasbourg University of Strasbourg Strasbourg France
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- West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham UK
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- Service de Dermatologie CHU de Dijon, Université de Bourgogne France
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- West Midlands Regional Genetics Service and Birmingham Health Partners Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham UK
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- West Midlands Regional Genetics Service and Birmingham Health Partners Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham UK
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- Ophthalmology Department Royal Stoke University Hospital Stoke‐on‐Trent UK
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- Hand and Upper Limb Service, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham UK
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- Hand and Upper Limb Service, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham UK
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- Paediatric Neurosurgery Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust Liverpool UK
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- Sheffield Clinical Genetics Service Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield UK
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- Department of Dermatology Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences University of Birmingham Birmingham UK
- Department of Dermatology Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham UK
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- West Midlands Regional Genetics Service and Birmingham Health Partners Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham UK
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- Centre de Génétique et Centre de référence « Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes Malformatifs », Hôpital d’Enfants Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon Dijon France
- UMR‐Inserm 1231 GAD team, Génétique des Anomalies du développement Université de Bourgogne Franche‐Comté Dijon France
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de Siqueira EC, de Sousa SF, Carlos R, de Andrade BAB, Romañach MJ, Gomez RS, Gomes CC. Odontogenic myxomas lack PDGFRB mutations reported in myofibromas. J Oral Pathol Med 2020; 49:278-283. [PMID: 32050038 DOI: 10.1111/jop.13004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The molecular pathogenesis of odontogenic myxoma has not been established yet. Considering that odontogenic myxoma may show myofibroblastic differentiation and myxoid areas can be observed in intra-osseous myofibromas, we tested the hypothesis whether both tumors share a common molecular profile. As recent studies have reported PDGFRB recurrent driver mutations in myofibroma, we evaluated PDGFRB mutations in odontogenic myxomas. METHODS A convenience sample of 15 odontogenic myxomas cases was selected. We direct sequenced PDGFRB exons 12 and 14, where p.R561C (c.1681C>T) and p.N666K (c.1998C>G) hotspot mutations have been reported among others in single and/or multiple myofibromas. RESULTS All 15 odontogenic myxoma samples were successfully sequenced, and all 15 had wild-type sequences for the PDGFRB mutations investigated. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that PDGFRB mutations do not play a role in odontogenic myxoma pathogenesis, which might be helpful in the differential diagnosis of challenging cases.
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- Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departament of Pathology, Hospital Herrera-Llerandi/AMEDESGUA, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Departament of Oral Diagnosis and Pathology, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Takenouchi T, Okuno H, Kosaki K. Kosaki overgrowth syndrome: A newly identified entity caused by pathogenic variants in platelet‐derived growth factor receptor‐beta. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART C-SEMINARS IN MEDICAL GENETICS 2019; 181:650-657. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Revised: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Department of PhysiologyKeio University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan
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- Center for Medical GeneticsKeio University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan
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John I, Fritchie KJ. What is new in pericytomatous, myoid, and myofibroblastic tumors? Virchows Arch 2019; 476:57-64. [DOI: 10.1007/s00428-019-02700-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Revised: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Hassan M, Butler E, Wilson R, Roy A, Zheng Y, Liem P, Rakheja D, Pavlick D, Young LL, Rosenzweig M, Erlich R, Ali SM, Leavey PJ, Parsons DW, Skapek SX, Laetsch TW. Novel PDGFRB rearrangement in multifocal infantile myofibromatosis is tumorigenic and sensitive to imatinib. Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2019; 5:mcs.a004440. [PMID: 31645346 PMCID: PMC6824247 DOI: 10.1101/mcs.a004440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Infantile myofibromatosis (IM) is an aggressive neoplasm composed of myofibroblast-like cells in children. Although typically localized, it can also present as multifocal disease, which represents a challenge for effective treatment. IM has previously been linked to activating somatic and germline point mutations in the PDGFRβ tyrosine kinase encoded by the PDGFRB gene. Clinical panel-based targeted tumor sequencing of a tumor from a newborn with multifocal IM revealed a novel PDGFRB rearrangement, which was reported as being of unclear significance. Additional sequencing of cDNA from tumor and germline DNA confirmed a complex somatic/mosaic PDGFRB rearrangement with an apparent partial tandem duplication disrupting the juxtamembrane domain. Ectopic expression of cDNA encoding the mutant form of PDGFRB markedly enhanced cell proliferation of mouse embryo fibroblasts (MEFs) compared to wild-type PDGFRB and conferred tumor-forming capacity on nontumorigenic 10T1/2 fibroblasts. The mutated protein enhanced MAPK activation and retained sensitivity to the PDGFRβ inhibitor imatinib. Our findings reveal a new mechanism by which PDGFRB can be activated in IM, suggest that therapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors including imatinib may be beneficial, and raise the possibility that this receptor tyrosine kinase might be altered in a similar fashion in additional cases that would similarly present annotation challenges in clinical DNA sequencing analysis pipelines.
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- Mohammed Hassan
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Departments of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Departments of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA.,Pauline Allen Gill Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Health, Dallas, Texas 75235, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Departments of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Departments of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Departments of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Foundation Medicine, Inc, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141, USA
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- Foundation Medicine, Inc, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141, USA.,Beam Therapeutics, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Foundation Medicine, Inc, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141, USA
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- Foundation Medicine, Inc, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141, USA
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- Foundation Medicine, Inc, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Departments of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA.,Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA.,Pauline Allen Gill Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Health, Dallas, Texas 75235, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Departments of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA.,Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA.,Pauline Allen Gill Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Health, Dallas, Texas 75235, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Departments of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA.,Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA.,Pauline Allen Gill Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Health, Dallas, Texas 75235, USA
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Koo SC, Janeway KA, Harris MH, Fryer CJ, Aster JC, Al-Ibraheemi A, Church AJ. A Distinctive Genomic and Immunohistochemical Profile for NOTCH3 and PDGFRB in Myofibroma With Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications. Int J Surg Pathol 2019; 28:128-137. [DOI: 10.1177/1066896919876703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Introduction. Myofibromas are rare tumors of pericytic lineage, typically affecting children, and are sometimes aggressive. A subset of sporadic and familial myofibromas have activating variants in PDGFRB. The relationship of myofibroma and PDGFRB to the NOTCH pathway has not yet been described. Methods. Ten myofibroma cases were sequenced with a targeted panel of 447 genes, including copy number variation and selected fusions. Immunohistochemical analysis of total NOTCH3 and activated NOTCH3 was assessed for all 10 myofibroma cases, and a series of histologic mimics (n = 20). Results. Alterations identified by next-generation sequencing included PDGFRB sequence variants in 8/10 cases (80%), a NOTCH3 variant in 1/10 cases (10%), and a NOTCH2 variant in 1/10 cases (10%). All 10 cases also showed a pattern of low-amplitude (1.5- to 2-fold) copy number alterations including gains in PDGFRB and NOTCH3. Ten of 10 myofibromas (100%) showed cytoplasmic staining for total NOTCH3 and 9 of 10 cases (90%) showed nuclear staining for activated NOTCH3. Within the control cohort of histologic mimics, 3 of 3 nodular fasciitis cases (100%) were positive for activated and total NOTCH3, and the remaining 17 cases were negative for pan NOTCH3, while 3 of 3 desmoid-type fibromatosis cases (100%) showed patchy weak nuclear staining for activated NOTCH3. Discussion. Our findings suggest a common pathway of PDGFRB/NOTCH3 activation in myofibromas, even in cases that lack PDGFRB sequence variants. These results support the pericytic lineage of myofibroma. Identification of the characteristic genomic alterations or immunohistochemical staining pattern may facilitate a difficult pathologic diagnosis, and support the use of targeted treatments.
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- Selene C. Koo
- Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Aldinger KA, Timms AE, Thomson Z, Mirzaa GM, Bennett JT, Rosenberg AB, Roco CM, Hirano M, Abidi F, Haldipur P, Cheng CV, Collins S, Park K, Zeiger J, Overmann LM, Alkuraya FS, Biesecker LG, Braddock SR, Cathey S, Cho MT, Chung BHY, Everman DB, Zarate YA, Jones JR, Schwartz CE, Goldstein A, Hopkin RJ, Krantz ID, Ladda RL, Leppig KA, McGillivray BC, Sell S, Wusik K, Gleeson JG, Nickerson DA, Bamshad MJ, Gerrelli D, Lisgo SN, Seelig G, Ishak GE, Barkovich AJ, Curry CJ, Glass IA, Millen KJ, Doherty D, Dobyns WB. Redefining the Etiologic Landscape of Cerebellar Malformations. Am J Hum Genet 2019; 105:606-615. [PMID: 31474318 PMCID: PMC6731369 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2019.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Cerebellar malformations are diverse congenital anomalies frequently associated with developmental disability. Although genetic and prenatal non-genetic causes have been described, no systematic analysis has been performed. Here, we present a large-exome sequencing study of Dandy-Walker malformation (DWM) and cerebellar hypoplasia (CBLH). We performed exome sequencing in 282 individuals from 100 families with DWM or CBLH, and we established a molecular diagnosis in 36 of 100 families, with a significantly higher yield for CBLH (51%) than for DWM (16%). The 41 variants impact 27 neurodevelopmental-disorder-associated genes, thus demonstrating that CBLH and DWM are often features of monogenic neurodevelopmental disorders. Though only seven monogenic causes (19%) were identified in more than one individual, neuroimaging review of 131 additional individuals confirmed cerebellar abnormalities in 23 of 27 genetic disorders (85%). Prenatal risk factors were frequently found among individuals without a genetic diagnosis (30 of 64 individuals [47%]). Single-cell RNA sequencing of prenatal human cerebellar tissue revealed gene enrichment in neuronal and vascular cell types; this suggests that defective vasculogenesis may disrupt cerebellar development. Further, de novo gain-of-function variants in PDGFRB, a tyrosine kinase receptor essential for vascular progenitor signaling, were associated with CBLH, and this discovery links genetic and non-genetic etiologies. Our results suggest that genetic defects impact specific cerebellar cell types and implicate abnormal vascular development as a mechanism for cerebellar malformations. We also confirmed a major contribution for non-genetic prenatal factors in individuals with cerebellar abnormalities, substantially influencing diagnostic evaluation and counseling regarding recurrence risk and prognosis.
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- Kimberly A Aldinger
- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Greenwood Genetic Center, Greenwood, SC 29646, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, International Centre for life, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital Research Center, Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia
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- Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892 USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA
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- Greenwood Genetic Center, Greenwood, SC 29646, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Section of Genetics and Metabolism, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, 72202, USA
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- Mitochondrial Medicine Frontier Program, Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA; The Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- The Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA; Division of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104 USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA; Departments of Pathology, Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Genetic Services, Kaiser Permanente Washington, Seattle, WA 98112, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6H 3N1, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; University of Washington Center for Mendelian Genomics, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA; Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; University of Washington Center for Mendelian Genomics, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- University College London Institute of Child Health, London WC1N 1EH, UK
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, International Centre for life, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA; Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA; Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Departments of Radiology, Neurology, Pediatrics, and Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Genetic Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, Fresno, CA, 93701, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
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Dachy G, de Krijger RR, Fraitag S, Théate I, Brichard B, Hoffman SB, Libbrecht L, Arts FA, Brouillard P, Vikkula M, Limaye N, Demoulin JB. Association of PDGFRB Mutations With Pediatric Myofibroma and Myofibromatosis. JAMA Dermatol 2019; 155:946-950. [PMID: 31017643 DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.0114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Importance Myofibroma is the most frequent fibrous tumor in children. Multicentric myofibroma (referred to as infantile myofibromatosis) is a life-threatening disease. Objective To determine the frequency, spectrum, and clinical implications of mutations in the PDGFRB receptor tyrosine kinase found in sporadic myofibroma and myofibromatosis. Design, Setting, and Participants In this retrospective study of 69 patients with sporadic myofibroma or myofibromatosis, 85 tumor samples were obtained and analyzed by targeted deep sequencing of PDGFRB. Mutations were confirmed by an alternative method of sequencing and were experimentally characterized to confirm gain of function and sensitivity to the tyrosine kinase inhibitor imatinib. Main Outcomes and Measures Frequency of gain-of-function PDGFRB mutations in sporadic myofibroma and myofibromatosis. Sensitivity to imatinib, as assessed experimentally. Results Of the 69 patients with tumor samples (mean [SD] age, 7.8 [12.7] years), 60 were children (87%; 29 girls [48%]) and 9 were adults (13%; 4 women [44%]). Gain-of-function PDGFRB mutations were found in samples from 25 children, with no mutation found in samples from adults. Mutations were particularly associated with severe multicentric disease (13 of 19 myofibromatosis cases [68%]). Although patients had no familial history, 3 of 25 mutations (12%) were likely to be germline, suggesting de novo heritable alterations. All of the PDGFRB mutations were associated with ligand-independent receptor activation, and all but one were sensitive to imatinib at clinically relevant concentrations. Conclusions and Relevance Gain-of-function mutations of PDGFRB in myofibromas may affect only children and be more frequent in the multicentric form of disease, albeit present in solitary pediatric myofibromas. These alterations may be sensitive to tyrosine kinase inhibitors. The PDGFRB sequencing appears to have a high value for diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy of soft-tissue tumors in children.
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- Guillaume Dachy
- Experimental Medicine Unit, de Duve Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, Princess Maxima Centre for Pediatric Oncology and University Medical Centre, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Pathology, Institut de Pathologie et de Génétique, Gosselies, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
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- Department of Pathology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Experimental Medicine Unit, de Duve Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Human Molecular Genetics, de Duve Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Human Molecular Genetics, de Duve Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.,Walloon Excellence in Lifesciences and Biotechnology, Wallonia, Belgium
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- Genetics of Autoimmune Disease and Cancer, de Duve Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Experimental Medicine Unit, de Duve Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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Weller JM, Keil VC, Gielen GH, Herrlinger U, Schäfer N. PDGRFB mutation-associated myofibromatosis: Response to targeted therapy with imatinib. Am J Med Genet A 2019; 179:1895-1897. [PMID: 31291054 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Heterozygous activating mutations in platelet-derived growth factor receptor B (PDGFRB) have been recently identified as a cause of autosomal-dominant infantile myofibromatosis. We describe a 36-year-old man with PDGFRB c.1681C>T (p.R561C) mutation. Upon progressive disease, the patient received treatment with imatinib and showed a remarkable response with remission of multiple lesions after 12 months. This is the first report of an adult patient with PDGFRB c.1681C>T mutation treated with imatinib.
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- Johannes M Weller
- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, Bonn, Germany
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Floss DM, Scheller J. Naturally occurring and synthetic constitutive-active cytokine receptors in disease and therapy. Cytokine Growth Factor Rev 2019; 47:1-20. [PMID: 31147158 DOI: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2019.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cytokines control immune related events and are critically involved in a plethora of patho-physiological processes including autoimmunity and cancer development. Mutations which cause ligand-independent, constitutive activation of cytokine receptors are quite frequently found in diseases. Many constitutive-active cytokine receptor variants have been directly connected to disease development and mechanistically analyzed. Nature's solutions to generate constitutive cytokine receptors has been recently adopted by synthetic cytokine receptor biology, with the goal to optimize immune therapeutics. Here, CAR T cell immmunotherapy represents the first example to combine synthetic biology with genetic engineering during therapy. Hence, constitutive-active cytokine receptors are therapeutic targets, but also emerging tools to improve or modulate immunotherapeutic strategies. This review gives a comprehensive insight into the field of naturally occurring and synthetic constitutive-active cytokine receptors.
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- Doreen M Floss
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Al Qawahmed R, Sawyer SL, Vassilyadi M, Qin W, Boycott KM, Michaud J. Infantile Myofibromatosis With Intracranial Extradural Involvement and PDGFRB Mutation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Pediatr Dev Pathol 2019; 22:258-264. [PMID: 30103666 DOI: 10.1177/1093526618787736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Infantile myofibroma is a rare benign mesenchymal tumor that presents as solitary or multiple lesions (myofibromatosis) in the skin, soft tissue, bone, or internal organs. It most commonly affects the head and neck of infants and young children, but it can also affect adults. Intracranial involvement is reported to be extremely rare, and its clinical picture has been poorly characterized. Recently, it has been demonstrated that germline and somatic mutations in the platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta (PDGFRB) are associated with familial infantile myofibromatosis. We report a case of infantile myofibromatosis with predominant posterior fossa extradural involvement in a 14-year-old adolescent girl with a confirmed mutation in the PDGFRB gene.
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- Raniah Al Qawahmed
- 1 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- 2 Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,3 Department of Genetics, Children's of Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- 4 Division of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- 2 Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- 2 Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,3 Department of Genetics, Children's of Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- 1 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Guimier A, Gordon CT, Hully M, Blauwblomme T, Minard-Colin V, Bole-Feysot C, Nitschké P, Oufadem M, Boddaert N, Sarnacki S, Amiel J. A novel de novo PDGFRB variant in a child with severe cerebral malformations, intracerebral calcifications, and infantile myofibromatosis. Am J Med Genet A 2019; 179:1304-1309. [PMID: 31004414 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Revised: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The spectrum of clinical consequences of variants in the Platelet derived growth factor receptor beta (PDGFRB) gene is wide. Missense variants leading to variable loss of signal transduction in vitro have been reported in the idiopathic basal ganglia calcification (IBGC) syndrome Type 4. In contrast, gain-of-function variants have been reported in infantile myofibromatosis, Penttinen syndrome, and Kosaki overgrowth syndrome. Here, we report a patient harboring a novel postzygotic variant in PDGFRB (c.1682_1684del, p.[Arg561_Tyr562delinsHis]) and presenting severe cerebral malformations, intracerebral calcifications, and infantile myofibromatosis. This observation expands the phenotype associated with PDGFRB variants and illustrates the wide clinical spectrum linked to dysregulation of PDGFRB.
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- Anne Guimier
- Laboratory of embryology and genetics of malformations, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) UMR 1163, Institut Imagine, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut Imagine, Paris, France.,Département de Génétique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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- Laboratory of embryology and genetics of malformations, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) UMR 1163, Institut Imagine, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut Imagine, Paris, France
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- Service de Neuropédiatrie, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut Imagine, Paris, France.,Service de Neurochirurgie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut Imagine, Paris, France.,Genomics Platform, INSERM UMR 1163, Institut Imagine, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut Imagine, Paris, France.,Bioinformatics Platform, INSERM UMR 1163, Institut Imagine, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of embryology and genetics of malformations, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) UMR 1163, Institut Imagine, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut Imagine, Paris, France
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- Service de Radiologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP, INSERM U1000 and INSERM UMR 1163, Institut Imagine, Paris, France
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- Sevice de Chirurgie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of embryology and genetics of malformations, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) UMR 1163, Institut Imagine, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut Imagine, Paris, France.,Département de Génétique, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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Zarate YA, Boccuto L, Srikanth S, Pauly R, Ocal E, Balmakund T, Hinkle K, Stefans V, Schaefer GB, Collins RT. Constitutive activation of the PI3K‐AKT pathway and cardiovascular abnormalities in an individual with Kosaki overgrowth syndrome. Am J Med Genet A 2019; 179:1047-1052. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Revised: 03/03/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Yuri A. Zarate
- Section of Genetics and MetabolismUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock Arkansas
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- Greenwood Genetic Center Greenwood South Carolina
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- Department of NeurosurgeryArkansas Children's Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock Arkansas
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- Division of NeurologyUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock Arkansas
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- Division of CardiologyUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock Arkansas
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- Section of Developmental‐Behavioral Pediatrics and Rehabilitation MedicineUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock Arkansas
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- Section of Genetics and MetabolismUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock Arkansas
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of PediatricsStanford University School of Medicine Palo Alto California
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Bredrup C, Stokowy T, McGaughran J, Lee S, Sapkota D, Cristea I, Xu L, Tveit KS, Høvding G, Steen VM, Rødahl E, Bruland O, Houge G. A tyrosine kinase-activating variant Asn666Ser in PDGFRB causes a progeria-like condition in the severe end of Penttinen syndrome. Eur J Hum Genet 2018; 27:574-581. [PMID: 30573803 DOI: 10.1038/s41431-018-0323-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2018] [Revised: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Missense variants located to the "molecular brake" in the tyrosine kinase hinge region of platelet-derived growth factor receptor-β, encoded by PFGFRB, can cause Penttinen-type (Val665Ala) and Penttinen-like (Asn666His) premature ageing syndromes, as well as infantile myofibromatosis (Asn666Lys and Pro660Thr). We have found the same de novo PDGFRB c.1997A>G p.(Asn666Ser) variants in two patients with lipodystrophy, acro-osteolysis and severely reduced vision due to corneal neovascularisation, reminiscent of a severe form of Penttinen syndrome with more pronounced connective tissue destruction. In line with this phenotype, patient skin fibroblasts were prone to apoptosis. Both in patient fibroblasts and stably transduced HeLa and HEK293 cells, autophosphorylation of PDGFRβ was observed, as well as increased phosphorylation of downstream signalling proteins such as STAT1, PLCγ1, PTPN11/SHP2-Tyr580 and AKT. Phosphorylation of MAPK3 (ERK1) and PTPN11/SHP2-Tyr542 appeared unaffected. This suggests that this missense change not only weakens tyrosine kinase autoinhibition, but also influences substrate binding, as both PTPN11 tyrosines (Tyr542 and Tyr580) usually are phosphorylated upon PDGFR activation. Imatinib was a strong inhibitor of phosphorylation of all these targets, suggesting an option for precision medicine based treatment.
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- Cecilie Bredrup
- Department of Medical Genetics, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Ophthalmology, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, 5020, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, 5020, Bergen, Norway
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- Genetic Health QLD, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Genetic Health QLD, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021, Bergen, Norway.,Institute of Oral Biology, University of Oslo, 0315, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, 5020, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, 5020, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Dermatology, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, 5020, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, 5020, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, 5020, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021, Bergen, Norway.
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Xu L, Jensen H, Johnston JJ, Di Maria E, Kloth K, Cristea I, Sapp JC, Darling TN, Huryn LA, Tranebjærg L, Cinotti E, Kubisch C, Rødahl E, Bruland O, Biesecker LG, Houge G, Bredrup C. Recurrent, Activating Variants in the Receptor Tyrosine Kinase DDR2 Cause Warburg-Cinotti Syndrome. Am J Hum Genet 2018; 103:976-983. [PMID: 30449416 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2018.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
We have investigated a distinct disorder with progressive corneal neovascularization, keloid formation, chronic skin ulcers, wasting of subcutaneous tissue, flexion contractures of the fingers, and acro-osteolysis. In six affected individuals from four families, we found one of two recurrent variants in discoidin domain receptor tyrosine kinase 2 (DDR2): c.1829T>C (p.Leu610Pro) or c.2219A>G (p.Tyr740Cys). DDR2 encodes a collagen-responsive receptor tyrosine kinase that regulates connective-tissue formation. In three of the families, affected individuals comprise singleton adult individuals, and parental samples were not available for verification of the de novo occurrence of the DDR2 variants. In the fourth family, a mother and two of her children were affected, and the c.2219A>G missense variant was proven to be de novo in the mother. Phosphorylation of DDR2 was increased in fibroblasts from affected individuals, suggesting reduced receptor autoinhibition and ligand-independent kinase activation. Evidence for activation of other growth-regulatory signaling pathways was not found. Finally, we found that the protein kinase inhibitor dasatinib prevented DDR2 autophosphorylation in fibroblasts, suggesting an approach to treatment. We propose this progressive, fibrotic condition should be designated as Warburg-Cinotti syndrome.
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He C, Medley SC, Kim J, Sun C, Kwon HR, Sakashita H, Pincu Y, Yao L, Eppard D, Dai B, Berry WL, Griffin TM, Olson LE. STAT1 modulates tissue wasting or overgrowth downstream from PDGFRβ. Genes Dev 2017; 31:1666-1678. [PMID: 28924035 PMCID: PMC5647937 DOI: 10.1101/gad.300384.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
In this study, He et al. investigated how gain-of-function PDGFRβ mutations cause human disease, specifically whether PDGFRB mutations alone are responsible for genetic diseases characterized by musculoskeletal wasting or overgrowth. Using a genetic approach, their findings suggest a molecular mechanism by which STAT1 suppresses PDGFRβ-driven fibrosis and bone growth. Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) acts through two conserved receptor tyrosine kinases: PDGFRα and PDGFRβ. Gain-of-function mutations in human PDGFRB have been linked recently to genetic diseases characterized by connective tissue wasting (Penttinen syndrome) or overgrowth (Kosaki overgrowth syndrome), but it is unclear whether PDGFRB mutations alone are responsible. Mice with constitutive PDGFRβ signaling caused by a kinase domain mutation (D849V) develop lethal autoinflammation. Here we used a genetic approach to investigate the mechanism of autoinflammation in Pdgfrb+/D849V mice and test the hypothesis that signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) mediates this phenotype. We show that Pdgfrb+/D849V mice with Stat1 knockout (Stat1−/−Pdgfrb+/D849V) are rescued from autoinflammation and have improved life span compared with Stat1+/−Pdgfrb+/D849V mice. Furthermore, PDGFRβ–STAT1 signaling suppresses PDGFRβ itself. Thus, Stat1−/−Pdgfrb+/D849V fibroblasts exhibit increased PDGFRβ signaling, and mice develop progressive overgrowth, a distinct phenotype from the wasting seen in Stat1+/−Pdgfrb+/D849V mice. Deletion of interferon receptors (Ifnar1 or Ifngr1) does not rescue wasting in Pdgfrb+/D849V mice, indicating that interferons are not required for autoinflammation. These results provide functional evidence that elevated PDGFRβ signaling causes tissue wasting or overgrowth reminiscent of human genetic syndromes and that the STAT1 pathway is a crucial modulator of this phenotypic spectrum.
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- Chaoyong He
- Cardiovascular Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA.,State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmacology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Cardiovascular Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA.,Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA
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- Cardiovascular Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA
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- Cardiovascular Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA.,Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA
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- Cardiovascular Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA
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- Cardiovascular Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA
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- Cardiovascular Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA
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- Cardiovascular Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA
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- Cardiovascular Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA
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- Aging and Metabolism Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA
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- Cardiovascular Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA.,Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA
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