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Fraire CR, Desai K, Obalapuram UA, Mendyka LK, Rajaram V, Sebastian T, Wang Y, Onel K, Lee J, Chen KS. An imbalance between proliferation and differentiation underlies the development of microRNA-defective pineoblastoma. bioRxiv 2024:2024.04.23.590638. [PMID: 38712047 PMCID: PMC11071395 DOI: 10.1101/2024.04.23.590638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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Mutations in the microRNA processing genes DICER1 and DROSHA drive several cancers that resemble embryonic progenitors. To understand how microRNAs regulate tumorigenesis, we ablated Drosha or Dicer1 in the developing pineal gland to emulate the pathogenesis of pineoblastoma, a brain tumor that resembles undifferentiated precursors of the pineal gland. Accordingly, these mice develop pineal tumors marked by loss of microRNAs, including the let-7/miR-98-5p family, and de-repression of microRNA target genes. Pineal tumors driven by loss of Drosha or Dicer1 mimic tumors driven by Rb1 loss, as they exhibit upregulation of S-phase genes and homeobox transcription factors that regulate pineal development. Blocking proliferation of these tumors facilitates expression of pinealocyte maturation markers, with a concomitant reduction in embryonic markers. Select embryonic markers remain elevated, however, as the microRNAs that normally repress these target genes remain absent. One such microRNA target gene is the oncofetal transcription factor Plagl2, which regulates expression of pro-growth genes, and inhibiting their signaling impairs tumor growth. Thus, we demonstrate that tumors driven by loss of microRNA processing may be therapeutically targeted by inhibiting downstream drivers of proliferation.
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- Claudette R. Fraire
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX USA
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA USA
- University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia and Department of Molecular Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Cancer Prevention and Control, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York
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- Lyda Hill Department of Bioinformatics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX USA
- Children’s Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX USA
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Maldonado F, Geraldo AF, Guarnizo A, Fernández-Ponce N, Baroni L, Rugilo C. Central nervous system embryonal tumor with PLAGL1 amplification: a case report of a novel entity focusing on imaging findings. Childs Nerv Syst 2024:10.1007/s00381-024-06422-8. [PMID: 38642111 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-024-06422-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/22/2024]
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The embryonal central nervous system (CNS) tumor with PLAGL1 (pleomorphic adenoma gene-like) amplification is a novel type of pediatric neoplasm with a distinct methylation profile, described for the first time in 2022. It may be located anywhere in the neuroaxis and, as its name implies, it is driven by the amplification and overexpression of one of the PLAG family genes. Although the associated clinical, immunohistopathological, and molecular characteristics are well characterized in the seminal report of this entity, data on the radiological features is still lacking. Here, we present a case report of a 4-year-old girl with a biopsy-proven PLAGL1-amplified brainstem tumor and provide a detailed description of the corresponding conventional neuroimaging characteristics, aiming to better delineate this entity and to increase the awareness of this pathology in the radiological community.
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- Francisco Maldonado
- Diagnostic Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Radiology, Hospital de Pediatría Prof Dr Juan P Garrahan, Combate de los Pozos 1881 (C 1245 AAM), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Diagnostic Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Radiology, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho (CHVNG/E), Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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- Diagnostic Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Radiology, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Carrera 7 #117-15, 110111, Bogota, Colombia
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- Department of Neuro-Oncology, Hospital de Pediatría Prof Dr Juan P Garrahan, Combate de los Pozos 1881, C 1245 AAM, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Neuro-Oncology, Hospital de Pediatría Prof Dr Juan P Garrahan, Combate de los Pozos 1881, C 1245 AAM, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Diagnostic Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Radiology, Hospital de Pediatría Prof Dr Juan P Garrahan, Combate de los Pozos 1881 (C 1245 AAM), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Tauziède-Espariat A, Nicaise Y, Sievers P, Sahm F, von Deimling A, Guillemot D, Pierron G, Duchesne M, Edjlali M, Dangouloff-Ros V, Boddaert N, Roux A, Dezamis E, Hasty L, Lhermitte B, Hirsch E, Hirsch MPV, Ardellier FD, Karnoub MA, Csanyi M, Maurage CA, Mokhtari K, Bielle F, Rigau V, Roujeau T, Abad M, Klein S, Bernier M, Horodyckid C, Adam C, Brandal P, Niehusmann P, Vannod-Michel Q, Provost C, de Champfleur NM, Nichelli L, Métais A, Mariet C, Chrétien F, Blauwblomme T, Beccaria K, Pallud J, Puget S, Uro-Coste E, Varlet P. CNS tumors with PLAGL1-fusion: beyond ZFTA and YAP1 in the genetic spectrum of supratentorial ependymomas. Acta Neuropathol Commun 2024; 12:55. [PMID: 38581034 PMCID: PMC10998316 DOI: 10.1186/s40478-023-01695-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2024] Open
Abstract
A novel methylation class, "neuroepithelial tumor, with PLAGL1 fusion" (NET-PLAGL1), has recently been described, based on epigenetic features, as a supratentorial pediatric brain tumor with recurrent histopathological features suggesting an ependymal differentiation. Because of the recent identification of this neoplastic entity, few histopathological, radiological and clinical data are available. Herein, we present a detailed series of nine cases of PLAGL1-fused supratentorial tumors, reclassified from a series of supratentorial ependymomas, non-ZFTA/non-YAP1 fusion-positive and subependymomas of the young. This study included extensive clinical, radiological, histopathological, ultrastructural, immunohistochemical, genetic and epigenetic (DNA methylation profiling) data for characterization. An important aim of this work was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of a novel fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) targeting the PLAGL1 gene. Using histopathology, immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy, we confirmed the ependymal differentiation of this new neoplastic entity. Indeed, the cases histopathologically presented as "mixed subependymomas-ependymomas" with well-circumscribed tumors exhibiting a diffuse immunoreactivity for GFAP, without expression of Olig2 or SOX10. Ultrastructurally, they also harbored features reminiscent of ependymal differentiation, such as cilia. Different gene partners were fused with PLAGL1: FOXO1, EWSR1 and for the first time MAML2. The PLAGL1 FISH presented a 100% sensitivity and specificity according to RNA sequencing and DNA methylation profiling results. This cohort of supratentorial PLAGL1-fused tumors highlights: 1/ the ependymal cell origin of this new neoplastic entity; 2/ benefit of looking for a PLAGL1 fusion in supratentorial cases of non-ZFTA/non-YAP1 ependymomas; and 3/ the usefulness of PLAGL1 FISH.
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- Arnault Tauziède-Espariat
- Department of Neuropathology, GHU Paris-Psychiatrie Et Neurosciences, Sainte-Anne Hospital, 1, Rue Cabanis, 75014, Paris, France.
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- Department of Pathology, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
- Cancer Research Center of Toulouse (CRCT), INSERM U1037, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Cancer Research Center DKFZ, German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Cancer Research Center DKFZ, German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Cancer Research Center DKFZ, German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Paris-Sciences-Lettres, Curie Institute Research Center, INSERMU830, Paris, France
- Laboratory of Somatic Genetics, Curie Institute Hospital, Paris, France
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- Paris-Sciences-Lettres, Curie Institute Research Center, INSERMU830, Paris, France
- Laboratory of Somatic Genetics, Curie Institute Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Pathology, Dupuytren University Hospital, Limoges, France
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- Radiology Department, AP-HP, Raymond Poincaré Hospital, 92380, Garches, France
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- Pediatric Radiology Department, AP-HP, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, France, and Université de Paris, INSERM ERL UA10, INSERM U1163, Institut Imagine, F-75015, Paris, France
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- Pediatric Radiology Department, AP-HP, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, France, and Université de Paris, INSERM ERL UA10, INSERM U1163, Institut Imagine, F-75015, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, GHU Paris-Psychiatrie Et Neurosciences, Sainte-Anne Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, GHU Paris-Psychiatrie Et Neurosciences, Sainte-Anne Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Neuropathology, GHU Paris-Psychiatrie Et Neurosciences, Sainte-Anne Hospital, 1, Rue Cabanis, 75014, Paris, France
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- Department of Pathology, Strasbourg Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Neurology, Strasbourg Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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- Radiology 2 Department, Strasbourg University Hospital, Hautepierre Hospital, Strasbourg, France
- Engineering Science, Computer Science and Imaging Laboratory (ICube), Integrative Multimodal Imaging in Healthcare, UMR 7357, University of Strasbourg-CNRS, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Lille University Hospital, 59000, Lille, France
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- Institute of Pathology, Centre de Biologie Pathologie, Lille University Hospital, 59000, Lille, France
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- Institute of Pathology, Centre de Biologie Pathologie, Lille University Hospital, 59000, Lille, France
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- Sorbonne Université, AP-HP, Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Inserm,, CNRS, Hôpitaux Universitaires La Pitié Salpêtrière - Charles Foix, Service de Neuropathologie, 75013, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, AP-HP, Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Inserm,, CNRS, Hôpitaux Universitaires La Pitié Salpêtrière - Charles Foix, Service de Neuropathologie, 75013, Paris, France
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- Department of Pathology, Gui de Chauliac Hospital, 34295, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gui de Chauliac Hospital, 34295, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Pathology, Jean Minjoz Hospital, Besançon, France
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Jean Minjoz Hospital, Besançon, France
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- Department of Pathology, Bicêtre Hospital, 94275, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Section for Cancer Cytogenetics, Institute for Cancer Genetics and Informatics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital-The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Devision of Cancer Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Radiology, GHU-Paris-Psychiatrie Et Neurosciences, Hôpital Sainte Anne, 75014, Paris, France
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Sorbonne Université, AP-HP, Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Inserm, CNRS, Hôpitaux Universitaires La Pitié Salpêtrière - Charles Foix, 75013, Paris, France
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- Department of Neuropathology, GHU Paris-Psychiatrie Et Neurosciences, Sainte-Anne Hospital, 1, Rue Cabanis, 75014, Paris, France
- Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (IPNP), Université Paris Cité, INSERM U1266, Imabrain Team, 75014, Paris, France
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- Department of Neuropathology, GHU Paris-Psychiatrie Et Neurosciences, Sainte-Anne Hospital, 1, Rue Cabanis, 75014, Paris, France
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- Department of Neuropathology, GHU Paris-Psychiatrie Et Neurosciences, Sainte-Anne Hospital, 1, Rue Cabanis, 75014, Paris, France
- Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (IPNP), Université Paris Cité, INSERM U1266, Imabrain Team, 75014, Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Necker Hospital, APHP, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Necker Hospital, APHP, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, GHU Paris-Psychiatrie Et Neurosciences, Sainte-Anne Hospital, Paris, France
- Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (IPNP), Université Paris Cité, INSERM U1266, Imabrain Team, 75014, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, La Martinique Hospital, Fort-de-France, France
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- Department of Pathology, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
- Cancer Research Center of Toulouse (CRCT), INSERM U1037, Toulouse, France
- Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Neuropathology, GHU Paris-Psychiatrie Et Neurosciences, Sainte-Anne Hospital, 1, Rue Cabanis, 75014, Paris, France
- Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (IPNP), Université Paris Cité, INSERM U1266, Imabrain Team, 75014, Paris, France
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Andreiuolo F, Ferrone CK, Rajan S, Perry A, Guney E, Cham E, Giannini C, Toland A, Willard N, de Souza AS, Dazelle K, Chung HJ, Singh O, Conway K, Coley N, Dampier C, Abdullaev Z, Pratt D, Cimino PJ, Quezado M, Aldape K. Molecular and clinicopathologic characteristics of CNS embryonal tumors with BRD4::LEUTX fusion. Acta Neuropathol Commun 2024; 12:42. [PMID: 38500181 PMCID: PMC10946093 DOI: 10.1186/s40478-024-01746-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024] Open
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Central nervous system (CNS) embryonal tumors are a heterogeneous group of high-grade malignancies, and the increasing clinical use of methylation profiling and next-generation sequencing has led to the identification of molecularly distinct subtypes. One proposed tumor type, CNS tumor with BRD4::LEUTX fusion, has been described. As only a few CNS tumors with BRD4::LEUTX fusions have been described, we herein characterize a cohort of 9 such cases (4 new, 5 previously published) to further describe their clinicopathologic and molecular features. We demonstrate that CNS embryonal tumor with BRD4::LEUTX fusion comprises a well-defined methylation class/cluster. We find that patients are young (4 years or younger), with large tumors at variable locations, and frequently with evidence of leptomeningeal/cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dissemination. Histologically, tumors were highly cellular with high-grade embryonal features. Immunohistochemically, 5/5 cases showed synaptophysin and 4/5 showed OLIG2 expression, thus overlapping with CNS neuroblastoma, FOXR2-activated. DNA copy number profiles were generally flat; however, two tumors had chromosome 1q gains. No recurring genomic changes, besides the presence of the fusion, were found. The LEUTX portion of the fusion transcript was constant in all cases assessed, while the BRD4 portion varied but included a domain with proto-oncogenic activity in all cases. Two patients with clinical follow up available had tumors with excellent response to chemotherapy. Two of our patients were alive without evidence of recurrence or progression after gross total resection and chemotherapy at 16 and 33 months. One patient relapsed, and the last of our four patients died of disease one month after diagnosis. Overall, this case series provides additional evidence for this as a distinct tumor type defined by the presence of a specific fusion as well as a distinct DNA methylation signature. Studies on larger series are required to further characterize these tumors.
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- Felipe Andreiuolo
- Department of Pathology, Rede D'Or, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
- D'Or Institute for Research and Education, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
- Department of Pathology, Instituto Estadual Do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Dr., Room 2S235, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Dr., Room 2S235, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Dr., Room 2S235, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Dr., Room 2S235, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Dr., Room 2S235, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Diagnostic Pathology Medical Group, Inc., Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Dr., Room 2S235, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Dr., Room 2S235, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Dr., Room 2S235, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Surgical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Dr., Room 2S235, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Dr., Room 2S235, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
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Krivec N, Ghosh MS, Spits C. Gains of 20q11.21 in human pluripotent stem cells: Insights from cancer research. Stem Cell Reports 2024; 19:11-27. [PMID: 38157850 PMCID: PMC10828824 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2023.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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The genetic abnormalities observed in hPSC cultures worldwide have been suggested to pose an important hurdle in their safe use in regenerative medicine due to the possibility of oncogenic transformation by mutant cells in the patient posttransplantation. One of the best-characterized genetic lesions in hPSCs is the gain of 20q11.21, found in 20% of hPSC lines worldwide, and strikingly, also amplified in 20% of human cancers. In this review, we have curated the existing knowledge on the incidence of this mutation in hPSCs and cancer, explored the significance of chromosome 20q11.21 amplification in cancer progression, and reviewed the oncogenic role of the genes in the smallest common region of gain, to shed light on the significance of this mutation in hPSC-based cell therapy. Lastly, we discuss the state-of-the-art strategies devised to detect aneuploidies in hPSC cultures, avoid genetic changes in vitro cultures of hPSCs, and strategies to eliminate genetically abnormal cells from culture.
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- Nuša Krivec
- Research Group Reproduction and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium
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- Research Group Reproduction and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium
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- Research Group Reproduction and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
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Kopachev DN, Ryzhova MV, Kislyakov AN, Shaikhaev EG, Zheludkova OG, Kumirova EV, Meshcheryakov SV, Vlasov PA, Shkatova AM, Semenova ZB, Gushcha AO. [Supratentorial neuroepithelial tumor with PLAGL1 gene fusion - a new type of morphologically variable pediatric brain neoplasm defined by a distinct DNA methylation class. A case report and literature review]. Zh Vopr Neirokhir Im N N Burdenko 2024; 88:62-68. [PMID: 38549412 DOI: 10.17116/neiro20248802162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND Methylation analysis has become a powerful diagnostic tool in modern neurooncology. This technique is valuable to diagnose new brain tumor types. OBJECTIVE To describe the MRI and histological pattern of neuroepithelial tumor with PLAGL1 gene fusion. MATERIAL AND METHODS We present a 6-year-old patient with small right frontal intraaxial tumor causing drug resistant epilepsy. Despite indolent preoperative clinical course and MRI features suggesting glioneuronal tumor, histological evaluation revealed characteristics of high-grade glioma, ependymoma and neuroblastoma. RESULTS Methylation analysis of tumor DNA confirmed a new type of a recently discovered neoplasm - neuroepithelial tumor with PLAGL1 fusion (NET PLAGL1). PCR confirmed fusion of PLAGL1 and EWSR1 genes. No seizures were observed throughout the follow-up period. There was no tumor relapse a year after surgery. CONCLUSION Methylation analysis in neurooncology is essential for unclear tumor morphology or divergence between histological and clinical data. In our case, this technique confirmed benign nature of tumor, and we preferred follow-up without unnecessary adjuvant treatment.
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- D N Kopachev
- Research Institute for Emergency Pediatric Surgery and Traumatology, Moscow, Russia
- Neurology Research Center, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Center, Moscow, Russia
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- Morozov Children's Clinical Hospital, Moscow, Russia
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- Voyno-Yasenetsky Practical Center for Specialized Medical Care for Children, Moscow, Russia
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- Morozov Children's Clinical Hospital, Moscow, Russia
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- Research Institute for Emergency Pediatric Surgery and Traumatology, Moscow, Russia
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- Burdenko Neurosurgical Center, Moscow, Russia
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- Research Institute for Emergency Pediatric Surgery and Traumatology, Moscow, Russia
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Tauziède-Espariat A, Siegfried A, Nicaise Y, Dghayem D, Laprie A, Lubrano V, Richard P, Gauchotte G, Malczuk J, Klein O, Hasty L, Métais A, Chrétien F, Dangouloff-Ros V, Boddaert N, Sahm F, Sievers P, Varlet P, Uro-Coste E. PLAG1 fusions extend the spectrum of PLAG(L)-altered CNS tumors. Acta Neuropathol 2023; 146:841-844. [PMID: 37870637 PMCID: PMC10627894 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-023-02643-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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- Arnault Tauziède-Espariat
- Department of Neuropathology, GHU Paris-Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, Sainte-Anne Hospital, 1, Rue Cabanis, 75014, Paris, France.
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- Department of Pathology, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
- INSERM U1037, Cancer Research Center of Toulouse (CRCT), Toulouse, France
- Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
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- INSERM U1037, Cancer Research Center of Toulouse (CRCT), Toulouse, France
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- Department of Radiology, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IUCT-Oncopole, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinique de l'Union, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Pathology, Medipath Laboratory, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, EA 3450, DeVAH (Développement Adaptation et Handicap), CHRU Nancy et Universite de Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, EA 3450, DeVAH (Développement Adaptation et Handicap), CHRU Nancy et Universite de Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- Department of Neuropathology, GHU Paris-Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, Sainte-Anne Hospital, 1, Rue Cabanis, 75014, Paris, France
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- Department of Neuropathology, GHU Paris-Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, Sainte-Anne Hospital, 1, Rue Cabanis, 75014, Paris, France
- Université Paris Cité, Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (IPNP), INSERM U1266, Ima-Brain Team, 75014, Paris, France
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- Department of Neuropathology, GHU Paris-Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, Sainte-Anne Hospital, 1, Rue Cabanis, 75014, Paris, France
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- Paediatric Radiology Department, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, AP-HP, University de Paris, INSERM U1163, Institut Imagine, Paris, France
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- Paediatric Radiology Department, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, AP-HP, University de Paris, INSERM U1163, Institut Imagine, Paris, France
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- Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, GHU Paris-Psychiatrie et Neurosciences, Sainte-Anne Hospital, 1, Rue Cabanis, 75014, Paris, France
- Université Paris Cité, Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (IPNP), INSERM U1266, Ima-Brain Team, 75014, Paris, France
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- Department of Pathology, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
- INSERM U1037, Cancer Research Center of Toulouse (CRCT), Toulouse, France
- Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
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Tauziède‐Espariat A, Beccaria K, Dangouloff‐Ros V, Sievers P, Meurgey A, Pissaloux D, Appay R, Saffroy R, Grill J, Mariet C, Bourdeaut F, Hasty L, Métais A, Chrétien F, Blauwblomme T, Puget S, Boddaert N, Varlet P. A comprehensive analysis of infantile central nervous system tumors to improve distinctive criteria for infant-type hemispheric glioma versus desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma/astrocytoma. Brain Pathol 2023; 33:e13182. [PMID: 37349135 PMCID: PMC10467037 DOI: 10.1111/bpa.13182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Recent epigenomic analyses have revealed the existence of a new DNA methylation class (MC) of infant-type hemispheric glioma (IHG). Like desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma/astrocytoma (DIG/DIA), these tumors mainly affect infants and are supratentorial. While DIG/DIA is characterized by BRAF or RAF1 alterations, IHG has been shown to have receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) gene fusions (ALK, ROS1, NTRK1/2/3, and MET). However, in this rapidly evolving field, a more comprehensive analysis of infantile glial/glioneuronal tumors including clinical, radiological, histopathological, and molecular data is needed. Here, we retrospectively investigated data from 30 infantile glial/glioneuronal tumors, consecutively compiled from our center. They were analyzed by two experienced pediatric neuroradiologists in consensus, without former knowledge of the molecular data. We also performed a comprehensive clinical, and histopathological examination (including molecular evaluation by next-generation sequencing, RNA sequencing, and fluorescence in situ hybridization [FISH] analyses), as well as DNA methylation profiling for the samples having sufficient material available. The integrative histopathological, genetic, and epigenetic analyses, including t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding (t-SNE) analyses segregated tumors into 10 DIG/DIA (33.3%), six IHG (20.0%), three gangliogliomas (10.0%), two pleomorphic xanthoastrocytomas (6.7%), two pilocytic astrocytomas (6.7%), two supratentorial ependymomas, ZFTA fusion-positive (6.7%), two supratentorial ependymomas, YAP1 fusion-positive (6.7%), two embryonal tumors with PLAGL2-family amplification (6.7%), and one diffuse low-grade glioma, MAPK-pathway altered. This study highlights the significant differential features, in terms of histopathology (leptomeningeal infiltration, intense desmoplasia and ganglion cells in DIG/DIA and necrosis, microvascular proliferation, and siderophages in IHG), and radiology between DIG/DIA and IHG. Moreover, these results are consistent with the literature data concerning the molecular dichotomy (BRAF/RAF1 alterations vs. RTK genes' fusions) between DIG/DIA and IHG. This study characterized histopathologically and radiologically two additional cases of the novel embryonal tumor characterized by PLAGL2 gene amplification.
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- Arnault Tauziède‐Espariat
- Department of Neuropathology, GHU Paris‐Psychiatrie et NeurosciencesSainte‐Anne HospitalParisFrance
- Inserm, UMR 1266, IMA‐BrainInstitut de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences de ParisParisFrance
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Necker Hospital, APHPUniversité Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris CitéParisFrance
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- Pediatric Radiology DepartmentHôpital Necker Enfants Malades, AP‐HPParisFrance
- Université Paris Cité, UMR 1163Institut Imagine and INSERM U1299ParisFrance
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- Department of Neuropathology, Institute of PathologyUniversity Hospital HeidelbergHeidelbergGermany
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK)German Cancer Research Center DKFZHeidelbergGermany
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- Department of BiopathologyLéon Bérard Cancer CenterLyonFrance
- INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286Cancer Research Center of Lyon (CRCL)LyonFrance
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- Department of BiopathologyLéon Bérard Cancer CenterLyonFrance
- INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286Cancer Research Center of Lyon (CRCL)LyonFrance
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- APHM, CHU TimoneService d'Anatomie Pathologique et de NeuropathologieMarseilleFrance
- Aix‐Marseille University, CNRS, INP, Institute of NeurophysiopathologyMarseilleFrance
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- Department of Biochemistry and OncogeneticsPaul Brousse HospitalVillejuifFrance
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- U981, Molecular Predictors and New Targets in Oncology, INSERM, Gustave RoussyUniversité Paris‐SaclayVillejuifFrance
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Gustave RoussyUniversité Paris‐SaclayVillejuifFrance
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Gustave RoussyUniversité Paris‐SaclayVillejuifFrance
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- INSERMU830Laboratory of Translational Research in Pediatric OncologyParisFrance
- Institut Curie, SIREDO Center Care, Innovation, Research in Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult OncologyParis Sciences Lettres Research UniversityParisFrance
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- Department of Neuropathology, GHU Paris‐Psychiatrie et NeurosciencesSainte‐Anne HospitalParisFrance
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- Department of Neuropathology, GHU Paris‐Psychiatrie et NeurosciencesSainte‐Anne HospitalParisFrance
- Inserm, UMR 1266, IMA‐BrainInstitut de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences de ParisParisFrance
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- Department of Neuropathology, GHU Paris‐Psychiatrie et NeurosciencesSainte‐Anne HospitalParisFrance
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- Pediatric Radiology DepartmentHôpital Necker Enfants Malades, AP‐HPParisFrance
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- Pediatric Radiology DepartmentHôpital Necker Enfants Malades, AP‐HPParisFrance
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- Pediatric Radiology DepartmentHôpital Necker Enfants Malades, AP‐HPParisFrance
- Université Paris Cité, UMR 1163Institut Imagine and INSERM U1299ParisFrance
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- Department of Neuropathology, GHU Paris‐Psychiatrie et NeurosciencesSainte‐Anne HospitalParisFrance
- Inserm, UMR 1266, IMA‐BrainInstitut de Psychiatrie et Neurosciences de ParisParisFrance
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Zhang J, Zhang X, Su J, Zhang J, Liu S, Han L, Liu M, Sun D. Identification and validation of a novel HOX-related classifier signature for predicting prognosis and immune microenvironment in pediatric gliomas. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1203650. [PMID: 37547473 PMCID: PMC10401438 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1203650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Background: Pediatric gliomas (PGs) are highly aggressive and predominantly occur in young children. In pediatric gliomas, abnormal expression of Homeobox (HOX) family genes (HFGs) has been observed and is associated with the development and progression of the disease. Studies have found that overexpression or underexpression of certain HOX genes is linked to the occurrence and prognosis of gliomas. This aberrant expression may contribute to the dysregulation of important pathological processes such as cell proliferation, differentiation, and metastasis. This study aimed to propose a novel HOX-related signature to predict patients' prognosis and immune infiltrate characteristics in PGs. Methods: The data of PGs obtained from publicly available databases were utilized to reveal the relationship among abnormal expression of HOX family genes (HFGs), prognosis, tumor immune infiltration, clinical features, and genomic features in PGs. The HFGs were utilized to identify heterogeneous subtypes using consensus clustering. Then random forest-supervised classification algorithm and nearest shrunken centroid algorithm were performed to develop a prognostic signature in the training set. Finally, the signature was validated in an internal testing set and an external independent cohort. Results: Firstly, we identified HFGs significantly differentially expressed in PGs compared to normal tissues. The individuals with PGs were then divided into two heterogeneous subtypes (HOX-SI and HOX-SII) based on HFGs expression profiles. HOX-SII showed higher total mutation counts, lower immune infiltration, and worse prognosis than HOX-SI. Then, we constructed a HOX-related gene signature (including HOXA6, HOXC4, HOXC5, HOXC6, and HOXA-AS3) based on the cluster for subtype prediction utilizing random forest supervised classification and nearest shrunken centroid algorithm. The signature was revealed to be an independent prognostic factor for patients with PGs by multivariable Cox regression analysis. Conclusion: Our study provides a novel method for the prognosis classification of PGs. The findings also suggest that the HOX-related signature is a new biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with PGs, allowing for more accurate survival prediction.
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- Jiao Zhang
- Department of Cardiology, Capital Medical University Electric Power Teaching Hospital, State Grid Beijing Electric Power Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Capital Medical University Electric Power Teaching Hospital, State Grid Beijing Electric Power Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing ChosenMed Clinical Laboratory Co Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Beijing ChosenMed Clinical Laboratory Co Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Beijing ChosenMed Clinical Laboratory Co Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Beijing ChosenMed Clinical Laboratory Co Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Beijing ChosenMed Clinical Laboratory Co Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Beijing ChosenMed Clinical Laboratory Co Ltd., Beijing, China
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