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Clinical, Histological, Cytogenetic and Molecular Analysis of Monozygous Twins with Wilms Tumor. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13020372. [PMID: 35205416 PMCID: PMC8872160 DOI: 10.3390/genes13020372] [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: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
The familial occurrence of childhood cancers has been proven for a long time. Wilms' tumors often do not have a clear germline genetic cause. However, approximately 2% of all nephroblastoma cases are familial. Descriptions of twins with the same cancer are extremely rare, so our aim was to present the background of the available literature of the occurrence of Wilms' tumor in a pair of monozygotic twin girls with detailed clinical, histological, and molecular analysis. Two twins were born of unrelated Caucasian parents. Family history revealed no known chronic diseases or malformations. At the age of 3.5 years, the first twin was admitted to the emergency department due to hematuria and abdominal pain. Ultrasound examination revealed an enlarged right kidney, 12.8 cm, with a mass in the upper pole measuring 56 × 69 × 78 mm. The second girl was referred for an abdominal ultrasound, which revealed a right kidney measuring 8.6 cm with a central mass measuring 54 × 45 × 41 mm. Both children underwent surgical resection, and the histopathological result showed a mixed form of nephroblastoma, predominantly epithelioid with residual blastemal compartment. Detailed clinical, histological, cytogenetic, and molecular analyses were performed on both sisters. It was also decided to identify environmental factors. Information was obtained that the girls' parents run a farm and regularly use pesticides and chemical rodenticides. Based on our observations and the available literature, Wilms tumor in monozygotic twins may be present. Both genetic and environmental factors may be involved in the development of tumors. After excluding methylation abnormalities and mutations in the genes studied, we questioned whether the onset of Wilms tumor in both sisters could be the result of exposure of the twins' parents to pesticides.
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Rezaei O, Honarmand Tamizkar K, Hajiesmaeili M, Taheri M, Ghafouri-Fard S. Non-Coding RNAs Participate in the Pathogenesis of Neuroblastoma. Front Oncol 2021; 11:617362. [PMID: 33718173 PMCID: PMC7945591 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.617362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Neuroblastoma is one of the utmost frequent neoplasms during the first year of life. This pediatric cancer is believed to be originated during the embryonic life from the neural crest cells. Previous studies have detected several types of chromosomal aberrations in this tumor. More recent studies have emphasized on expression profiling of neuroblastoma samples to identify the dysregulated genes in this type of cancer. Non-coding RNAs are among the mostly dysregulated genes in this type of cancer. Such dysregulation has been associated with a number of chromosomal aberrations that are frequently detected in neuroblastoma. In this study, we explain the role of non-coding transcripts in the malignant transformation in neuroblastoma and their role as biomarkers for this pediatric cancer.
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Affiliation(s)
- Omidvar Rezaei
- Skull Base Research Center, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Skull Base Research Center, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Urogenital Stem Cell Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Roseman AS, Blackburn PR, Bakshi S, Grady L, Abbott MA, Hassan S, Hunt J, Richardson M, Peterson JF, Nguyen P, Greipp PT, Singh R. Twin-to-twin transmission of transient abnormal myelopoiesis without constitutional trisomy 21: A case report. Cancer Genet 2020; 244:62-64. [PMID: 32464589 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergen.2020.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2019] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Alexander S Roseman
- Department of Pediatrics, Baystate Children's Hospital/University of Massachusetts Medical School, Springfield, MA, USA; Department of Medicine, Baystate Medical Center/University of Massachusetts Medical School, Springfield, MA, USA.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester 55905, MN, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baystate Children's Hospital/University of Massachusetts Medical School, Springfield, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baystate Children's Hospital/University of Massachusetts Medical School, Springfield, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baystate Children's Hospital/University of Massachusetts Medical School, Springfield, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Baystate Medical Center/University of Massachusetts Medical School, Springfield, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Baystate Medical Center/University of Massachusetts Medical School, Springfield, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baystate Children's Hospital/University of Massachusetts Medical School, Springfield, MA, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester 55905, MN, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester 55905, MN, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester 55905, MN, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baystate Children's Hospital/University of Massachusetts Medical School, Springfield, MA, USA.
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