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Riascos MC, Huynh A, Faquin WC, Nosé V. Expanding Our Knowledge of DICER1 Gene Alterations and Their Role in Thyroid Diseases. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:347. [PMID: 38254836 PMCID: PMC10814847 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16020347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Mutations in DICER1, a gene involved in RNA interference, have been associated with a wide range of multi-organ neoplastic and non-neoplastic conditions. Historically known for its association with pleuropulmonary blastoma, DICER1 syndrome has received more attention due to the association with newly discovered diseases and tumors. Recent studies evaluating DICER1 mutations and DICER1-driven thyroid disease in both pediatric and adult thyroid nodules revealed thyroid disease as the most common manifestation of DICER1 mutations. This study undertakes a comprehensive investigation into DICER1 mutations, focusing on their role in thyroid diseases. Specific attention was given to thyroid follicular nodular disease and differentiated thyroid carcinomas in infancy as highly indicative of germline DICER1 mutation or DICER1 syndrome. Additionally, poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma and thyroblastoma were identified as potential indicators of somatic DICER1 mutations. Recognizing these manifestations should prompt clinicians to expedite genetic evaluation for this neoplastic syndrome and classify these patients as high risk for additional multi-organ malignancies. This study comprehensively synthesizes the current knowledge surrounding this genetically associated entity, providing intricate details on histologic findings to facilitate its diagnosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maria Cristina Riascos
- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA; (M.C.R.)
- Mass General Brigham, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA; (M.C.R.)
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- Mass General Brigham, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA; (M.C.R.)
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Novokreshennih EE, Kolodkina AA, Bezlepkina OB. [DICER1 syndrome: clinical variety endocrine manifestations and features of diagnostics]. PROBLEMY ENDOKRINOLOGII 2023; 70:78-85. [PMID: 38796764 DOI: 10.14341/probl13383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2024]
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DICER1 syndrome is a rare genetic disorder with the progressive development of malignant and non-malignant diseases in childhood. The cause of this syndrome is a dusfunction of the endoribonuclease DICER, which plays an important role in the processing of microRNAs with subsequent regulation of the control of the expression of oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. Clinical manifestations of dyseropathies is very different and may include both endocrine manifestations - multinodular goiter, differentiated thyroid cancers, ovarian stromal tumors, pituitary blastoma, and non-endocrine formations - pleuropulmonary blastoma, cystic nephroma, pineoblastoma. The presence of somatic mutations of the DICER1 gene is a resultant stage in the pathogenesis of dyseropathies, determining the further path of oncogenesis. At present, DICER1 syndrome is diagnosed extremely rarely, which leads to late detection of the components of the disease in the patient, late diagnosis of neoplasms, lack of family counseling. Diagnosis at the early stages of the disease, the development of screening programs for the management of these patients allows minimizing the risks of developing more malignant, aggressive forms of the disease.
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Apellaniz-Ruiz M, Sabbaghian N, Chong AL, de Kock L, Cetinkaya S, Bayramoğlu E, Dinjens WNM, McCluggage WG, Wagner A, Yilmaz AA, Foulkes WD. Reclassification of two germline DICER1 splicing variants leads to DICER1 syndrome diagnosis. Fam Cancer 2023; 22:487-493. [PMID: 37248399 PMCID: PMC10541835 DOI: 10.1007/s10689-023-00336-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
Abstract
DICER1 syndrome is an inherited condition associated with an increased risk of developing hamartomatous and neoplastic lesions in diverse organs, mainly at early ages. Germline pathogenic variants in DICER1 cause this condition. Detecting a variant of uncertain significance in DICER1 or finding uncommon phenotypes complicate the diagnosis and can negatively impact patient care. We present two unrelated patients suspected to have DICER1 syndrome. Both females (aged 13 and 15 years) presented with multinodular goiter (thyroid follicular nodular disease) and ovarian tumours. One was diagnosed with an ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour (SLCT) and the other, with an ovarian juvenile granulosa cell tumour, later reclassified as a retiform variant of SLCT. Genetic screening showed no germline pathogenic variants in DICER1. However, two potentially splicing variants were found, DICER1 c.5365-4A>G and c.5527+3A>G. Also, typical somatic DICER1 RNase IIIb hotspot mutations were detected in the thyroid and ovarian tissues. In silico splicing algorithms predicted altered splicing for both germline variants and skipping of exon 25 was confirmed by RNA assays for both variants. The reclassification of the ovarian tumour, leading to recognition of the association with DICER1 syndrome and the characterization of the germline intronic variants were all applied to recently described DICER1 variant classification rules. This ultimately resulted in confirmation of DICER1 syndrome in the two teenage girls.
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- Maria Apellaniz-Ruiz
- Genomics Medicine Unit, Navarrabiomed, Hospital Universitario de Navarra (HUN), Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), IdiSNA, Calle Irunlarrea 3, 31008, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain.
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- Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Health Science University, Dr Sami Ulus Obstetrics and Gynecology, Children's Health and Disease Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Health Science University, Dr Sami Ulus Obstetrics and Gynecology, Children's Health and Disease Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Health Science University, Dr Sami Ulus Obstetrics and Gynecology, Children's Health and Disease Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Program in Cancer Genetics, Department of Oncology and Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Department of Medical Genetics, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Pelletier D, Chong AL, Wu M, Witkowski L, Albert S, Sabbaghian N, Fabian M, Foulkes W. DICER1 platform domain missense variants inhibit miRNA biogenesis and lead to tumor susceptibility. NAR Cancer 2023; 5:zcad030. [PMID: 37333613 PMCID: PMC10273190 DOI: 10.1093/narcan/zcad030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023] Open
Abstract
The endoribonuclease DICER1 plays an essential role in the microRNA (miRNA) biogenesis pathway, cleaving precursor miRNA (pre-miRNA) stem-loops to generate mature single-stranded miRNAs. Germline pathogenic variants (GPVs) in DICER1 result in DICER1 tumor predisposition syndrome (DTPS), a mainly childhood-onset tumor susceptibility disorder. Most DTPS-causing GPVs are nonsense or frameshifting, with tumor development requiring a second somatic missense hit that impairs the DICER1 RNase IIIb domain. Interestingly, germline DICER1 missense variants that cluster in the DICER1 Platform domain have been identified in some persons affected by tumors that also associate with DTPS. Here, we demonstrate that four of these Platform domain variants prevent DICER1 from producing mature miRNAs and as a result impair miRNA-mediated gene silencing. Importantly, we show that in contrast to canonical somatic missense variants that alter DICER1 cleavage activity, DICER1 proteins harboring these Platform variants fail to bind to pre-miRNA stem-loops. Taken together, this work sheds light upon a unique subset of GPVs causing DTPS and provides new insights into how alterations in the DICER1 Platform domain can impact miRNA biogenesis.
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- Dylan Pelletier
- Department of Human Genetics, Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Cancer Axis, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Cancer Axis, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Cancer Axis, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Cancer Axis, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Cancer Axis, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Cancer Axis, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Cancer Axis, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Cancer Research Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Kommoss FKF, Chong AS, Chong AL, Pfaff E, Jones DTW, Hiemcke-Jiwa LS, Kester LA, Flucke U, Gessler M, Schrimpf D, Sahm F, Clarke BA, Stewart CJR, Wang Y, Gilks CB, Kommoss F, Huntsman DG, Schüller U, Koelsche C, Glenn McCluggage W, von Deimling A, Foulkes WD. Genomic characterization of DICER1-associated neoplasms uncovers molecular classes. Nat Commun 2023; 14:1677. [PMID: 36966138 PMCID: PMC10039902 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37092-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/27/2023] Open
Abstract
DICER1 syndrome is a tumor predisposition syndrome that is associated with up to 30 different neoplastic lesions, usually affecting children and adolescents. Here we identify a group of mesenchymal tumors which is highly associated with DICER1 syndrome, and molecularly distinct from other DICER1-associated tumors. This group of DICER1-associated mesenchymal tumors encompasses multiple well-established clinicopathological tumor entities and can be further divided into three clinically meaningful classes designated "low-grade mesenchymal tumor with DICER1 alteration" (LGMT DICER1), "sarcoma with DICER1 alteration" (SARC DICER1), and primary intracranial sarcoma with DICER1 alteration (PIS DICER1). Our study not only provides a combined approach to classify DICER1-associated neoplasms for improved clinical management but also suggests a role for global hypomethylation and other recurrent molecular events in sarcomatous differentiation in mesenchymal tumors with DICER1 alteration. Our results will facilitate future investigations into prognostication and therapeutic approaches for affected patients.
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- Felix K F Kommoss
- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Cancer Axis, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapy in Oncology Program (Oncobell), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Avinguda de la Granvia de L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Cancer Axis, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Cancer Research Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Division of Pediatric Glioma Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Immunology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Division of Pediatric Glioma Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Theodor-Boveri-Institute/Biocenter, Developmental Biochemistry, Würzburg University & Comprehensive Cancer Center Mainfranken, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, 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, Heidelberg University Hospital, 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 Pathology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Subiaco, WA, Australia
- School for Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Molecular Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Institute of Pathology, Medizin Campus Bodensee, Friedrichshafen, Germany
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Molecular Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Research Institute Children's Cancer Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK
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- Department of Neuropathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, 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 Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
- Cancer Axis, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.
- Cancer Research Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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Wong KS, Barletta JA. Challenges in Encapsulated Follicular-Patterned Tumors: How Much Is Enough? Evaluation of Nuclear Atypia, Architecture, and Invasion. Surg Pathol Clin 2023; 16:27-44. [PMID: 36739165 DOI: 10.1016/j.path.2022.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Thyroid pathology is notoriously fraught with high interobserver variability, and follicular-patterned tumors are among some of the most challenging to assess accurately and reproducibly. Given that encapsulated or well-circumscribed follicular-patterned tumors often have similar molecular profiles, that is, frequent RAS or RAS-like alterations, the diagnosis usually relies on histopathologic examination alone. Unfortunately, many of the features that are used for diagnosis and prognosis of these tumors have long been controversial and frequently debated topics, both due to their subjectivity and their evolving (or not yet resolved) definitions. In more recent years, the introduction of noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features has added further complexity to this discussion. In particular, the criteria and significance of nuclear features of papillary thyroid carcinoma, architectural patterns, and invasive growth still pose significant diagnostic challenges and confusion. This review explores some of the challenges in evaluating encapsulated follicular-patterned tumors, focusing on those histologic elements.
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- Kristine S Wong
- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Onder S, Mete O, Yilmaz I, Bayram A, Bagbudar S, Altay AY, Issin G, Terzi NK, Iscan Y, Sormaz IC, Tunca F, Senyurek YG, Yegen G. DICER1 Mutations Occur in More Than One-Third of Follicular-Patterned Pediatric Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas and Correlate with a Low-Risk Disease and Female Gender Predilection. Endocr Pathol 2022; 33:437-445. [PMID: 36251117 DOI: 10.1007/s12022-022-09736-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
Abstract
Some pediatric papillary thyroid carcinoma (PPTC) cohorts have suggested a preliminary correlation with respect to DICER1 mutation status and histomorphology in both benign and malignant follicular cell-derived nodules; however, the data regarding correlates of DICER1-related sporadic PPTCs subtyped based on the 2022 WHO classification criteria are largely unavailable. The current study investigated the status of hotspot DICER1 mutations with clinical, histological and outcome features in a series of 56 patients with PPTCs with no clinical or family history of DICER1-related syndromic manifestation. Fifteen (27%) PPTCs harbored BRAF p.V600E. Eight (14%) cases of PPTCs harbored DICER1 mutations with no associated BRAF p.V600E. DICER1 mutations were identified in exons 26 and 27. A novel D1810del (c.5428_5430delGAT) mutation was also detected. We also confirmed the absence of hotspot DICER1 mutations in the matched non-tumor tissue DNA in all 8 DICER1-related PPTCs. The mean age of DICER1-harboring PPTCs was 15.1 (range: 9-18) years whereas the rest of this cohort had a mean age of 14.8 (range 6-18) years. With the exception of one PPTC, all DICER1-related PPTCs were seen in females (female-to-male ratio: 7). The female to male ratio was 3.8 in 48 DICER1-wild type PPTCs. In terms of histological correlates, 5 of 8 (63%) DICER1-mutant PPTCs were invasive encapsulated follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinomas (FVPTCs) including 4 minimally invasive FVPTCs and 1 encapsulated angioinvasive FVPTC, whereas the remaining 3 PPTCs were infiltrative classic papillary thyroid carcinomas (p < 0.05). The incidence of DICER1 mutations was 19.5% in BRAF p.V600E-wild type PPTCs. Sixty-three percent of DICER1 hotspot mutations occurred in invasive encapsulated FVPTCs, and this figure represents 38% of invasive encapsulated FVPTCs. Only one (12%) patient with DICER1-related disease showed a single lymph node with micro-metastasis. Unlike DICER1-wild type patients, no distant metastasis is identified in patients with DICER1-related PPTCs. The current series expands on the surgical epidemiology of somatic DICER1-related PPTCs by correlating the mutation status with the clinicopathological variables. Our findings underscore that female gender predilection and enrichment in low-risk follicular-patterned PTCs are characteristics of DICER1-related PPTCs.
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- Semen Onder
- Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Millet Caddesi, Capa, 34134, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Pathology, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth Street, 11th floor, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4, Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Endocrine Oncology Site, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training & Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Millet Caddesi, Capa, 34134, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Millet Caddesi, Capa, 34134, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Millet Caddesi, Capa, 34134, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training & Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Pathology, Mengucek Gazi Education & Research Hospital, Erzincan University, Erzincan, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training & Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Millet Caddesi, Capa, 34134, Istanbul, Turkey
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Golmard L, Vasta LM, Duflos V, Corsini C, d’Enghien CD, McMaster ML, Harney LA, Carr AG, Ling A, Dijoud F, Gauthier A, Miettinen M, Cost NG, Gauthier-Villars M, Orbach D, Irtan S, Haouy S, Schultz KAP, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Coupier I, Stewart DR, Sirvent N. Testicular Sertoli cell tumour and potentially testicular Leydig cell tumour are features of DICER1 syndrome. J Med Genet 2022; 59:346-350. [PMID: 33782093 PMCID: PMC9743800 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2020-107434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2020] [Revised: 12/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
DICER1 syndrome is a rare paediatric autosomal dominant inherited disorder predisposing to various benign and malignant tumours. It is caused by a germline pathogenic variant in DICER1, and the second hit for tumour development is usually a missense hotspot pathogenic variant in the DICER1 ribonuclease IIIb domain. While DICER1 predisposing variants account for about 60% of ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumours, no DICER1-related testicular stromal tumours have been described. Here we report the first two cases of testicular stromal tumours in children carrying a DICER1 germline pathogenic variant: a case of Sertoli cell tumour and a case of Leydig cell tumour diagnosed at 2 and 12 years of age, respectively. A somatic DICER1 hotspot pathogenic variant was detected in the Sertoli cell tumour. This report extends the spectrum of DICER1-related tumours to include testicular Sertoli cell tumour and potentially testicular Leydig cell tumour. Diagnosis of a testicular Sertoli cell tumour should prompt DICER1 genetic testing so that patients with a DICER1 germline pathogenic variant can benefit from established surveillance guidelines. DICER1 genetic evaluation may be considered for testicular Leydig cell tumour. Our findings suggest that miRNA dysregulation underlies the aetiology of some testicular stromal tumours.
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- Lisa Golmard
- Department of Genetics, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA,National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Pediatric oncology, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Oncogenetics, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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- Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- National Cancer Institute Laboratory of Pathology, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Pediatric Urology and Urologic Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology and Oncology, Pediatric Oncology, University of Colorado School of Medicine
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- SIREDO Oncology Center (Care, Innovation and Research for Children and AYA with Cancer), PSL Research University, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric surgery, Trousseau hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric oncology, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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- International Pleuropulmonary Blastoma/DICER1 Registry, Children’s Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA,Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children’s Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA,International Ovarian and Testicular Stromal Tumor Registry, Children’s Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Paris, France,Paris University, Paris, France
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- Department of Oncogenetics, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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- Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Department of Pediatric oncology, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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González IA, Stewart DR, Schultz KAP, Field AP, Hill DA, Dehner LP. DICER1 tumor predisposition syndrome: an evolving story initiated with the pleuropulmonary blastoma. Mod Pathol 2022; 35:4-22. [PMID: 34599283 PMCID: PMC8695383 DOI: 10.1038/s41379-021-00905-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
DICER1 syndrome (OMIM 606241, 601200) is a rare autosomal dominant familial tumor predisposition disorder with a heterozygous DICER1 germline mutation. The most common tumor seen clinically is the pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB), a lung neoplasm of early childhood which is classified on its morphologic features into four types (IR, I, II and III) with tumor progression over time within the first 4-5 years of life from the prognostically favorable cystic type I to the unfavorable solid type III. Following the initial report of PPB, its association with other cystic neoplasms was demonstrated in family studies. The detection of the germline mutation in DICER1 provided the opportunity to identify and continue to recognize a number seemingly unrelated extrapulmonary neoplasms: Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor, gynandroblastoma, embryonal rhabdomyosarcomas of the cervix and other sites, multinodular goiter, differentiated and poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma, cervical-thyroid teratoma, cystic nephroma-anaplastic sarcoma of kidney, nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma, intestinal juvenile-like hamartomatous polyp, ciliary body medulloepithelioma, pituitary blastoma, pineoblastoma, primary central nervous system sarcoma, embryonal tumor with multilayered rosettes-like cerebellar tumor, PPB-like peritoneal sarcoma, DICER1-associated presacral malignant teratoid neoplasm and other non-neoplastic associations. Each of these neoplasms is characterized by a second somatic mutation in DICER1. In this review, we have summarized the salient clinicopathologic aspects of these tumors whose histopathologic features have several overlapping morphologic attributes particularly the primitive mesenchyme often with rhabdomyoblastic and chondroid differentiation and an uncommitted spindle cell pattern. Several of these tumors have an initial cystic stage from which there is progression to a high grade, complex patterned neoplasm. These pathologic findings in the appropriate clinical setting should serve to alert the pathologist to the possibility of a DICER1-associated neoplasm and initiate appropriate testing on the neoplasm and to alert the clinician about the concern for a DICER1 mutation.
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- Iván A. González
- grid.239552.a0000 0001 0680 8770Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA USA
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- grid.48336.3a0000 0004 1936 8075Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD USA
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- International Pleuropulmonary Blastoma/DICER1 Registry, Children’s Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA ,Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children’s Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA
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- International Pleuropulmonary Blastoma/DICER1 Registry, Children’s Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA ,ResourcePath LLC, Sterling, VA USA ,grid.253615.60000 0004 1936 9510Division of Pathology, Children’s National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC USA
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- International Pleuropulmonary Blastoma/DICER1 Registry, Children’s Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA ,grid.411019.cThe Lauren V. Ackerman Laboratory of Surgical Pathology, Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s Hospitals, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO USA
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Emerging Biomarkers in Thyroid Practice and Research. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 14:cancers14010204. [PMID: 35008368 PMCID: PMC8744846 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14010204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Tumor biomarkers are molecules at genetic or protein level, or certain evaluable characteristics. These help in perfecting patient management. Over the past decade, advanced and more sensitive techniques have led to the identification of many new biomarkers in the field of oncology. A knowledge of the recent developments is essential for their application to clinical practice, and furthering research. This review provides a comprehensive account of such various markers identified in thyroid carcinoma, the most common endocrine malignancy. While some of these have been brought into use in routine patient management, others are novel and need more research before clinical application. Abstract Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy. Recent developments in molecular biological techniques have led to a better understanding of the pathogenesis and clinical behavior of thyroid neoplasms. This has culminated in the updating of thyroid tumor classification, including the re-categorization of existing and introduction of new entities. In this review, we discuss various molecular biomarkers possessing diagnostic, prognostic, predictive and therapeutic roles in thyroid cancer. A comprehensive account of epigenetic dysregulation, including DNA methylation, the function of various microRNAs and long non-coding RNAs, germline mutations determining familial occurrence of medullary and non-medullary thyroid carcinoma, and single nucleotide polymorphisms predisposed to thyroid tumorigenesis has been provided. In addition to novel immunohistochemical markers, including those for neuroendocrine differentiation, and next-generation immunohistochemistry (BRAF V600E, RAS, TRK, and ALK), the relevance of well-established markers, such as Ki-67, in current clinical practice has also been discussed. A tumor microenvironment (PD-L1, CD markers) and its influence in predicting responses to immunotherapy in thyroid cancer and the expanding arena of techniques, including liquid biopsy based on circulating nucleic acids and plasma-derived exosomes as a non-invasive technique for patient management, are also summarized.
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Nagasaki K, Shibata N, Nyuzuki H, Sasaki S, Ogawa Y, Soda S, Kogai T, Hishinuma A. A Japanese Family with DICER1 Syndrome Found in Childhood-Onset Multinodular Goitre. Horm Res Paediatr 2021; 93:477-482. [PMID: 33080613 DOI: 10.1159/000511140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Germline DICER1 mutations have recently been identified in familial multinodular goitre (MNG). The natural history of thyroid nodules in DICER1 carriers in children is unclear. The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical and genetic findings of childhood-onset MNG with DICER1 carrier in a patient who underwent total thyroidectomy. CASE PRESENTATION The 6-year-old proband had a thyroid nodule, and the number and size of nodules increased over 3 years. A total thyroidectomy was chosen because of the rapid rise in thyroglobulin levels, discomfort when swallowing, and the mother's history of poorly differentiated thyroid cancer (PDTC). Histopathology revealed adenomatous goitre without malignant cells. Her mother, maternal aunt, and maternal grandmother also had thyroid nodules removed during adolescence. Also, her mother had PDTC with lung metastases, and her maternal aunt had an ovarian germ cell tumour. DICER1 mutation analysis identified a heterozygous novel nonsense mutation (c.4509C>G, p.Y1503X) for the patient, her mother, her maternal grandmother, and her asymptomatic elder brother. Y1503X was identified in all resected thyroid tissues, while heterozygous D1709G, D1810V, and E1813K mutations were identified in individual nodules. DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION A thyroid nodule was detected in chemotherapy- or radiotherapy-naïve patient with DICER1 carrier aged 6 years, and MNG developed over 3 years. This pedigree highlights the natural history of nodular disease in DICER1 carriers and identifies a possible association between DICER1 and more aggressive malignancies.
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- Keisuke Nagasaki
- Division of Paediatrics, Department of Homeostatic Regulation and Development, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan,
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- Division of Paediatrics, Department of Homeostatic Regulation and Development, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Paediatrics, Department of Homeostatic Regulation and Development, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Paediatrics, Department of Homeostatic Regulation and Development, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Paediatrics, Department of Homeostatic Regulation and Development, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Niigata City General Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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Chong AS, Apellaniz-Ruiz M, de Kock L, Bouron-Dal Soglio D, Doyle WR, Priest JR, Rivera B, Foulkes WD. Likely foregut endoderm origin for a postzygotic mutation affecting the RNase IIIb domain of DICER1. J Med Genet 2021; 59:723-726. [PMID: 34544839 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2021-107887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Anne-Sophie Chong
- Cancer Axis, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Human Genetics, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Cancer Axis, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Human Genetics, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Genomics Medicine Unit, Navarrobiomed, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
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- Cancer Axis, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Human Genetics, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Children's Hospital Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Cancer Axis, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Program in Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental, Oncobell, IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain.,Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Cancer Axis, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada .,Department of Human Genetics, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Paramathas S, Guha T, Pugh TJ, Malkin D, Villani A. Considerations for the use of circulating tumor DNA sequencing as a screening tool in cancer predisposition syndromes. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2020; 67:e28758. [PMID: 33047872 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28758] [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: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Liquid biopsy, specifically circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) detection, has started to revolutionize the clinical management of patients with cancer by surpassing many limitations of traditional tissue biopsies, particularly for serial testing. ctDNA sequencing has been successfully utilized for cancer detection, prognostication, and assessment of disease response and evolution. While the applications of ctDNA analysis are growing, the majority of studies to date have primarily evaluated its use as a tool for tracking a known cancer, and in most cases at advanced stage. Herein, we discuss the potential application of ctDNA for surveillance and early cancer detection in patients with a cancer predisposition syndrome.
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- Sangeetha Paramathas
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Genetics and Genome Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, Canada
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- Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Genetics and Genome Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada.,Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Genetics and Genome Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, Canada.,Division of Haematology-Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Haematology-Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Rivera B, Nadaf J, Fahiminiya S, Apellaniz-Ruiz M, Saskin A, Chong AS, Sharma S, Wagener R, Revil T, Condello V, Harra Z, Hamel N, Sabbaghian N, Muchantef K, Thomas C, de Kock L, Hébert-Blouin MN, Bassenden AV, Rabenstein H, Mete O, Paschke R, Pusztaszeri MP, Paulus W, Berghuis A, Ragoussis J, Nikiforov YE, Siebert R, Albrecht S, Turcotte R, Hasselblatt M, Fabian MR, Foulkes WD. DGCR8 microprocessor defect characterizes familial multinodular goiter with schwannomatosis. J Clin Invest 2020; 130:1479-1490. [PMID: 31805011 DOI: 10.1172/jci130206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUNDDICER1 is the only miRNA biogenesis component associated with an inherited tumor syndrome, featuring multinodular goiter (MNG) and rare pediatric-onset lesions. Other susceptibility genes for familial forms of MNG likely exist.METHODSWhole-exome sequencing of a kindred with early-onset MNG and schwannomatosis was followed by investigation of germline pathogenic variants that fully segregated with the disease. Genome-wide analyses were performed on 13 tissue samples from familial and nonfamilial DGCR8-E518K-positive tumors, including MNG, schwannomas, papillary thyroid cancers (PTCs), and Wilms tumors. miRNA profiles of 4 tissue types were compared, and sequencing of miRNA, pre-miRNA, and mRNA was performed in a subset of 9 schwannomas, 4 of which harbor DGCR8-E518K.RESULTSWe identified c.1552G>A;p.E518K in DGCR8, a microprocessor component located in 22q, in the kindred. The variant identified is a somatic hotspot in Wilms tumors and has been identified in 2 PTCs. Copy number loss of chromosome 22q, leading to loss of heterozygosity at the DGCR8 locus, was found in all 13 samples harboring c.1552G>A;p.E518K. miRNA profiling of PTCs, MNG, schwannomas, and Wilms tumors revealed a common profile among E518K hemizygous tumors. In vitro cleavage demonstrated improper processing of pre-miRNA by DGCR8-E518K. MicroRNA and RNA profiling show that this variant disrupts precursor microRNA production, impacting populations of canonical microRNAs and mirtrons.CONCLUSIONWe identified DGCR8 as the cause of an unreported autosomal dominant mendelian tumor susceptibility syndrome: familial multinodular goiter with schwannomatosis.FUNDINGCanadian Institutes of Health Research, Compute Canada, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, the Mia Neri Foundation for Childhood Cancer, Cassa di Sovvenzioni e Risparmio fra il Personale della Banca d'Italia, and the KinderKrebsInitiative Buchholz/Holm-Seppensen.
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- Barbara Rivera
- Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research and.,Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research and.,Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Cancer Research Program, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research and.,Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Cancer Research Program, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre and Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research and.,Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Ulm and University of Ulm Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Génome Québec Innovation Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research and.,Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Cancer Research Program, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research and.,Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Pediatric Radiology, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research and.,Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Ulm and University of Ulm Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Pathology, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine.,Department of Oncology.,Department of Pathology.,Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Institute, and.,Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Cancer Research Program, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Génome Québec Innovation Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Ulm and University of Ulm Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Orthopedic Surgery (Experimental Surgery), McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Surgical Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research and.,Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research and.,Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Cancer Research Program, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre and Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Dicing the Disease with Dicer: The Implications of Dicer Ribonuclease in Human Pathologies. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21197223. [PMID: 33007856 PMCID: PMC7583940 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21197223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 09/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Gene expression dictates fundamental cellular processes and its de-regulation leads to pathological conditions. A key contributor to the fine-tuning of gene expression is Dicer, an RNA-binding protein (RBPs) that forms complexes and affects transcription by acting at the post-transcriptional level via the targeting of mRNAs by Dicer-produced small non-coding RNAs. This review aims to present the contribution of Dicer protein in a wide spectrum of human pathological conditions, including cancer, neurological, autoimmune, reproductive and cardiovascular diseases, as well as viral infections. Germline mutations of Dicer have been linked to Dicer1 syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that predisposes to the development of both benign and malignant tumors, but the exact correlation of Dicer protein expression within the different cancer types is unclear, and there are contradictions in the data. Downregulation of Dicer is related to Geographic atrophy (GA), a severe eye-disease that is a leading cause of blindness in industrialized countries, as well as to psychiatric and neurological diseases such as depression and Parkinson's disease, respectively. Both loss and upregulation of Dicer protein expression is implicated in severe autoimmune disorders, including psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and autoimmune thyroid diseases. Loss of Dicer contributes to cardiovascular diseases and causes defective germ cell differentiation and reproductive system abnormalities in both sexes. Dicer can also act as a strong antiviral with a crucial role in RNA-based antiviral immunity. In conclusion, Dicer is an essential enzyme for the maintenance of physiology due to its pivotal role in several cellular processes, and its loss or aberrant expression contributes to the development of severe human diseases. Further exploitation is required for the development of novel, more effective Dicer-based diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, with the goal of new clinical benefits and better quality of life for patients.
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Lee YA, Im SW, Jung KC, Chung EJ, Shin CH, Kim JI, Park YJ. Predominant DICER1 Pathogenic Variants in Pediatric Follicular Thyroid Carcinomas. Thyroid 2020; 30:1120-1131. [PMID: 32228164 DOI: 10.1089/thy.2019.0233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Background: Pediatric thyroid cancer has characteristics that are distinct from adulthood thyroid cancer. Due to its very low prevalence, little is known about the genetic characteristics of pediatric follicular thyroid cancer (FTC). Methods: We investigated genetic alterations in tumor tissues from 15 patients aged <20 years (median: 14.3 years; range: 2.4 - 19.0 years) using multifaceted approaches. Whole-exome sequencing, targeted next-generation sequencing using a cancer gene panel, and Sanger sequencing of the major exons of the H/K/N-RAS and DICER1 genes and the promoter region of the TERT gene were performed. Normal tissues or blood of patients with DICER1- or PTEN-positive tumors was also evaluated to determine whether the variant is germ line. Results: The median tumor size was 3.1 cm (range: 0.6 - 6.4 cm). Four patients exhibited angioinvasion and one extensive capsular invasion; none showed evidence of disease over a median of 8.1 years. Eight patients (53.3%) had DICER1 variants, including four with DICER1 syndrome (three patients were <10 years of age). One patient had a germ line PTEN frameshift variant with the diagnosis of PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome. One patient had a PAX8/PPARγ rearrangement, and two patients had no genetic driver alteration other than multiple loss of heterozygosity with or without copy number alterations in their tumors. No RAS or TERT variants were found. Nodular hyperplasia and follicular adenoma (FA) coexisted in DICER1 variant-positive FTCs more frequently than variant-negative FTCs (p = 0.026). All DICER1 variant-positive FTCs had a somatic missense variant at metal binding sites (six at codon p.E1813 and two at codon p.D1709) within the RNase IIIb domain; seven had other missense, nonsense, or frameshift variants in the DICER1 gene. Six coexisting FAs of two patients with DICER1 syndrome (three of each) had additional somatic variants at metal binding sites within the RNase IIIb domain (codon p.E1705, p.D1709, p.D1810, or p.E1813), different from each other and from the indexed FTC tumor. Conclusions: Pediatric FTCs have distinct genomic alterations and pathogenesis compared with adults, particularly those characterized by DICER1 variants. The DICER1 variant should be considered in pediatric FTCs, especially in cases <10 years of age. In all DICER1 variant-positive FTCs and FAs, recurrent hotspot variants were found at metal binding sites within the RNase IIIb domain, suggesting they impact tumorigenesis.
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- Young Ah Lee
- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Genomic Medicine Institute, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Genomic Medicine Institute, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Seoul National University Cancer Research Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Seoul National University Cancer Research Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Guillerman RP, Foulkes WD, Priest JR. Imaging of DICER1 syndrome. Pediatr Radiol 2019; 49:1488-1505. [PMID: 31620849 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-019-04429-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2018] [Revised: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
DICER1 syndrome is a highly pleiotropic tumor predisposition syndrome that has been increasingly recognized in the last 10 years. Diseases in the syndrome result from mutations in both copies of the gene DICER1, a highly conserved gene that is critically implicated in micro-ribonucleic acid (miRNA) biogenesis and hence modulation of messenger RNAs. In general, susceptible individuals carry an inherited germline mutation that disables one copy of DICER1; within tumors, a very characteristic second mutation alters function of the other gene copy. About 20 hamartomatous, hyperplastic or neoplastic conditions comprise DICER1 syndrome. Most are not life-threatening, but some are aggressive malignancies. There are many unaffected carriers because penetrance is generally low; however, clinically occult thyroid nodules and lung cysts are frequent. Rare diseases of early childhood were the first recognized conditions in DICER1 syndrome, while other conditions affect adolescents and adults. The hallmarks of DICER1 syndrome are certain rare tumors including pleuropulmonary blastoma; cystic nephroma; ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor; sarcomas of the cervix, kidneys and cerebrum; pituitary blastoma; ciliary body medulloepithelioma; and nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma. Radiologists are often the first practitioners to observe these diverse manifestations and play a primary role in recognizing DICER1 syndrome.
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- R Paul Guillerman
- Department of Pediatric Radiology, Texas Children's Hospital, 6701 Fannin St., Suite 470, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre,, Jewish General Hospital,, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Zhang G, Jiang Y, Zhang S, Zhao L, Fan J, Zhang Z, Ma J, Chen R, Xu Y. Genetic analysis of a hereditary medullary thyroid carcinoma case with normal preoperative serum calcitonin levels. Pathol Res Pract 2019; 215:152529. [PMID: 31409511 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2019.152529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Revised: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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CONTEXT Serum calcitonin is often elevated in medulla thyroid carcinoma (MTC) and thus serves as an indicator of primary and recurrent disease. However, there are MTC patients with normal Serum calcitonin and the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. CASE DESCRIPTION A 48-year-old female patient presenting with a right anterior cervical mass was diagnosed with medullary carcinoma. She had elevated carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) but normal Serum calcitonin levels. Next generation sequencing (NGS) of paired tumor and peripheral blood revealed a germline pathogenic RET mutation, indicating the hereditary nature of MTC in this patient. Two somatic loss-of-function mutations in DICER1 gene were also found, which we postulated to account for the normal calcitonin levels found in this patient. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a hereditary MTC case displaying a normal Serum calcitonin. CONCLUSIONS The case suggests NGS can be used in the diagnosis of hereditary MTC and exploring the reasons of normal Serum calcitonin in these patients.
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- Gang Zhang
- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China.
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China.
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China.
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- Department of Pathology, Daping Hospital, Army Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China.
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China.
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China.
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA; Geneplus-Beijing Institute, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China.
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Apellaniz-Ruiz M, Segni M, Kettwig M, Glüer S, Pelletier D, Nguyen VH, Wagener R, López C, Muchantef K, Bouron-Dal Soglio D, Sabbaghian N, Wu MK, Zannella S, Fabian MR, Siebert R, Menke J, Priest JR, Foulkes WD. Mesenchymal Hamartoma of the Liver and DICER1 Syndrome. N Engl J Med 2019; 380:1834-1842. [PMID: 31067372 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1812169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver (MHL) is a benign tumor affecting children that is characterized by a primitive myxoid stroma with cystically dilated bile ducts. Alterations involving chromosome 19q13 are a recurrent underlying cause of MHL; these alterations activate the chromosome 19 microRNA cluster (C19MC). Other cases remain unexplained. We describe two children with MHLs that harbored germline DICER1 pathogenic variants. Analysis of tumor tissue from one of the children revealed two DICER1 "hits." Mutations in DICER1 dysregulate microRNAs, mimicking the effect of the activation of C19MC. Our data suggest that MHL is a new phenotype of DICER1 syndrome. (Funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and others.).
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- Maria Apellaniz-Ruiz
- From the Departments of Human Genetics (M.A.-R., M.K.W., W.D.F.), Pharmacology (D.P.), Oncology (M.R.F., W.D.F.), and Biochemistry (M.R.F.), and the Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital (M.A.-R., D.P., N.S., M.K.W., M.R.F., W.D.F.), McGill University, the Department of Pathology, Montreal Children's Hospital (V.-H.N.), the Department of Radiology (K.M.), and the Cancer Research Program, Research Institute (W.D.F.), McGill University Health Centre, and the Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (D.B.-D.S.) - all in Montreal; the Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome (M.S.), and Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Milan (S.Z.) - both in Italy; the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (M.K.), and the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine (J.M.), Georg-August University, Göttingen, the Department of Pediatric Surgery, St. Bernward Krankenhaus Hildesheim, Hildesheim (S.G.), and the Institute of Human Genetics, Ulm University and Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm (R.W., C.L., R.S.) - all in Germany; and Minneapolis (J.R.P.)
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- From the Departments of Human Genetics (M.A.-R., M.K.W., W.D.F.), Pharmacology (D.P.), Oncology (M.R.F., W.D.F.), and Biochemistry (M.R.F.), and the Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital (M.A.-R., D.P., N.S., M.K.W., M.R.F., W.D.F.), McGill University, the Department of Pathology, Montreal Children's Hospital (V.-H.N.), the Department of Radiology (K.M.), and the Cancer Research Program, Research Institute (W.D.F.), McGill University Health Centre, and the Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (D.B.-D.S.) - all in Montreal; the Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome (M.S.), and Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Milan (S.Z.) - both in Italy; the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (M.K.), and the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine (J.M.), Georg-August University, Göttingen, the Department of Pediatric Surgery, St. Bernward Krankenhaus Hildesheim, Hildesheim (S.G.), and the Institute of Human Genetics, Ulm University and Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm (R.W., C.L., R.S.) - all in Germany; and Minneapolis (J.R.P.)
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- From the Departments of Human Genetics (M.A.-R., M.K.W., W.D.F.), Pharmacology (D.P.), Oncology (M.R.F., W.D.F.), and Biochemistry (M.R.F.), and the Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital (M.A.-R., D.P., N.S., M.K.W., M.R.F., W.D.F.), McGill University, the Department of Pathology, Montreal Children's Hospital (V.-H.N.), the Department of Radiology (K.M.), and the Cancer Research Program, Research Institute (W.D.F.), McGill University Health Centre, and the Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (D.B.-D.S.) - all in Montreal; the Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome (M.S.), and Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Milan (S.Z.) - both in Italy; the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (M.K.), and the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine (J.M.), Georg-August University, Göttingen, the Department of Pediatric Surgery, St. Bernward Krankenhaus Hildesheim, Hildesheim (S.G.), and the Institute of Human Genetics, Ulm University and Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm (R.W., C.L., R.S.) - all in Germany; and Minneapolis (J.R.P.)
| | - Sylvia Glüer
- From the Departments of Human Genetics (M.A.-R., M.K.W., W.D.F.), Pharmacology (D.P.), Oncology (M.R.F., W.D.F.), and Biochemistry (M.R.F.), and the Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital (M.A.-R., D.P., N.S., M.K.W., M.R.F., W.D.F.), McGill University, the Department of Pathology, Montreal Children's Hospital (V.-H.N.), the Department of Radiology (K.M.), and the Cancer Research Program, Research Institute (W.D.F.), McGill University Health Centre, and the Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (D.B.-D.S.) - all in Montreal; the Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome (M.S.), and Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Milan (S.Z.) - both in Italy; the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (M.K.), and the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine (J.M.), Georg-August University, Göttingen, the Department of Pediatric Surgery, St. Bernward Krankenhaus Hildesheim, Hildesheim (S.G.), and the Institute of Human Genetics, Ulm University and Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm (R.W., C.L., R.S.) - all in Germany; and Minneapolis (J.R.P.)
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- From the Departments of Human Genetics (M.A.-R., M.K.W., W.D.F.), Pharmacology (D.P.), Oncology (M.R.F., W.D.F.), and Biochemistry (M.R.F.), and the Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital (M.A.-R., D.P., N.S., M.K.W., M.R.F., W.D.F.), McGill University, the Department of Pathology, Montreal Children's Hospital (V.-H.N.), the Department of Radiology (K.M.), and the Cancer Research Program, Research Institute (W.D.F.), McGill University Health Centre, and the Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (D.B.-D.S.) - all in Montreal; the Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome (M.S.), and Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Milan (S.Z.) - both in Italy; the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (M.K.), and the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine (J.M.), Georg-August University, Göttingen, the Department of Pediatric Surgery, St. Bernward Krankenhaus Hildesheim, Hildesheim (S.G.), and the Institute of Human Genetics, Ulm University and Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm (R.W., C.L., R.S.) - all in Germany; and Minneapolis (J.R.P.)
| | - Van-Hung Nguyen
- From the Departments of Human Genetics (M.A.-R., M.K.W., W.D.F.), Pharmacology (D.P.), Oncology (M.R.F., W.D.F.), and Biochemistry (M.R.F.), and the Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital (M.A.-R., D.P., N.S., M.K.W., M.R.F., W.D.F.), McGill University, the Department of Pathology, Montreal Children's Hospital (V.-H.N.), the Department of Radiology (K.M.), and the Cancer Research Program, Research Institute (W.D.F.), McGill University Health Centre, and the Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (D.B.-D.S.) - all in Montreal; the Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome (M.S.), and Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Milan (S.Z.) - both in Italy; the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (M.K.), and the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine (J.M.), Georg-August University, Göttingen, the Department of Pediatric Surgery, St. Bernward Krankenhaus Hildesheim, Hildesheim (S.G.), and the Institute of Human Genetics, Ulm University and Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm (R.W., C.L., R.S.) - all in Germany; and Minneapolis (J.R.P.)
| | - Rabea Wagener
- From the Departments of Human Genetics (M.A.-R., M.K.W., W.D.F.), Pharmacology (D.P.), Oncology (M.R.F., W.D.F.), and Biochemistry (M.R.F.), and the Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital (M.A.-R., D.P., N.S., M.K.W., M.R.F., W.D.F.), McGill University, the Department of Pathology, Montreal Children's Hospital (V.-H.N.), the Department of Radiology (K.M.), and the Cancer Research Program, Research Institute (W.D.F.), McGill University Health Centre, and the Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (D.B.-D.S.) - all in Montreal; the Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome (M.S.), and Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Milan (S.Z.) - both in Italy; the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (M.K.), and the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine (J.M.), Georg-August University, Göttingen, the Department of Pediatric Surgery, St. Bernward Krankenhaus Hildesheim, Hildesheim (S.G.), and the Institute of Human Genetics, Ulm University and Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm (R.W., C.L., R.S.) - all in Germany; and Minneapolis (J.R.P.)
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- From the Departments of Human Genetics (M.A.-R., M.K.W., W.D.F.), Pharmacology (D.P.), Oncology (M.R.F., W.D.F.), and Biochemistry (M.R.F.), and the Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital (M.A.-R., D.P., N.S., M.K.W., M.R.F., W.D.F.), McGill University, the Department of Pathology, Montreal Children's Hospital (V.-H.N.), the Department of Radiology (K.M.), and the Cancer Research Program, Research Institute (W.D.F.), McGill University Health Centre, and the Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (D.B.-D.S.) - all in Montreal; the Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome (M.S.), and Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Milan (S.Z.) - both in Italy; the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (M.K.), and the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine (J.M.), Georg-August University, Göttingen, the Department of Pediatric Surgery, St. Bernward Krankenhaus Hildesheim, Hildesheim (S.G.), and the Institute of Human Genetics, Ulm University and Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm (R.W., C.L., R.S.) - all in Germany; and Minneapolis (J.R.P.)
| | - Karl Muchantef
- From the Departments of Human Genetics (M.A.-R., M.K.W., W.D.F.), Pharmacology (D.P.), Oncology (M.R.F., W.D.F.), and Biochemistry (M.R.F.), and the Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital (M.A.-R., D.P., N.S., M.K.W., M.R.F., W.D.F.), McGill University, the Department of Pathology, Montreal Children's Hospital (V.-H.N.), the Department of Radiology (K.M.), and the Cancer Research Program, Research Institute (W.D.F.), McGill University Health Centre, and the Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (D.B.-D.S.) - all in Montreal; the Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome (M.S.), and Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Milan (S.Z.) - both in Italy; the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (M.K.), and the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine (J.M.), Georg-August University, Göttingen, the Department of Pediatric Surgery, St. Bernward Krankenhaus Hildesheim, Hildesheim (S.G.), and the Institute of Human Genetics, Ulm University and Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm (R.W., C.L., R.S.) - all in Germany; and Minneapolis (J.R.P.)
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- From the Departments of Human Genetics (M.A.-R., M.K.W., W.D.F.), Pharmacology (D.P.), Oncology (M.R.F., W.D.F.), and Biochemistry (M.R.F.), and the Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital (M.A.-R., D.P., N.S., M.K.W., M.R.F., W.D.F.), McGill University, the Department of Pathology, Montreal Children's Hospital (V.-H.N.), the Department of Radiology (K.M.), and the Cancer Research Program, Research Institute (W.D.F.), McGill University Health Centre, and the Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (D.B.-D.S.) - all in Montreal; the Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome (M.S.), and Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Milan (S.Z.) - both in Italy; the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (M.K.), and the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine (J.M.), Georg-August University, Göttingen, the Department of Pediatric Surgery, St. Bernward Krankenhaus Hildesheim, Hildesheim (S.G.), and the Institute of Human Genetics, Ulm University and Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm (R.W., C.L., R.S.) - all in Germany; and Minneapolis (J.R.P.)
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- From the Departments of Human Genetics (M.A.-R., M.K.W., W.D.F.), Pharmacology (D.P.), Oncology (M.R.F., W.D.F.), and Biochemistry (M.R.F.), and the Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital (M.A.-R., D.P., N.S., M.K.W., M.R.F., W.D.F.), McGill University, the Department of Pathology, Montreal Children's Hospital (V.-H.N.), the Department of Radiology (K.M.), and the Cancer Research Program, Research Institute (W.D.F.), McGill University Health Centre, and the Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (D.B.-D.S.) - all in Montreal; the Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome (M.S.), and Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Milan (S.Z.) - both in Italy; the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (M.K.), and the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine (J.M.), Georg-August University, Göttingen, the Department of Pediatric Surgery, St. Bernward Krankenhaus Hildesheim, Hildesheim (S.G.), and the Institute of Human Genetics, Ulm University and Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm (R.W., C.L., R.S.) - all in Germany; and Minneapolis (J.R.P.)
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- From the Departments of Human Genetics (M.A.-R., M.K.W., W.D.F.), Pharmacology (D.P.), Oncology (M.R.F., W.D.F.), and Biochemistry (M.R.F.), and the Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital (M.A.-R., D.P., N.S., M.K.W., M.R.F., W.D.F.), McGill University, the Department of Pathology, Montreal Children's Hospital (V.-H.N.), the Department of Radiology (K.M.), and the Cancer Research Program, Research Institute (W.D.F.), McGill University Health Centre, and the Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (D.B.-D.S.) - all in Montreal; the Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome (M.S.), and Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Milan (S.Z.) - both in Italy; the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (M.K.), and the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine (J.M.), Georg-August University, Göttingen, the Department of Pediatric Surgery, St. Bernward Krankenhaus Hildesheim, Hildesheim (S.G.), and the Institute of Human Genetics, Ulm University and Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm (R.W., C.L., R.S.) - all in Germany; and Minneapolis (J.R.P.)
| | - Stefano Zannella
- From the Departments of Human Genetics (M.A.-R., M.K.W., W.D.F.), Pharmacology (D.P.), Oncology (M.R.F., W.D.F.), and Biochemistry (M.R.F.), and the Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital (M.A.-R., D.P., N.S., M.K.W., M.R.F., W.D.F.), McGill University, the Department of Pathology, Montreal Children's Hospital (V.-H.N.), the Department of Radiology (K.M.), and the Cancer Research Program, Research Institute (W.D.F.), McGill University Health Centre, and the Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (D.B.-D.S.) - all in Montreal; the Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome (M.S.), and Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Milan (S.Z.) - both in Italy; the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (M.K.), and the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine (J.M.), Georg-August University, Göttingen, the Department of Pediatric Surgery, St. Bernward Krankenhaus Hildesheim, Hildesheim (S.G.), and the Institute of Human Genetics, Ulm University and Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm (R.W., C.L., R.S.) - all in Germany; and Minneapolis (J.R.P.)
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- From the Departments of Human Genetics (M.A.-R., M.K.W., W.D.F.), Pharmacology (D.P.), Oncology (M.R.F., W.D.F.), and Biochemistry (M.R.F.), and the Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital (M.A.-R., D.P., N.S., M.K.W., M.R.F., W.D.F.), McGill University, the Department of Pathology, Montreal Children's Hospital (V.-H.N.), the Department of Radiology (K.M.), and the Cancer Research Program, Research Institute (W.D.F.), McGill University Health Centre, and the Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (D.B.-D.S.) - all in Montreal; the Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome (M.S.), and Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Milan (S.Z.) - both in Italy; the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (M.K.), and the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine (J.M.), Georg-August University, Göttingen, the Department of Pediatric Surgery, St. Bernward Krankenhaus Hildesheim, Hildesheim (S.G.), and the Institute of Human Genetics, Ulm University and Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm (R.W., C.L., R.S.) - all in Germany; and Minneapolis (J.R.P.)
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- From the Departments of Human Genetics (M.A.-R., M.K.W., W.D.F.), Pharmacology (D.P.), Oncology (M.R.F., W.D.F.), and Biochemistry (M.R.F.), and the Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital (M.A.-R., D.P., N.S., M.K.W., M.R.F., W.D.F.), McGill University, the Department of Pathology, Montreal Children's Hospital (V.-H.N.), the Department of Radiology (K.M.), and the Cancer Research Program, Research Institute (W.D.F.), McGill University Health Centre, and the Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (D.B.-D.S.) - all in Montreal; the Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome (M.S.), and Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Milan (S.Z.) - both in Italy; the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (M.K.), and the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine (J.M.), Georg-August University, Göttingen, the Department of Pediatric Surgery, St. Bernward Krankenhaus Hildesheim, Hildesheim (S.G.), and the Institute of Human Genetics, Ulm University and Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm (R.W., C.L., R.S.) - all in Germany; and Minneapolis (J.R.P.)
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- From the Departments of Human Genetics (M.A.-R., M.K.W., W.D.F.), Pharmacology (D.P.), Oncology (M.R.F., W.D.F.), and Biochemistry (M.R.F.), and the Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital (M.A.-R., D.P., N.S., M.K.W., M.R.F., W.D.F.), McGill University, the Department of Pathology, Montreal Children's Hospital (V.-H.N.), the Department of Radiology (K.M.), and the Cancer Research Program, Research Institute (W.D.F.), McGill University Health Centre, and the Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (D.B.-D.S.) - all in Montreal; the Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome (M.S.), and Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Milan (S.Z.) - both in Italy; the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (M.K.), and the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine (J.M.), Georg-August University, Göttingen, the Department of Pediatric Surgery, St. Bernward Krankenhaus Hildesheim, Hildesheim (S.G.), and the Institute of Human Genetics, Ulm University and Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm (R.W., C.L., R.S.) - all in Germany; and Minneapolis (J.R.P.)
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- From the Departments of Human Genetics (M.A.-R., M.K.W., W.D.F.), Pharmacology (D.P.), Oncology (M.R.F., W.D.F.), and Biochemistry (M.R.F.), and the Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital (M.A.-R., D.P., N.S., M.K.W., M.R.F., W.D.F.), McGill University, the Department of Pathology, Montreal Children's Hospital (V.-H.N.), the Department of Radiology (K.M.), and the Cancer Research Program, Research Institute (W.D.F.), McGill University Health Centre, and the Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (D.B.-D.S.) - all in Montreal; the Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome (M.S.), and Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Milan (S.Z.) - both in Italy; the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (M.K.), and the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine (J.M.), Georg-August University, Göttingen, the Department of Pediatric Surgery, St. Bernward Krankenhaus Hildesheim, Hildesheim (S.G.), and the Institute of Human Genetics, Ulm University and Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm (R.W., C.L., R.S.) - all in Germany; and Minneapolis (J.R.P.)
| | - William D Foulkes
- From the Departments of Human Genetics (M.A.-R., M.K.W., W.D.F.), Pharmacology (D.P.), Oncology (M.R.F., W.D.F.), and Biochemistry (M.R.F.), and the Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital (M.A.-R., D.P., N.S., M.K.W., M.R.F., W.D.F.), McGill University, the Department of Pathology, Montreal Children's Hospital (V.-H.N.), the Department of Radiology (K.M.), and the Cancer Research Program, Research Institute (W.D.F.), McGill University Health Centre, and the Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (D.B.-D.S.) - all in Montreal; the Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome (M.S.), and Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Milan (S.Z.) - both in Italy; the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (M.K.), and the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Faculty of Medicine (J.M.), Georg-August University, Göttingen, the Department of Pediatric Surgery, St. Bernward Krankenhaus Hildesheim, Hildesheim (S.G.), and the Institute of Human Genetics, Ulm University and Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm (R.W., C.L., R.S.) - all in Germany; and Minneapolis (J.R.P.)
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van der Tuin K, de Kock L, Kamping EJ, Hannema SE, Pouwels MJM, Niedziela M, van Wezel T, Hes FJ, Jongmans MC, Foulkes WD, Morreau H. Clinical and Molecular Characteristics May Alter Treatment Strategies of Thyroid Malignancies in DICER1 Syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019; 104:277-284. [PMID: 30260442 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2018-00774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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CONTEXT DICER1 syndrome is a rare autosomal-dominantly inherited disorder that predisposes to a variety of cancerous and noncancerous tumors of mostly pediatric and adolescent onset, including differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). DTC has been hypothesized to arise secondarily to the increased prevalence of thyroid hyperplastic nodules in syndromic patients. OBJECTIVE To determine somatic alterations in DICER1-associated DTC and to study patient outcomes. DESIGN Retrospective series. SETTING Tertiary referral centers. PATIENTS Ten patients with germline pathogenic DICER1 variants and early-onset DTC. METHODS Somatic DICER1 mutation analysis, extensive somatic DNA variant and gene fusion analyses were performed on all tumors. RESULTS Median age at DTC diagnosis was 13.5 years and there was no recurrent or metastatic disease (median follow-up, 8 years). All thyroid specimens showed diffuse nodular hyperplasia with at least one focus suspicious of DTC but without infiltrative growth, extrathyroidal extension, vascular invasion, or lymph node metastasis. Most of the individual nodules (benign and malignant) sampled from the 10 tumors harbored distinct DICER1 RNase IIIb hotspot mutations, indicating a polyclonal composition of each tumor. Furthermore, nine of 10 DICER1-related DTCs lacked well-known oncogenic driver DNA variants and gene rearrangements. CONCLUSION On the basis of our clinical, histological, and molecular data, we consider that most DICER1-related DTCs form a low-risk subgroup. These tumors may arise within one of multiple benign monoclonal nodules; thus, hemi-thyroidectomy or, more likely, total thyroidectomy may often be required. However, radioiodine treatment may be unnecessary given the patients' ages and the tumors' low propensity for metastases.
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- Karin van der Tuin
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Rheumatology, Karol Jonscher's Clinical Hospital, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Department of Medical Genetics, Utrecht University Medical Center, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands
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Caimari F, Kumar AV, Kurzawinski T, Butler G, Sabbaghian N, Foulkes WD, Korbonits M. A novel DICER1 mutation in familial multinodular goitre. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2018; 89:110-112. [PMID: 29633305 DOI: 10.1111/cen.13613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Francisca Caimari
- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
- Department of Endocrinology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Clinical Genetics Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
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- Pancreatic and Endocrine Surgery Department, University College London Hospitals, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, University College London Hospitals, London, UK
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Department of Medical Genetics, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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Robertson JC, Jorcyk CL, Oxford JT. DICER1 Syndrome: DICER1 Mutations in Rare Cancers. Cancers (Basel) 2018; 10:cancers10050143. [PMID: 29762508 PMCID: PMC5977116 DOI: 10.3390/cancers10050143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 05/13/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
DICER1 syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that predisposes individuals to multiple cancer types. Through mutations of the gene encoding the endoribonuclease, Dicer, DICER1 syndrome disrupts the biogenesis and processing of miRNAs with subsequent disruption in control of gene expression. Since the first description of DICER1 syndrome, case reports have documented novel germline mutations of the DICER1 gene in patients with cancers as well as second site mutations that alter the function of the Dicer protein expressed. Here, we present a review of mutations in the DICER1 gene, the respective protein sequence changes, and clinical manifestations of DICER1 syndrome. Directions for future research are discussed.
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- Jake C Robertson
- Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725-1515, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725-1515, USA.
- Biomolecular Research Center, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725-1511, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725-1515, USA.
- Biomolecular Research Center, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725-1511, USA.
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Wasserman JD, Sabbaghian N, Fahiminiya S, Chami R, Mete O, Acker M, Wu MK, Shlien A, de Kock L, Foulkes WD. DICER1 Mutations Are Frequent in Adolescent-Onset Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2018; 103:2009-2015. [PMID: 29474644 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2017-02698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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CONTEXT Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is a common malignancy in adolescence and is molecularly and clinically distinct from adult PTC. Mutations in the DICER1 gene are associated with thyroid abnormalities, including multinodular goiter and differentiated thyroid carcinoma. OBJECTIVE In this study, we sought to characterize the prevalence of DICER1 variants in pediatric PTC, specifically in tumors without conventional PTC oncogenic alterations. PATIENTS Patients (N = 40) who underwent partial or total thyroidectomy and who were <18 years of age at the time of surgery were selected. DESIGN The 40 consecutive thyroidectomy specimens (30 malignant, 10 benign) underwent genotyping for 17 PTC-associated variants, as well as full sequencing of the exons and exon-intron boundaries of DICER1. RESULTS Conventional alterations were found in 12 of 30 (40%) PTCs (five BRAFV600E, three RET/PTC1, four RET/PTC3). Pathogenic DICER1 variants were identified in 3 of 30 (10%) PTCs and in 2 of 10 (20%) benign nodules, all of which lacked conventional alterations and did not recur during follow-up. DICER1 alterations thus constituted 3 of 18 (16.7%) PTCs without conventional alterations. The three DICER1-mutated carcinomas each had two somatic DICER1 alterations, whereas two follicular-nodular lesions arose in those with germline DICER1 mutations and harbored characteristic second somatic RNase IIIb "hotspot" mutations. CONCLUSIONS DICER1 is a driver of pediatric thyroid nodules, and DICER1-mutated PTC may represent a distinct class of low-risk malignancies. Given the prevalence of variants in children, we advocate for inclusion of DICER1 sequencing and gene dosage determination in molecular analysis of pediatric thyroid specimens.
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- Jonathan D Wasserman
- Division of Endocrinology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Endocrinology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Program in Genetics and Genome Biology, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Medical Genetics, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Gullo I, Batista R, Rodrigues-Pereira P, Soares P, Barroca H, do Bom-Sucesso M, Sobrinho-Simões M. Multinodular Goiter Progression Toward Malignancy in a Case of DICER1 Syndrome: Histologic and Molecular Alterations. Am J Clin Pathol 2018. [PMID: 29538609 DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqy004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Multinodular goiter (MNG) and well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC) are emerging phenotypes of DICER1 syndrome. METHODS Histologic and molecular findings of botryoid-type embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (bERMS) and thyroid nodules from a 12-year-old DICER1 mutation carrier (p.Arg1060Ilefs*7) were investigated, providing interesting clues for understanding thyroid carcinogenesis. RESULTS The patient had bERMS at age 7 years. The thyroid was enlarged and multinodular (61 g). Histologically, some nodules were classified as adenomatous and others as tumors with "intermediate" nuclei. One displayed vascular invasion and was classified as WDTC not otherwise specified (NOS). Somatic DICER1 mutations were identified in bERMS, two tumors with "intermediate" nuclei and WDTC. No somatic DICER1 mutations were found in adenomatous nodules. No molecular alterations were detected in BRAF600, NRAS61, HRAS12/61, KRAS12/61, TERT promoter, RET/PTC1, RET/PTC3, and PAX8/PPARγ. CONCLUSIONS The findings obtained from this single case support the assumption that DICER1 syndrome-related WDTC NOS may develop on a background of MNG, via a stepwise process, involving DICER1 somatic mutations and additional molecular events, distinct from the classic pathways of papillary/follicular carcinoma.
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- Irene Gullo
- Department of Pathology Pediatric Department, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Institute for Research Innovation in Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Institute for Research Innovation in Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Institute for Research Innovation in Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Pathology Pediatric Department, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit, Pediatric Department, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Pathology Pediatric Department, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Institute for Research Innovation in Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Apellaniz-Ruiz M, de Kock L, Sabbaghian N, Guaraldi F, Ghizzoni L, Beccuti G, Foulkes WD. Familial multinodular goiter and Sertoli-Leydig cell tumors associated with a large intragenic in-frame DICER1 deletion. Eur J Endocrinol 2018; 178:K11-K19. [PMID: 29187512 DOI: 10.1530/eje-17-0904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Revised: 11/15/2017] [Accepted: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Familial multinodular goiter (MNG), with or without ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor (SLCT), has been linked to DICER1 syndrome. We aimed to search for the presence of a germline DICER1 mutation in a large family with a remarkable history of MNG and SLCT, and to further explore the relevance of the identified mutation. DESIGN AND METHODS Sanger sequencing, Fluidigm Access Array and multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) techniques were used to screen for DICER1 mutations in germline DNA from 16 family members. Where available, tumor DNA was also studied. mRNA and protein extracted from carriers' lymphocytes were used to characterize the expression of the mutant DICER1. RESULTS Nine of 16 tested individuals carried a germline, in-frame DICER1 deletion (c.4207-41_5364+1034del), which resulted in the loss of exons 23 and 24 from the cDNA. The mutant transcript does not undergo nonsense-mediated decay and the protein is devoid of specific metal ion-binding amino acids (p.E1705 and p.D1709) in the RNase IIIb domain. In addition, characteristic somatic 'second hit' mutations in this region were found on the other allele in tumors. CONCLUSIONS Patients with DICER1 syndrome usually present a combination of a typically truncating germline DICER1 mutation and a tumor-specific hotspot missense mutation within the sequence encoding the RNase IIIb domain. The in-frame deletion found in this family suggests that the germline absence of p.E1705 and p.D1709, which are crucial for RNase IIIb activity, may be enough to permit DICER1 syndrome to occur.
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- Maria Apellaniz-Ruiz
- Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM), Pituitary Unit, IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Lady Davis Institute, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Oncology and Human Genetics, Program in Cancer Genetics, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Medical Genetics, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Khan NE, Bauer AJ, Schultz KAP, Doros L, Decastro RM, Ling A, Lodish MB, Harney LA, Kase RG, Carr AG, Rossi CT, Field A, Harris AK, Williams GM, Dehner LP, Messinger YH, Hill DA, Stewart DR. Quantification of Thyroid Cancer and Multinodular Goiter Risk in the DICER1 Syndrome: A Family-Based Cohort Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2017; 102:1614-1622. [PMID: 28323992 PMCID: PMC5443331 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2016-2954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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CONTEXT The risk of thyroid cancer and multinodular goiter (MNG) in DICER1 syndrome, a rare tumor-predisposition disorder, is unknown. OBJECTIVE To quantify the risk of thyroid cancer and MNG in individuals with DICER1 syndrome. DESIGN Family-based cohort study. SETTING National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center (CC). PARTICIPANTS The National Cancer Institute DICER1 syndrome cohort included 145 individuals with a DICER1 germline mutation and 135 family controls from 48 families. INTERVENTIONS Each individual completed a detailed medical history questionnaire. A subset underwent a 3-day evaluation at the NIH CC. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The cumulative incidence of MNG (or thyroidectomy) was quantified using the complement of the Kaplan-Meier product limit estimator. We compared the observed number of thyroid cancers in the NCI DICER1 cohort with matched data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. We performed germline and somatic (thyroid cancer, MNG) DICER1 sequencing. RESULTS By the age of 40 years, the cumulative incidence of MNG or thyroidectomy was 75% in women and 17% in men with DICER1 syndrome compared with 8% of control women (P < 0.001) and 0% of control men (P = 0.0096). During 3937 person-years of observation, individuals with DICER1 syndrome had a 16-fold increased risk of thyroid cancer (95% confidence interval, 4.3 to 41; P < 0.05) compared with the SEER rates. Of 19 MNG nodules and 3 thyroid cancers, 16 (84%) and 3 (100%), respectively, harbored germline and somatic pathogenic DICER1 mutations. CONCLUSIONS We propose a model of thyroid carcinogenesis in DICER1 syndrome. Early-onset, familial, or male MNG should prompt consideration of the presence of DICER1 syndrome.
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MESH Headings
- Adenocarcinoma, Follicular/epidemiology
- Adenocarcinoma, Follicular/genetics
- Adenocarcinoma, Follicular/surgery
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Carcinoma/epidemiology
- Carcinoma/genetics
- Carcinoma/surgery
- Carcinoma, Papillary
- Case-Control Studies
- Cohort Studies
- DEAD-box RNA Helicases/genetics
- Family
- Female
- Germ-Line Mutation
- Goiter, Nodular/diagnostic imaging
- Goiter, Nodular/epidemiology
- Goiter, Nodular/genetics
- Goiter, Nodular/surgery
- Humans
- Incidence
- Male
- Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary/genetics
- Prevalence
- Ribonuclease III/genetics
- Risk
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Thyroid Cancer, Papillary
- Thyroid Neoplasms/epidemiology
- Thyroid Neoplasms/genetics
- Thyroid Neoplasms/surgery
- Thyroidectomy/statistics & numerical data
- Ultrasonography
- Young Adult
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Affiliation(s)
- Nicholas E. Khan
- Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland 20850
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- The Thyroid Center, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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- Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
- International Pleuropulmonary Blastoma Registry, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
- International Ovarian and Testicular Stromal Tumor Registry, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
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- Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland 20993
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- Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland 20850
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- Radiology & Imaging Sciences Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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- Section of Endocrinology and Genetics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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- Division of Pathology and Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC 20010
- Department of Integrative Systems Biology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC 20037
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- Division of Pathology and Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC 20010
- Department of Integrative Systems Biology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC 20037
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- Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
- International Pleuropulmonary Blastoma Registry, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
- International Ovarian and Testicular Stromal Tumor Registry, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
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- Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
- International Pleuropulmonary Blastoma Registry, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
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- Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
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- Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
- International Pleuropulmonary Blastoma Registry, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
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- Division of Pathology and Center for Genetic Medicine Research, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC 20010
- Department of Integrative Systems Biology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC 20037
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- Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland 20850
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