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Vieira IA, Pezzi EH, Bandeira IC, Reis LB, de Araújo Rocha YM, Fernandes BV, Siebert M, Miyamoto KN, Siqueira MB, Achatz MI, Galvão HDCR, Garcia FADO, Campacci N, Carraro DM, Formiga MN, Vianna FSL, Palmero EI, Macedo GS, Ashton-Prolla P. Functional pri-miR-34b/c rs4938723 and KRAS 3'UTR rs61764370 SNPs: Novel phenotype modifiers in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome? Gene 2024; 898:148069. [PMID: 38070788 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2023.148069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
Abstract
PURPOSE Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS) is a rare cancer predisposing condition caused by germline pathogenic TP53 variants, in which core tumors comprise sarcomas, breast, brain and adrenocortical neoplasms. Clinical manifestations are highly variable in carriers of the Brazilian germline founder variant TP53 p.R337H, possibly due to the influence of modifier genes such as miRNA genes involved in the regulation of the p53 pathway. Herein, we investigated the potential phenotypic effects of two miRNA-related functional SNPs, pri-miR-34b/c rs4938723 and 3'UTR KRAS rs61764370, in a cohort of 273 LFS patients from Southern and Southeastern Brazil. METHODS The genotyping of selected SNPs was performed by TaqMan® allelic discrimination and subsequently custom TaqMan® genotyping results were confirmed by Sanger sequencing in all SNP-positive LFS patients. RESULTS Although the KRAS SNP showed no effect as a phenotype modulator, the rs4938723 CC genotype was significantly associated with development of LFS non-core tumors (first tumor diagnosis) in p.R337H carriers (p = 0.039). Non-core tumors were also more frequently diagnosed in carriers of germline TP53 DNA binding domain variants harboring the rs4938723 C variant allele. Previous studies described pri-miR-34b/c rs4938723 C as a risk allele for sporadic occurrence of thyroid and prostate cancers (non-core tumors of the LFS spectrum). CONCLUSION With this study, we presented additional evidence about the importance of analyzing miRNA genes that could indirectly regulate p53 expression, and, therefore, may modulate the LFS phenotype, such as those of the miR-34 family.
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Affiliation(s)
- Igor Araujo Vieira
- Post-Graduate Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Genomic Medicine Laboratory, Experimental Research Center, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Health School, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), São Leopoldo 93022-750, Brazil.
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- Genomic Medicine Laboratory, Experimental Research Center, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Post-Graduate Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Genomic Medicine Laboratory, Experimental Research Center, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Genomic Medicine Laboratory, Experimental Research Center, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Genomic Medicine Laboratory, Experimental Research Center, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Experimental Research Center, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Health School, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), São Leopoldo 93022-750, Brazil
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- Centro de Oncologia, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Molecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Genomic Medicine Service from Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Post-Graduate Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Genomic Medicine Laboratory, Experimental Research Center, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Department of Genetics, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Molecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Genetics, Brazilian National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Genomic Medicine Laboratory, Experimental Research Center, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Hospital Moinhos de Vento (HMV), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Experimental Research Center, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Post-Graduate Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Genomic Medicine Laboratory, Experimental Research Center, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Department of Genetics, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Medical Genetics Service, HCPA, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Garcia FADO, Evangelista AF, Mançano BM, Moreno DA, Berardinelli GN, de Paula FE, Antoniazzi AP, Júnior CA, Lombardi I, Santana I, Teixeira GR, Costa CE, Reis RM. Genomic profile of two Brazilian choroid plexus tumors by whole-exome sequencing. Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2023; 9:mcs.a006245. [PMID: 36963804 PMCID: PMC10111795 DOI: 10.1101/mcs.a006245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/26/2023] Open
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Choroid plexus tumors (CPTs) are rare intracranial neoplasms, representing <1% of all brain tumors, yet they represent 20% of first-year pediatric brain tumors. Although these tumors have been linked to TP53 germline mutations in the context of Li-Fraumeni syndrome, their somatic driver alterations remain poorly understood. In this study, we report two cases of lateral ventricle tumors: 3-yr-old male diagnosed with an atypical choroid plexus papilloma (aCPP), and a 6-mo-old female diagnosed with a choroid plexus carcinoma (CPC). We performed whole-exome sequencing of paired blood and tumor tissue in both patients, categorized somatic variants, and determined copy-number alterations. Our analysis revealed a tier II variant (Association for Molecular Pathology [AMP] criteria) in BRD1, a H3 and TP53 acetylation agent, in the aCPP. In addition, we detected copy-number gains on Chromosomes 12, 18, and 20 and copy-number losses on Chromosomes 13q and 22q (BRD1 locus) in this tumor. The CPC tumor had only a pathogenic germline TP53 variant, based on American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) criteria, with a clinical and familiar history of Li-Fraumeni syndrome. The CPC patient presented loss of heterozygosity (LoH) of TP53 loci and hyperdiploid genome. Both tumors were microsatellite-stable. This is the first study performing whole-exome sequencing in Brazilian choroid plexus tumors, and in line with the literature, we corroborate the absence of recurrent somatic mutations in these tumors. Further studies with larger sample sizes are necessary to confirm our findings and better understand the underlying biology of these tumors.
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- Molecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, 14784-400, Brazil
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- Molecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, 14784-400, Brazil
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- Neurosurgery Department, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, 14784-400, Brazil
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- Pathology Department, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, 14784-400, Brazil
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- Pathology Department, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, 14784-400, Brazil
- Barretos School of Health Sciences Dr. Paulo Prata-FACISB 14785-002
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- Molecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, 14784-400, Brazil;
- Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, 14784-400, Brazil
- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, 4710-057, Portugal
- ICVS/3B's-PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, 4710-057, Portugal
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Garcia FADO, de Andrade ES, Palmero EI. Insights on variant analysis in silico tools for pathogenicity prediction. Front Genet 2022; 13:1010327. [PMID: 36568376 PMCID: PMC9774026 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.1010327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Molecular biology is currently a fast-advancing science. Sequencing techniques are getting cheaper, but the interpretation of genetic variants requires expertise and computational power, therefore is still a challenge. Next-generation sequencing releases thousands of variants and to classify them, researchers propose protocols with several parameters. Here we present a review of several in silico pathogenicity prediction tools involved in the variant prioritization/classification process used by some international protocols for variant analysis and studies evaluating their efficiency.
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- Molecular Oncology Research Center—Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil,National Institute of Cancer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,*Correspondence: Edenir Inez Palmero,
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Garcia FADO, de Andrade ES, de Campos Reis Galvão H, da Silva Sábato C, Campacci N, de Paula AE, Evangelista AF, Santana IVV, Melendez ME, Reis RM, Palmero EI. New insights on familial colorectal cancer type X syndrome. Sci Rep 2022; 12:2846. [PMID: 35181726 PMCID: PMC8857274 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-06782-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Familial colorectal cancer type X (FCCTX) is a heterogeneous colorectal cancer predisposition syndrome that, although displays a cancer pattern similar to Lynch syndrome, is mismatch repair proficient and does not exhibit microsatellite instability. Besides, its genetic etiology remains to be elucidated. In this study we performed germline exome sequencing of 39 cancer-affected patients from 34 families at risk for FCCTX. Variant classification followed the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) guidelines. Pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants were identified in 17.65% of the families. Rare and potentially pathogenic alterations were identified in known hereditary cancer genes (CHEK2), in putative FCCTX candidate genes (OGG1 and FAN1) and in other cancer-related genes such as ATR, ASXL1, PARK2, SLX4 and TREX1. This study provides novel important clues that can contribute to the understanding of FCCTX genetic basis.
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- Felipe Antonio de Oliveira Garcia
- Molecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Antenor Duarte Villela Street, 1331, Barretos, São Paulo, CEP 14784-400, Brazil
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- Molecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Antenor Duarte Villela Street, 1331, Barretos, São Paulo, CEP 14784-400, Brazil
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- Molecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Antenor Duarte Villela Street, 1331, Barretos, São Paulo, CEP 14784-400, Brazil
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- Molecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Antenor Duarte Villela Street, 1331, Barretos, São Paulo, CEP 14784-400, Brazil
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- Molecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Antenor Duarte Villela Street, 1331, Barretos, São Paulo, CEP 14784-400, Brazil.,Department of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Brazilian National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Molecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Antenor Duarte Villela Street, 1331, Barretos, São Paulo, CEP 14784-400, Brazil.,Center of Molecular Diagnosis, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil.,Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), Medical School, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.,ICVS/3B's-PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- Molecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Antenor Duarte Villela Street, 1331, Barretos, São Paulo, CEP 14784-400, Brazil. .,Department of Genetics, Brazilian National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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