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Whole-genome landscape of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours

Australian Pancreatic Cancer Genome Initiative, Scarpa, Aldo, Chang, David K., Nones, Katia, Corbo, Vincenzo, Patch, Ann-Marie, Bailey, Peter, Lawlor, Rita T. +96 more·2017·Nature

Abstract

The diagnosis of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (PanNETs) is increasing owing to more sensitive detection methods, and this increase is creating challenges for clinical management. We performed whole-genome sequencing of 102 primary PanNETs and defined the genomic events that characterize their pathogenesis. Here we describe the mutational signatures they harbour, including a deficiency in G:C > T:A base excision repair due to inactivation of MUTYH, which encodes a DNA glycosylase. Clinically sporadic PanNETs contain a larger-than-expected proportion of germline mutations, including previously unreported mutations in the DNA repair genes MUTYH, CHEK2 and BRCA2. Together with mutations in MEN1 and VHL, these mutations occur in 17% of patients. Somatic mutations, including point mutations and gene fusions, were commonly found in genes involved in four main pathways: chromatin remodelling, DNA damage repair, activation of mTOR signalling (including previously undescribed EWSR1 gene fusions), and telomere maintenance. In addition, our gene expression analyses identified a subgroup of tumours associated with hypoxia and HIF signalling.

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Initiative, A. P. C. G., Scarpa, A., Chang, D. K., Nones, K., Corbo, V., Patch, A.-M., Bailey, P., Lawlor, R. T., Johns, A. L., Miller, D. K., Mafficini, A., Rusev, B., Scardoni, M., Antonello, D., Barbi, S., Sikora, K. O., Cingarlini, S., Vicentini, C., McKay, S., Quinn, M. C. J., Bruxner, T. J. C., Christ, A. N., Harliwong, I., Idrisoglu, S., McLean, S., Nourse, C., Nourbakhsh, E., Wilson, P. J., Anderson, M. J., Fink, J. L., Newell, F., Waddell, N., Holmes, O., Kazakoff, S. H., Leonard, C., Wood, S., Xu, Q., Nagaraj, S. H., Amato, E., Dalai, I., Bersani, S., Cataldo, I., Dei Tos, A. P., Capelli, P., Davì, M. V., Landoni, L., Malpaga, A., Miotto, M., Whitehall, V. L. J., Leggett, B. A., Harris, J. L., Harris, J., Jones, M. D., Humphris, J., Chantrill, L. A., Chin, V., Nagrial, A. M., Pajic, M., Scarlett, C. J., Pinho, A., Rooman, I., Toon, C., Wu, J., Pinese, M., Cowley, M., Barbour, A., Mawson, A., Humphrey, E. S., Colvin, E. K., Chou, A., Lovell, J. A., Jamieson, N. B., Duthie, F., Gingras, M.-C., Fisher, W. E., Dagg, R. A., Lau, L. M. S., Lee, M., Pickett, H. A., Reddel, R. R., Samra, J. S., Kench, J. G., Merrett, N. D., Epari, K., Nguyen, N. Q., Zeps, N., Falconi, M., Simbolo, M., Butturini, G., Van Buren, G., Partelli, S., Fassan, M., Khanna, K. K., Gill, A. J., Wheeler, D. A., Gibbs, R. A., Musgrove, E. A., Bassi, C., Tortora, G., Pederzoli, P., Pearson, J. V., Waddell, N., Biankin, A. V., & Grimmond, S. M.
Affiliations
  • University of Verona (IT)
  • Garvan Institute of Medical Research (AU)
  • The University of Queensland (AU)
  • Queensland University of Technology (AU)
  • Glasgow Royal Infirmary (GB)
  • Baylor College of Medicine (US)
  • Children's Hospital at Westmead (AU)
  • The University of Sydney (AU)
  • Fremantle Hospital (AU)
  • Royal Adelaide Hospital (AU)
  • The University of Melbourne (AU)
Corresponding author
  • Scarpa, Aldo
  • Biankin, Andrew V.
  • Grimmond, Sean M.
Venue
Nature
Published
2017-02-15
Volume
543
Issue
7643
Pages
65-71
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W2589112207
Cited by
999
References
62
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FWCI
81.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
Update notices
erratum (2017-09-27)
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closed
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  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (acceptedVersion)
  • QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
  • UWA Profiles and Research Repository (UWA) (submittedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide) (submittedVersion)
  • Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca - Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele (submittedVersion)
  • NOVA (University of Newcastle Australia) (submittedVersion)
  • VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) (submittedVersion)
  • Padua Research Archive (University of Padova) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Pancreatic Cancer UK (RIF2015_A06_Jamieson, FLF2015_04_GLASGOW)
  • Wellcome Trust (103721/Z/14/Z)
  • Cancer Research UK (23526, 17263, 22533)
  • Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS-SGCL9-Jamieson)
  • Medical Research Council (MR/N005813/1)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
Keywords
pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, mutational signatures, MUTYH, germline mutations, CHEK2, BRCA2, MEN1, VHL, chromatin remodeling, DNA repair, mTOR signaling, telomere maintenance, hypoxia, carcinogenesis
MeSH terms
Base Sequence, Calmodulin-Binding Proteins, Chromosome Aberrations, DNA Mutational Analysis, DNA Repair, Female, Humans, Male, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Genome, Human, RNA-Binding Proteins, Telomere, Germ-Line Mutation, Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine, Genomics, RNA-Binding Protein EWS, Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly, DNA Glycosylases, DNA Copy Number Variations, TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

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