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Am J Hum Genet ; 111(4): 778-790, 2024 04 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38531365

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Selenophosphate synthetase (SEPHS) plays an essential role in selenium metabolism. Two mammalian SEPHS paralogues, SEPHS1 and SEPHS2, share high sequence identity and structural homology with SEPHS. Here, we report nine individuals from eight families with developmental delay, growth and feeding problems, hypotonia, and dysmorphic features, all with heterozygous missense variants in SEPHS1. Eight of these individuals had a recurrent variant at amino acid position 371 of SEPHS1 (p.Arg371Trp, p.Arg371Gln, and p.Arg371Gly); seven of these variants were known to be de novo. Structural modeling and biochemical assays were used to understand the effect of these variants on SEPHS1 function. We found that a variant at residue Trp352 results in local structural changes of the C-terminal region of SEPHS1 that decrease the overall thermal stability of the enzyme. In contrast, variants of a solvent-exposed residue Arg371 do not impact enzyme stability and folding but could modulate direct protein-protein interactions of SEPSH1 with cellular factors in promoting cell proliferation and development. In neuronal SH-SY5Y cells, we assessed the impact of SEPHS1 variants on cell proliferation and ROS production and investigated the mRNA expression levels of genes encoding stress-related selenoproteins. Our findings provided evidence that the identified SEPHS1 variants enhance cell proliferation by modulating ROS homeostasis. Our study supports the hypothesis that SEPHS1 plays a critical role during human development and provides a basis for further investigation into the molecular mechanisms employed by SEPHS1. Furthermore, our data suggest that variants in SEPHS1 are associated with a neurodevelopmental disorder.


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Deficiência Intelectual , Anormalidades Musculoesqueléticas , Transtornos do Neurodesenvolvimento , Animais , Criança , Humanos , Deficiências do Desenvolvimento/genética , Éxons , Deficiência Intelectual/genética , Mamíferos/genética , Hipotonia Muscular/genética , Anormalidades Musculoesqueléticas/genética , Neuroblastoma/genética , Transtornos do Neurodesenvolvimento/genética , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio
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J Med Genet ; 60(12): 1224-1234, 2023 Nov 27.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37586838

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BACKGROUND: KBG syndrome is caused by haploinsufficiency of ANKRD11 and is characterised by macrodontia of upper central incisors, distinctive facial features, short stature, skeletal anomalies, developmental delay, brain malformations and seizures. The central nervous system (CNS) and skeletal features remain poorly defined. METHODS: CNS and/or skeletal imaging were collected from molecularly confirmed individuals with KBG syndrome through an international network. We evaluated the original imaging and compared our results with data in the literature. RESULTS: We identified 53 individuals, 44 with CNS and 40 with skeletal imaging. Common CNS findings included incomplete hippocampal inversion and posterior fossa malformations; these were significantly more common than previously reported (63.4% and 65.9% vs 1.1% and 24.7%, respectively). Additional features included patulous internal auditory canal, never described before in KBG syndrome, and the recurrence of ventriculomegaly, encephalic cysts, empty sella and low-lying conus medullaris. We found no correlation between these structural anomalies and epilepsy or intellectual disability. Prevalent skeletal findings comprised abnormalities of the spine including scoliosis, coccygeal anomalies and cervical ribs. Hand X-rays revealed frequent abnormalities of carpal bone morphology and maturation, including a greater delay in ossification compared with metacarpal/phalanx bones. CONCLUSION: This cohort enabled us to describe the prevalence of very heterogeneous neuroradiological and skeletal anomalies in KBG syndrome. Knowledge of the spectrum of such anomalies will aid diagnostic accuracy, improve patient care and provide a reference for future research on the effects of ANKRD11 variants in skeletal and brain development.


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Anormalidades Múltiplas , Doenças do Desenvolvimento Ósseo , Deficiência Intelectual , Anormalidades Dentárias , Humanos , Deficiência Intelectual/diagnóstico , Deficiência Intelectual/genética , Anormalidades Múltiplas/diagnóstico , Anormalidades Múltiplas/genética , Doenças do Desenvolvimento Ósseo/diagnóstico por imagem , Doenças do Desenvolvimento Ósseo/genética , Anormalidades Dentárias/diagnóstico por imagem , Anormalidades Dentárias/genética , Fácies , Fenótipo , Proteínas Repressoras/genética , Fatores de Transcrição , Neuroimagem
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Clin Ther ; 45(8): 702-709, 2023 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37453830

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PURPOSE: Although costly, genome-wide sequencing (GWS) detects an extensive range of variants, enhancing our ability to diagnose and assess risk for an increasing number of diseases. In addition to detecting variants related to the indication for testing, GWS can detect secondary variants in BRCA1, BRCA2, and other genes for which early intervention may improve health. As the list of secondary findings grows, there is increased demand for surveillance and management by multiple specialists, adding pressure to constrained health care budgets. Secondary finding testing is actively debated because some consider it opportunistic screening for future health risks that may not manifest. Given the economic implications of secondary finding testing and follow-up and its unproven clinical utility, the objective is to assess the incremental cost-effectiveness of secondary finding ascertainment per case detected and per unit of improved clinical utility in families of children with unexplained suspected genetic conditions undergoing clinical GWS. METHODS: Those undergoing trio genome or exome sequencing are eligible for the study. Positive secondary finding index cases will be matched to negative controls (1:2) based on age group, primary result(s) type, and clinical indication. During the 2-year study, 71 cases and 142 matched controls are expected. Health service use will be collected in patients and 1 adult family member every 6 months. The per-child and per-dyad total cost will be determined by multiplying use of each resource by a corresponding unit price and summing all cost items. Costs will be estimated from the public and societal payer perspectives. The mean cost per child and per dyad for secondary finding-positive and secondary finding-negative groups will be compared statistically. If important demographic differences are observed between groups, ordinary least-squares regression, log transformation, or other nonparametric technique will be used to compare adjusted mean costs. The ratio of the difference in mean cost to the secondary finding yield will be used to estimate incremental cost-effectiveness. In secondary analyses, effectiveness will be estimated using the number of clinical management changes due to secondary findings or the Clinician-Reported Genetic Testing Utility Index (C-GUIDE) score, a validated measure of clinical utility. Sensitivity analysis will be undertaken to assess the robustness of the findings to variation in key parameters. IMPLICATIONS: This study generates key evidence to inform clinical practice and funding allocation related to secondary finding testing. The inclusion of family members and a new measure of clinical utility represent important advancements in economic evaluation in genomics.

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Bone Rep ; 19: 101695, 2023 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37520934

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We describe the clinical evolution of a patient with tumoral calcinosis due to a pathogenic variant in the GALNT3 gene presented with a large mass overlying her left hip associated complicated by inflammatory flares. Therapy (sevelamer, acetazolamide, and probenecid) was unsuccessful in preventing tumour surgeries, therefore, interleukin-1ß monoclonal antibody therapy was added; this was successful in the prevention of tumour re-growth. This case highlights the importance of assessing and treating the inflammatory aspect of calcinotic tumour.

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J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol ; 36(4): 424-427, 2023 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36669618

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BACKGROUND: Wilms' tumor is the second most common pediatric abdominal cancer; however, it rarely involves the female reproductive tract. There are few cases reported in the literature describing uterine, ovarian, cervical, and vaginal involvement. CASE: We report the case of a 7-year-old girl presenting with a large renal mass with retroperitoneal nodal and lung metastases; she was diagnosed with stage 4 favorable histology Wilms' tumor. She was treated with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. She presented with vaginal bleeding 10 months after completing treatment; biopsy of a vaginal mass confirmed recurrence, and this was sent for molecular profiling, which did not identify an inherited cancer predisposition or targetable mutation. She was again treated with chemotherapy; examination redemonstrated a small vaginal mass, but re-biopsy of the lesion was negative for malignancy. Due to high risk of local relapse, ongoing chemotherapy and pelvic radiation ensued. End-of-treatment imaging and vaginoscopy showed no residual disease. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION: Vaginal metastases of Wilms' tumor are very rare; this is the second reported case in the literature. Pediatric clinicians should have a strong suspicion for vaginal metastases in cancer patients presenting with vaginal bleeding, especially when their pubertal development does not suggest that bleeding would be secondary to menarche. Long-term gynecologic care for these patients is paramount to reduce morbidity from chemotherapy and pelvic radiation. Fertility preservation counselling should be made early, through referral to a specialist.


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Neoplasias Renais , Neoplasias Vaginais , Tumor de Wilms , Humanos , Criança , Feminino , Neoplasias Renais/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Renais/patologia , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia , Tumor de Wilms/tratamento farmacológico , Tumor de Wilms/patologia , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias Vaginais/tratamento farmacológico
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Pediatr Hematol Oncol ; 40(5): 506-515, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36625737

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Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) is a neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by multiple café-au-lait macules, neurofibromas, and predisposition to malignancies, including rhabdomyosarcomas (RMS). Somatic NF1 mutations occur in RMS and other cancers, and ∼1% of patients with RMS have NF1. We describe three patients who presented prior to one year of age with RMS and were subsequently diagnosed with NF1. Compared to sporadic RMS, patients with this cancer predisposition syndrome are diagnosed younger, genitourinary sites are more common, and tumors are almost exclusively the embryonal subtype. Genomic sequencing of the tumor was initiated in one patient, and we identified a second sequence variant in NF1. The identification of molecular drivers in tumors is changing the nature of pediatric oncology by informing therapeutics targeted to specific molecular pathways and selecting patients who are likely to harbor germline variants in cancer predisposition genes who would benefit from a Medical Genetics assessment.


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Neurofibromatose 1 , Rabdomiossarcoma , Criança , Humanos , Neurofibromatose 1/complicações , Neurofibromatose 1/diagnóstico , Neurofibromatose 1/genética , Manchas Café com Leite/diagnóstico , Manchas Café com Leite/genética , Manchas Café com Leite/patologia , Rabdomiossarcoma/genética , Mutação em Linhagem Germinativa
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Gynecol Oncol ; 167(2): 334-341, 2022 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36117009

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OBJECTIVE: Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most lethal gynecologic malignancy. We examined the utility of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) as a prognostic biomarker for EOC by assessing its relationship with patient outcome and CA-125, pre-surgically and during post-treatment surveillance. METHODS: Plasma samples were collected from patients with stage I-IV EOC. Cohort A included patients with pre-surgical samples (N = 44, median follow-up: 2.7 years), cohort B and C included: patients with serially collected post-surgically (N = 12) and, during surveillance (N = 13), respectively (median follow-up: 2 years). Plasma samples were analyzed using a tumor-informed, personalized multiplex-PCR NGS assay; ctDNA status and CA-125 levels were correlated with clinical features and outcomes. RESULTS: Genomic profiling was performed on the entire cohort and was consistent with that seen in TCGA. In cohort A, ctDNA-positivity was observed in 73% (32/44) of presurgical samples and was higher in high nuclear grade disease. In cohort B and C, ctDNA was only detected in patients who relapsed (100% sensitivity and specificity) and preceded radiological findings by an average of 10 months. The presence of ctDNA at a single timepoint after completion of surgery +/- adjuvant chemotherapy and serially during surveillance was a strong predictor of relapse (HR:17.6, p = 0.001 and p < 0.0001, respectively), while CA-125 positivity was not (p = 0.113 and p = 0.056). CONCLUSIONS: The presence of ctDNA post-surgically is highly prognostic of reduced recurrence-free survival. CtDNA outperformed CA-125 in identifying patients at highest risk of recurrence. These results suggest that monitoring ctDNA could be beneficial in clinical decision-making for EOC patients.


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DNA Tumoral Circulante , Neoplasias Ovarianas , Humanos , Feminino , DNA Tumoral Circulante/genética , Carcinoma Epitelial do Ovário , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/diagnóstico , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/genética , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/patologia , Prognóstico , Neoplasias Ovarianas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Ovarianas/genética , Neoplasias Ovarianas/cirurgia , Biomarcadores Tumorais/genética , Mutação
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BMJ Open ; 12(5): e060342, 2022 05 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35636789

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INTRODUCTION: Immunotherapy (IO) has transformed the treatment paradigm for a wide variety of solid tumours. However, assessment of response can be challenging with conventional radiological imaging (eg, iRECIST), which do not precisely capture the unique response patterns of tumours treated with IO. Emerging data suggest that circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) can aid in response assessment in patients with solid tumours receiving IO. The short half-life of ctDNA puts it in a unique position for early treatment response monitoring. The BESPOKE IO study is designed to investigate the clinical utility of serial ctDNA testing to assess treatment response using a tumour-informed, bespoke ctDNA assay (Signatera) and to determine its impact on clinical decision-making with respect to continuation/discontinuation, or escalation/de-escalation of immunotherapy in patients with advanced solid tumours. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The BESPOKE IO is a multicentre, prospective, observational study with a goal to enroll over 1500 patients with solid tumours receiving IO in up to 100 US sites. Patients will be followed for up to 2 years with serial ctDNA analysis, timed with every other treatment cycle. The primary endpoint is to determine the percentage of patients who will have their treatment regimen changed as guided by post-treatment bespoke ctDNA results along with standard response assessment tools. The major secondary endpoints include progression-free survival, overall survival and overall response rate based on the ctDNA dynamics. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The BESPOKE IO study was approved by the WCG Institutional Review Board (Natera-20-043-NCP BESPOKE Study of ctDNA Guided Immunotherapy (BESPOKE IO)) on 22 February 2021. Data protection and privacy regulations will be strictly observed in the capturing, forwarding, processing and storing patients' data. Natera will approve the publication of any study results in accordance with the site-specific contract. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT04761783.


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DNA Tumoral Circulante , Neoplasias , Biomarcadores Tumorais , DNA Tumoral Circulante/genética , Humanos , Fatores Imunológicos , Imunoterapia , Estudos Multicêntricos como Assunto , Neoplasias/genética , Neoplasias/terapia , Estudos Observacionais como Assunto , Estudos Prospectivos
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BMJ Open ; 11(9): e047831, 2021 09 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34561256

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INTRODUCTION: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a highly prevalent disease, wherein, ~30%-40% of patients with CRC relapse postresection. In some patients with CRC, adjuvant chemotherapy can help delay recurrence or be curative. However, current biomarkers show limited clinical utility in determining if/when chemotherapy should be administered, to provide benefit. Circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) can measure molecular residual disease (MRD) and relapse with high specificity and sensitivity. This study protocol investigates the clinical utility of ctDNA for optimal use of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with surgically resected CRC and to detect early disease progression in the surveillance setting. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This is a multicentre prospective, observational cohort study. A total of 2000 stage I-IV patients will be enrolled in up to 200 US sites, and patients will be followed for up to 2 years with serial ctDNA analysis, timed with the standard-of-care visits. The primary endpoints are to observe the impact of bespoke ctDNA testing on adjuvant treatment decisions and to measure CRC recurrence rates while asymptomatic and without imaging correlate. The secondary endpoints are MRD clearance rate (MRD+ to MRD-) during or after adjuvant chemotherapy, percentage of patients that undergo surgery for oligometastatic recurrence, survival of MRD-negative patients treated with adjuvant chemotherapy versus no adjuvant chemotherapy (active surveillance), overall survival, examine the number of stage I CRC that have recurrent disease detected postsurgery, and patient-reported outcomes. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study has received ethical approval from the Advarra Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocol: Natera-20-041-NCP/3766.01, BESPOKE Study of ctDNA Guided Therapy in Colorectal Cancer (BESPOKE CRC) (Pro00041473) on 10 June 2021. Data protection and privacy regulations will be strictly observed in the capturing, forwarding, processing and storing of patients' data. Publication of any study results will be approved by Natera in accordance with the site-specific contract. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT04264702.


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DNA Tumoral Circulante , Neoplasias Colorretais , Biomarcadores Tumorais/genética , DNA Tumoral Circulante/genética , Neoplasias Colorretais/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Colorretais/genética , Humanos , Estudos Multicêntricos como Assunto , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia , Estudos Observacionais como Assunto , Estudos Prospectivos
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Am J Med Genet A ; 185(10): 3005-3011, 2021 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34145744

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WNT9B plays a key role in the development of the mammalian urogenital system. It is essential for the induction of mesonephric and metanephric tubules, the regulation of renal tubule morphogenesis, and the regulation of renal progenitor cell expansion and differentiation. To our knowledge, WNT9B has not been associated with renal defects in humans; however, WNT9B-/- mice have renal agenesis/hypoplasia and reproductive tract abnormalities. We report four individuals from two unrelated consanguineous families with bilateral renal agenesis/hypoplasia/dysplasia and homozygous variants in WNT9B. The proband from Family 1 has bilateral renal cystic dysplasia and chronic kidney disease. He has two deceased siblings who presented with bilateral renal hypoplasia/agenesis. The three affected family members were homozygous for a missense variant in WNT9B (NM_003396.2: c.949G>A/p.(Gly317Arg)). The proband from Family 2 has renal hypoplasia/dysplasia, chronic kidney disease, and is homozygous for a nonsense variant in WNT9B (NM_003396.2: c.11dupC/p.(Pro5Alafs*52)). Two of her siblings died in the neonatal period, one confirmed to be in the context of oligohydramnios. The proband's unaffected brother is also homozygous for the nonsense variant in WNT9B, suggesting nonpenetrance. We propose a novel association of WNT9B and renal anomalies in humans. Further study is needed to delineate the contribution of WNT9B to genitourinary anomalies in humans.


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Anormalidades Congênitas/genética , Nefropatias/congênito , Rim/anormalidades , Anormalidades Urogenitais/genética , Proteínas Wnt/genética , Animais , Criança , Anormalidades Congênitas/patologia , Feminino , Homozigoto , Humanos , Lactente , Rim/patologia , Nefropatias/genética , Nefropatias/patologia , Túbulos Renais/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Túbulos Renais/patologia , Masculino , Camundongos , Gravidez , Sistema Urinário/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Sistema Urinário/metabolismo , Sistema Urinário/patologia , Anormalidades Urogenitais/diagnóstico , Anormalidades Urogenitais/patologia
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Genet Med ; 22(8): 1338-1347, 2020 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32424177

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PURPOSE: Genitopatellar syndrome and Say-Barber-Biesecker-Young-Simpson syndrome are caused by variants in the KAT6B gene and are part of a broad clinical spectrum called KAT6B disorders, whose variable expressivity is increasingly being recognized. METHODS: We herein present the phenotypes of 32 previously unreported individuals with a molecularly confirmed diagnosis of a KAT6B disorder, report 24 new pathogenic KAT6B variants, and review phenotypic information available on all published individuals with this condition. We also suggest a classification of clinical subtypes within the KAT6B disorder spectrum. RESULTS: We demonstrate that cerebral anomalies, optic nerve hypoplasia, neurobehavioral difficulties, and distal limb anomalies other than long thumbs and great toes, such as polydactyly, are more frequently observed than initially reported. Intestinal malrotation and its serious consequences can be present in affected individuals. Additionally, we identified four children with Pierre Robin sequence, four individuals who had increased nuchal translucency/cystic hygroma prenatally, and two fetuses with severe renal anomalies leading to renal failure. We also report an individual in which a pathogenic variant was inherited from a mildly affected parent. CONCLUSION: Our work provides a comprehensive review and expansion of the genotypic and phenotypic spectrum of KAT6B disorders that will assist clinicians in the assessment, counseling, and management of affected individuals.


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Blefarofimose , Deficiência Intelectual , Blefarofimose/genética , Éxons , Histona Acetiltransferases/genética , Humanos , Deficiência Intelectual/diagnóstico , Deficiência Intelectual/genética , Mutação
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Am J Hum Genet ; 106(3): 405-411, 2020 03 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32109420

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Recurrent somatic variants in SPOP are cancer specific; endometrial and prostate cancers result from gain-of-function and dominant-negative effects toward BET proteins, respectively. By using clinical exome sequencing, we identified six de novo pathogenic missense variants in SPOP in seven individuals with developmental delay and/or intellectual disability, facial dysmorphisms, and congenital anomalies. Two individuals shared craniofacial dysmorphisms, including congenital microcephaly, that were strikingly different from those of the other five individuals, who had (relative) macrocephaly and hypertelorism. We measured the effect of SPOP variants on BET protein amounts in human Ishikawa endometrial cancer cells and patient-derived cell lines because we hypothesized that variants would lead to functional divergent effects on BET proteins. The de novo variants c.362G>A (p.Arg121Gln) and c. 430G>A (p.Asp144Asn), identified in the first two individuals, resulted in a gain of function, and conversely, the c.73A>G (p.Thr25Ala), c.248A>G (p.Tyr83Cys), c.395G>T (p.Gly132Val), and c.412C>T (p.Arg138Cys) variants resulted in a dominant-negative effect. Our findings suggest that these opposite functional effects caused by the variants in SPOP result in two distinct and clinically recognizable syndromic forms of intellectual disability with contrasting craniofacial dysmorphisms.


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Mutação de Sentido Incorreto , Transtornos do Neurodesenvolvimento/genética , Proteínas Nucleares/genética , Proteínas Repressoras/genética , Adolescente , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Fácies , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Deficiência Intelectual/genética , Masculino , Crânio/anormalidades , Adulto Jovem
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J Natl Cancer Inst ; 112(6): 590-598, 2020 06 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31553449

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BACKGROUND: More than 180 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with breast cancer susceptibility have been identified; these SNPs can be combined into polygenic risk scores (PRS) to predict breast cancer risk. Because most SNPs were identified in predominantly European populations, little is known about the performance of PRS in non-Europeans. We tested the performance of a 180-SNP PRS in Latinas, a large ethnic group with variable levels of Indigenous American, European, and African ancestry. METHODS: We conducted a pooled case-control analysis of US Latinas and Latin American women (4658 cases and 7622 controls). We constructed a 180-SNP PRS consisting of SNPs associated with breast cancer risk (P < 5 × 10-8). We evaluated the association between the PRS and breast cancer risk using multivariable logistic regression, and assessed discrimination using an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve. We also assessed PRS performance across quartiles of Indigenous American genetic ancestry. All statistical tests were two-sided. RESULTS: Of 180 SNPs tested, 142 showed directionally consistent associations compared with European populations, and 39 were nominally statistically significant (P < .05). The PRS was associated with breast cancer risk, with an odds ratio per SD increment of 1.58 (95% confidence interval [CI = 1.52 to 1.64) and an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.63 (95% CI = 0.62 to 0.64). The discrimination of the PRS was similar between the top and bottom quartiles of Indigenous American ancestry. CONCLUSIONS: The 180-SNP PRS predicts breast cancer risk in Latinas, with similar performance as reported for Europeans. The performance of the PRS did not vary substantially according to Indigenous American ancestry.


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Neoplasias da Mama/etnologia , Neoplasias da Mama/genética , Hispânico ou Latino/genética , Idoso , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Feminino , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Humanos , Modelos Logísticos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único
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Pediatr Dev Pathol ; 22(3): 258-264, 2019.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30103666

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Infantile myofibroma is a rare benign mesenchymal tumor that presents as solitary or multiple lesions (myofibromatosis) in the skin, soft tissue, bone, or internal organs. It most commonly affects the head and neck of infants and young children, but it can also affect adults. Intracranial involvement is reported to be extremely rare, and its clinical picture has been poorly characterized. Recently, it has been demonstrated that germline and somatic mutations in the platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta (PDGFRB) are associated with familial infantile myofibromatosis. We report a case of infantile myofibromatosis with predominant posterior fossa extradural involvement in a 14-year-old adolescent girl with a confirmed mutation in the PDGFRB gene.


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Miofibromatose/congênito , Receptor beta de Fator de Crescimento Derivado de Plaquetas/genética , Neoplasias de Tecidos Moles/genética , Adolescente , Feminino , Mutação em Linhagem Germinativa , Humanos , Miofibromatose/diagnóstico por imagem , Miofibromatose/genética , Miofibromatose/patologia , Mutação Puntual , Neoplasias de Tecidos Moles/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias de Tecidos Moles/patologia
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J Community Genet ; 10(2): 197-206, 2019 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30097836

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Evidence is accumulating of the clinical utility of single nucleotide polymorphisms to effectively stratify risk of breast cancer. Yet for this personalized polygenic information to be translated to clinical practice, consideration is needed about how this personalized risk information should be communicated and the impact on risk perception. This study examined the psychosocial implications and the impact on risk perception of communicating personalized polygenic breast cancer risk to high-risk women. High-risk women with a personal history of breast cancer and an uninformative BRCA1/2 result were genotyped in the Variants in Practice study for 22 breast cancer single nucleotide polymorphisms. Participants in the highest quartile of polygenic breast cancer risk were invited to receive their individual research results. Two personalized visual risk communication tools were used to facilitate communication of the polygenic information. Participants subsequently undertook a semi-structured interview examining their experience of receiving their polygenic breast cancer risk and their breast cancer risk perception. Thirty-nine women opted to receive their results and were interviewed. The women described the risk communication tools as helpful as the tool enabled comparison of their personalized breast cancer risk to the general population. Participants incorporated the polygenic risk information into their breast cancer risk perception, which for some reawakened feelings of being at risk years after an uninformative BRCA1/2 result. However, few reported any detrimental emotional impact. The delivery of personalized polygenic breast cancer risk to high-risk women informed and modified their breast cancer risk perception with little emotional impact.

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J Genet Couns ; 27(3): 702-708, 2018 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29168041

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Genome wide association studies have identified a number of common genetic variants - single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) - that combine to increase breast cancer risk. SNP profiling may enhance the accuracy of risk assessment and provides a personalized risk estimate. SNP testing for breast cancer risks may supplement other genetic tests in the future, however, before it can be implemented in the clinic we need to know how it will be perceived and received. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 39 women who had previously had a breast cancer diagnosis and undergone BRCA1/2 testing, participated in the Variants in Practice (ViP) study and received personalized risk (SNP) profiles. Interviews explored their understanding and experiences of receiving this SNP information. Women reported feeling positive about receiving their personalized risk profile, because it: provided an explanation for their previous diagnosis of cancer, vindicated previous risk management decisions and clarified their own and other family members' risks. A small group was initially shocked to learn of the increased risk of a second primary breast cancer. This study suggests that the provision of personalized risk information about breast cancer generated by SNP profiling is understood and well received. However, a model of genetic counseling that incorporates monogenic and polygenic genetic information will need to be developed prior to clinical implementation.


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Neoplasias da Mama/genética , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Adulto , Proteína BRCA1/genética , Tomada de Decisões , Feminino , Aconselhamento Genético , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Testes Genéticos , Estudo de Associação Genômica Ampla , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Medição de Risco
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Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet ; 177(1): 101-109, 2018 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29152901

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White matter lesions have been described in patients with PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS). How these lesions correlate with the neurocognitive features associated with PTEN mutations, such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or developmental delay, has not been well established. We report nine patients with PTEN mutations and white matter changes on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), eight of whom were referred for reasons other than developmental delay or ASD. Their clinical presentations ranged from asymptomatic macrocephaly with normal development/intellect, to obsessive compulsive disorder, and debilitating neurological disease. To our knowledge, this report constitutes the first detailed description of PTEN-related white matter changes in adult patients and in children with normal development and intelligence. We present a detailed assessment of the neuropsychological phenotype of our patients and discuss the relationship between the wide array of neuropsychiatric features and observed white matter findings in the context of these individuals.


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Síndrome do Hamartoma Múltiplo/fisiopatologia , Leucoencefalopatias/metabolismo , PTEN Fosfo-Hidrolase/metabolismo , Adolescente , Adulto , Transtorno do Espectro Autista/genética , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Deficiências do Desenvolvimento , Feminino , Síndrome do Hamartoma Múltiplo/genética , Humanos , Inteligência , Leucoencefalopatias/genética , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fenótipo , Substância Branca/patologia
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Pediatr Blood Cancer ; 64(12)2017 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28509377

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We describe a patient who presented with a congenital soft tissue lesion initially diagnosed as infantile fibromatosis at 15 days of age. Unusually, the mass demonstrated malignant progression leading to death at 20 months of age. Biological progression to malignancy is not known to occur in fibromatosis, and fibrosarcoma is not known to progress from a benign lesion. Whole-exome sequencing of the tumor identified a driver mutation in histone H3.1 at lysine (K)36. Our findings support the link between oncohistones and infantile soft tissue tumors and provide additional evidence for the oncogenic effects of p.K36M in H3 variants.


Assuntos
Exoma/genética , Fibroma/genética , Histonas/genética , Mutação , Neoplasias de Tecidos Moles/congênito , Neoplasias de Tecidos Moles/genética , Sequência de Bases , Fibroma/congênito , Fibroma/patologia , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Patologia Molecular , Neoplasias de Tecidos Moles/patologia
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J Natl Cancer Inst ; 109(5)2017 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28130475

RESUMO

Ongoing controversy over the optimal approach to breast cancer screening has led to discordant professional society recommendations, particularly in women age 40 to 49 years. One potential solution is risk-based screening, where decisions around the starting age, stopping age, frequency, and modality of screening are based on individual risk to maximize the early detection of aggressive cancers and minimize the harms of screening through optimal resource utilization. We present a novel approach to risk-based screening that integrates clinical risk factors, breast density, a polygenic risk score representing the cumulative effects of genetic variants, and sequencing for moderate- and high-penetrance germline mutations. We demonstrate how thresholds of absolute risk estimates generated by our prediction tools can be used to stratify women into different screening strategies (biennial mammography, annual mammography, annual mammography with adjunctive magnetic resonance imaging, defer screening at this time) while informing the starting age of screening for women age 40 to 49 years. Our risk thresholds and corresponding screening strategies are based on current evidence but need to be tested in clinical trials. The Women Informed to Screen Depending On Measures of risk (WISDOM) Study, a pragmatic, preference-tolerant randomized controlled trial of annual vs personalized screening, will study our proposed approach. WISDOM will evaluate the efficacy, safety, and acceptability of risk-based screening beginning in the fall of 2016. The adaptive design of this trial allows continued refinement of our risk thresholds as the trial progresses, and we discuss areas where we anticipate emerging evidence will impact our approach.


Assuntos
Neoplasias da Mama/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias da Mama/genética , Detecção Precoce de Câncer/normas , Mamografia/normas , Fatores Etários , Densidade da Mama , Feminino , Genótipo , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Penetrância , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Guias de Prática Clínica como Assunto , Ensaios Clínicos Pragmáticos como Assunto , Medicina de Precisão , Medição de Risco/métodos , Fatores de Risco , Fatores de Tempo
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