Exome of Radiation-induced Rat Mammary Carcinoma Shows Copy-number Losses and Mutations in Human-relevant Cancer Genes.
Anticancer Res
; 41(1): 55-70, 2021 01.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIM:
Our understanding of cancer risk from neutron exposure is limited. We aimed to reveal the characteristics of mammary carcinomas induced by neutrons. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Mammary carcinomas obtained from female Sprague-Dawley rats irradiated at 7 weeks of age with 0.97 Gy neutrons or 4 Gy γ-rays and from non-irradiated rats were classified into luminal and non-luminal subtypes by immunohistochemistry. Their mutational landscapes were determined by whole-exome sequencing.RESULTS:
Neutrons significantly raised the incidence of luminal mammary carcinomas over the non-luminal subtype. Somatic mutations were identified in cancer genes involved in several signalling pathways, including Keap1/Nrf2, Pi3k/Akt and Wnt/ß-catenin. Focal copy-number losses involving cancer genes were observed mainly in carcinomas from the irradiated rats.CONCLUSION:
Neutrons increase the incidence of luminal mammary carcinomas, probably through gene mutations similar to those found in human breast cancers, and focal copy-number losses including cancer genes that are characteristics of radiation-induced mammary carcinomas.Palabras clave
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Radiación Ionizante
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Variaciones en el Número de Copia de ADN
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Exoma
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Neoplasias Mamarias Experimentales
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Mutación
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Anticancer Res
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2021
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