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Pol Arch Intern Med ; 133(2)2023 02 27.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36779516

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The immense progress in molecular biology observed in the last decades has led to a fundamental change in our understanding of the etiology of human diseases. Whole genome analyses, both DNA sequencing and microarray comparative genomic hybridization, allowed for identification of previously unknown diseases and syndromes. Therefore, in difficult­to­diagnose cases, clinical diagnosis is being replaced by molecular diagnosis (molecular dysmorphology, genomic medicine). For both scientific development of human genetics and clinical characteristics of rare genetic diseases, the construction and sharing of internationally available large databases has become crucial. However, genetic data have to be considered on the individual level too; therefore, they have to be treated as sensitive personal information. The context of ethical and legal risks involved in genetic testing has been long analyzed, although recognition of personal data protection issues is a more recent topic. The respective legal acts and protective measures should take into account several different aspects. The present paper explores major benefits and risks associated with international sharing of vast databases of genetic material, and presents legal provisions applied in the European Union, the United States, and China. The latter part is based on the respective acts themselves, as well as on analyses and commentaries by other scholars.


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Testes Genéticos , Medicina Genômica , Humanos , Estados Unidos , Hibridização Genômica Comparativa , Segurança Computacional
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J Immunol Res ; 2020: 8758090, 2020.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33282963

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Current immunotherapies are effective only in a subset of patients, likely due to several factors including defects in tumor cell antigen presentation, decreased response to immune effectors, and molecular heterogeneity of cancers. Recent molecular classifications enable the categorization of many tumor types. However, deregulation of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) gene expression is poorly characterized in the context of molecular cancer subtypes. To suppress the confounding effect of immune infiltrates on expression patterns of immunoregulators, we identified and removed genes with strong correlation to estimated immune compartment levels in each tumor type. Next, we reanalyzed a total of 13 TCGA cancer types encompassing 5651 tumors and 485 normal adjacent tissues by performing unsupervised clustering of 14 MHC genes. Subsequently, resultant clusters were statistically compared in terms of expression of other immune-related genes. Three MHC expression clusters were discovered by unsupervised clustering. We identified concordantly decreased expression of MHC genes (MHC-low) in 26 out of 55 molecular subtypes. Consequently, our study underlines the urgent need for designing strategies to enhance tumor MHC expression that could improve immune cold tumor rejection by cytotoxic T lymphocytes.


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Terapia Genética , Imunomodulação/genética , Imunoterapia , Complexo Principal de Histocompatibilidade/genética , Complexo Principal de Histocompatibilidade/imunologia , Neoplasias/terapia , Animais , Biomarcadores , Biomarcadores Tumorais , Metilação de DNA , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica , Terapia Genética/métodos , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala , Humanos , Fatores Imunológicos , Imunoterapia/métodos , Neoplasias/diagnóstico , Neoplasias/etiologia , Transcriptoma
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Anticancer Res ; 40(10): 5667-5671, 2020 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32988891

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BACKGROUND: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a common urological cancer, and its risk correlates with environmental factors such as obesity, smoking and hypertension. Microarray technology enables analysis of the expression pattern of the whole phosphatome, members of which are involved in many cellular pathways and may act as either tumour suppressors or oncogenes in cancers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analysed data for the expression level of 87 out of 107 known protein phosphatase genes included in the Hugo Gene Nomenclature Committee Website for 72 RCC tissues and paired healthy tissues obtained from the GEO Database. RESULTS: Our analysis revealed overexpression of DUSP1, DUSP4, PTP4A3, PTPRC and PTPRE genes at all examined stages of RCC. Moreover, we found overexpression of PTPN12 at stage 2, overexpression of CDKN3 at stages 3 and 4, and overexpression of DUSP10 and PTPN22 at stages 2, 3 and 4. Lower expression of DUSP9, PTPR9 and PTPRO was also observed at all stages. CONCLUSION: Significant changes in expression patterns of protein tyrosine phosphatase genes confirm the involvement of this group in crucial carcinogenesis pathways underlying RCC. Thus, we postulate that protein tyrosine phosphatases play an important role in RCC promotion and progression, and may be considered as potential therapeutic targets.


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Carcinoma de Células Renais/genética , Proliferação de Células/genética , Oncogenes/genética , Proteínas Tirosina Fosfatases/genética , Carcinoma de Células Renais/patologia , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proteínas Inibidoras de Quinase Dependente de Ciclina/genética , Fosfatase 1 de Especificidade Dupla/genética , Fosfatases de Especificidade Dupla/genética , Feminino , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica/genética , Humanos , Antígenos Comuns de Leucócito/genética , Masculino , Fosfatases da Proteína Quinase Ativada por Mitógeno/genética , Proteínas de Neoplasias/genética , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Proteínas Tirosina Fosfatases Classe 3 Semelhantes a Receptores/genética , Proteínas Tirosina Fosfatases Classe 4 Semelhantes a Receptores/genética , Fatores de Risco , Transdução de Sinais/genética , Fumar/efeitos adversos
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Int J Mol Sci ; 21(19)2020 Sep 26.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32993062

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The role of autophagy in colorectal cancer (CRC) pathogenesis appears to be crucial. Autophagy acts both as a tumor suppressor, by removing redundant cellular material, and a tumor-promoting factor, by providing access to components necessary for growth, metabolism, and proliferation. To date, little is known about the expression of genes that play a basal role in the autophagy in CRC. In this study, we aimed to compare the expression levels of 46 genes involved in the autophagy pathway between tumor-adjacent and tumor tissue, employing large RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) and microarray datasets. Additionally, we verified our results using data on 38 CRC cell lines. Gene set enrichment analysis revealed a significant deregulation of autophagy-related gene sets in CRC. The unsupervised clustering of tumors using the mRNA levels of autophagy-related genes revealed the existence of two major clusters: microsatellite instability (MSI)-enriched and -depleted. In cluster 1 (MSI-depleted), ATG9B and LAMP1 genes were the most prominently expressed, whereas cluster 2 (MSI-enriched) was characterized by DRAM1 upregulation. CRC cell lines were also clustered according to MSI-enriched/-depleted subgroups. The moderate deregulation of autophagy-related genes in cancer tissue, as compared to adjacent tissue, suggests a prominent field cancerization or early disruption of autophagy. Genes differentiating these clusters are promising candidates for CRC targeting therapy worthy of further investigation.


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Autofagia , Neoplasias Colorretais , Bases de Dados de Ácidos Nucleicos , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica , Proteínas de Neoplasias , Transcriptoma , Neoplasias Colorretais/genética , Neoplasias Colorretais/metabolismo , Humanos , Proteínas de Neoplasias/biossíntese , Proteínas de Neoplasias/genética
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Genet Res (Camb) ; 102: e6, 2020 08 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32772980

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PURPOSE: To characterize the spectrum of BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic germline variants in women from south-west Poland and west Ukraine affected with breast or ovarian cancer. Testing in women at high risk of breast and ovarian cancer in these regions is currently mainly limited to founder mutations. METHODS: Unrelated women affected with breast and/or ovarian cancer from Poland (n = 337) and Ukraine (n = 123) were screened by targeted sequencing. Excluded from targeted sequencing were 34 Polish women who had previously been identified as carrying a founder mutation in BRCA1. No prior testing had been conducted among the Ukrainian women. Thus, this study screened BRCA1 and BRCA2 in the germline DNA of 426 women in total. RESULTS: We identified 31 and 18 women as carriers of pathogenic/likely pathogenic (P/LP) genetic variants in BRCA1 and BRCA2, respectively. We observed five BRCA1 and eight BRCA2 P/LP variants (13/337, 3.9%) in the Polish women. Combined with the 34/337 (10.1%) founder variants identified prior to this study, the overall P/LP variant frequency in the Polish women was thus 14% (47/337). Among the Ukrainian women, 16/123 (13%) women were identified as carrying a founder mutation and 20/123 (16.3%) were found to carry non-founder P/LP variants (10 in BRCA1 and 10 in BRCA2). CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that genetic testing in women at high risk of breast and ovarian cancer in Poland and Ukraine should not be limited to founder mutations. Extended testing will enhance risk stratification and management for these women and their families.


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Proteína BRCA1/genética , Proteína BRCA2/genética , Neoplasias da Mama/genética , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Testes Genéticos/métodos , Mutação em Linhagem Germinativa , Neoplasias Ovarianas/genética , Neoplasias da Mama/epidemiologia , Neoplasias da Mama/patologia , Feminino , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala/métodos , Humanos , Neoplasias Ovarianas/epidemiologia , Neoplasias Ovarianas/patologia , Polônia/epidemiologia , Ucrânia/epidemiologia
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J Clin Med ; 9(7)2020 Jul 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32668698

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Genetic disorders are the leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality. Due to the large number of genetic diseases, molecular and phenotype heterogeneity and often severe course, these diseases remain undiagnosed. In infants with a suspected acute monogenic disease, rapid whole-exome sequencing (R-WES) can be successfully performed. R-WES (singletons) was performed in 18 unrelated infants with a severe and/or progressing disease with the suspicion of genetic origin hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Blood samples were also collected from the parents. The results from the R-WES were available after 5-14 days. A conclusive genetic diagnosis was obtained in 13 children, corresponding to an overall diagnostic yield of 72.2%. For nine patients, R-WES was used as a first-tier test. Eight patients were diagnosed with inborn errors of metabolism, mainly mitochondrial diseases. In two patients, the disease was possibly caused by variants in genes which so far have not been associated with human disease (NARS1 and DCAF5). R-WES proved to be an effective diagnostic tool for critically ill infants in ICUs suspected of having a genetic disorder. It also should be considered as a first-tier test after precise clinical description. The quickly obtained diagnosis impacts patient's medical management, and families can receive genetic counseling.

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Schizophr Res ; 223: 119-127, 2020 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32631700

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Previous transcriptome analyses of brain samples provided several insights into the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. In this study, we aimed to re-investigate gene expression datasets from seven brain regions of patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls by adopting a unified approach. After adjustment for confounding factors, we detected gene expression changes in 2 out of 7 brain regions - the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and parietal cortex (PC). We found relatively small effect sizes, not exceeding absolute log fold changes of 1. Gene-set enrichment analysis revealed the following alterations: 1) down-regulation of GABAergic signaling (in DLPFC and PC); 2) up-regulation of interleukin-23 signaling together with up-regulation of transcription mediated by RUNX1 and RUNX3 as well as down-regulation of RUNX2 signaling (in DLPFC) and 3) up-regulation of genes associated with responses to metal ions and RUNX1 signaling (PC). The number of neurons was significantly lower and the number of astrocytes was significantly higher at both brain regions. In turn, the index of microglia was increased in DLPFC and decreased in PC. Finally, our unsupervised analysis demonstrated that cellular composition of the samples was a major confounding factor in the analysis of gene expression across all datasets. In conclusion, our analysis provides further evidence that small but significant changes in the expression of genes related to GABAergic signaling, brain development, neuroinflammation and responses to metal ions might be involved in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Cell sorting techniques need to be used by future studies to dissect the effect of cellular content.


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Esquizofrenia , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Neurônios , Córtex Pré-Frontal , Esquizofrenia/genética
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Adv Clin Exp Med ; 29(1): 101-106, 2020 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31990460

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BACKGROUND: Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental disorders, characterized by the presence of various symptoms related to deficits in communication and social interactions as well as stereotyped and repetitive behavior. Increasing evidence indicates the contribution of genetic factors in the etiology of ASDs. Genetic diagnosis in ASDs is based on identifying chromosome aberrations, microaberrations and point mutations in specific genes. One of the diagnostic tools is multiplex ligase-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) with a set of probes dedicated to ASDs (SALSA MLPA P343 Autism-1; MRC-Holland BV, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) targeting the genes located in the regions 15q11-q13, 16p11 and the SHANK3 gene in the 22q13 region. OBJECTIVES: Our study included 240 patients referred to the clinical genetics unit because of ASDs and/or developmental delay and/or an intellectual disability. Before genetic testing, the patients underwent a comprehensive medical work-up. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Multiplex ligase-dependent probe amplification was performed in 256 DNA samples from 240 probands and 16 family members using the SALSA MLPA P343 Autism-1 probe mix (MRC-Holland BV) according to the manufacturer's protocol. RESULTS: We obtained 234 normal results and 22 abnormal results (15 probands and 7 abnormal results for probands' parents or siblings). We diagnosed 1 16p11 microdeletion syndrome and 1 16p11 microduplication syndrome. We also found 3 deletions and 1 duplication in 15q13 region including 2 or 3 genes and 9 single probe alterations in the regions examined (1 duplication and 7 deletions). CONCLUSIONS: Due to the low costs, MLPA test may be a good tool for the genetic screening of ASD patients.


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Transtorno do Espectro Autista , Transtorno Autístico , Testes Genéticos , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Multiplex , Transtorno do Espectro Autista/diagnóstico , Transtorno do Espectro Autista/genética , Transtorno Autístico/diagnóstico , Transtorno Autístico/genética , Criança , Aberrações Cromossômicas , Humanos
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Front Genet ; 10: 580, 2019.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31293617

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Transposable elements (TEs) are highly repetitive DNA sequences in the human genome that are the relics of previous retrotransposition events. Although the majority of TEs are transcriptionally inactive due to acquired mutations or epigenetic processes, around 8% of TEs exert transcriptional activity. It has been found that TEs contribute to somatic mosaicism that accounts for functional specification of various brain cells. Indeed, autonomous retrotransposition of long interspersed element-1 (LINE-1) sequences has been reported in the neural rat progenitor cells from the hippocampus, the human fetal brain and the human embryonic stem cells. Moreover, expression of TEs has been found to regulate immune-inflammatory responses, conditioning immunity against exogenous infections. Therefore, aberrant epigenetic regulation and expression of TEs emerged as a potential mechanism underlying the development of various mental disorders, including autism spectrum disorders (ASD), schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Consequently, some studies revealed that expression of some sequences of human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) appears only in a certain group of patients with mental disorders (especially those with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and ASD) but not in healthy controls. In addition, it has been found that expression of HERVs might be related to subclinical inflammation observed in mental disorders. In this article, we provide an overview of detrimental effects of transposition on the brain development and immune mechanisms with relevance to mental disorders. We show that transposition is not the only mechanism, explaining the way TEs might shape the phenotype of mental disorders. Other mechanisms include the regulation of gene expression and the impact on genomic stability. Next, we review current evidence from studies investigating expression and epigenetic regulation of specific TEs in various mental disorders. Most consistently, these studies indicate altered expression of HERVs and methylation of LINE-1 sequences in patients with ASD, schizophrenia, and mood disorders. However, the contribution of TEs to the etiology of AD is poorly documented. Future studies should further investigate the mechanisms linking epigenetic processes, specific TEs and the phenotype of mental disorders to disentangle causal associations.

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Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30886833

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Objectives: The potential linkage between Cryptosporidium spp. infection and colorectal human cancer was suggested by limited reports showing higher prevalence of C. parvum and C. hominis in patients with colon cancer. Here we conducted research concerning presence of Cryptosporidium spp. in malignant tissue collected from patients with colorectal cancer. Methods: Cancerous colon tissue samples collected from 145 non-HIV infected patients with colorectal cancer were screened for Cryptosporidium spp. by immunofluorescence antibody test and genus-specific nested polymerase chain reaction followed by sequencing. Results: Screened pathogen was found in cancerous tissue originating from immunocompetent man with colon adenocarcinoma. Genotyping revealed presence of Cryptosporidium meleagridis. The presence of Cryptosporidium life cycle stages (oocysts and endogenous stages) in colon carcinoma tissue was confirmed by genus-specific FITC-labeling. Conclusions: Herein, we report on a C. meleagridis infection of a colon adenocarcinoma in an immunocompetent patient. This is the first report of C. meleagridis infection in the human colon and first evidence of active development of this species in cancer tissue.


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Adenocarcinoma/complicações , Neoplasias do Colo/complicações , Criptosporidiose/diagnóstico , Cryptosporidium/isolamento & purificação , Cryptosporidium/classificação , Cryptosporidium/genética , Genótipo , Humanos
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J Appl Genet ; 60(1): 57-62, 2019 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30661225

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Protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type J (PTPRJ, DEP1) is a tumour suppressor gene that negatively regulates such processes as angiogenesis, cell proliferation and migration and is one of the genes important for tumour development. Similar to other phosphatase genes, PTPRJ is also described as an oncogene. Among various genetic changes characteristic for this gene, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) constituting benign genetic variants that can modulate its function have been described. We focused on Gln276Pro and Arg326Gln missense polymorphisms and performed a meta-analysis using data from 2930 and 852 patients for Gln276Pro and Arg326Gln respectively in different cancers. A meta-analysis was performed based on five articles accessed via the PubMed and Research Gate databases. Our meta-analysis revealed that for Arg326Gln, the presence of the Arg (C) allele was associated with lower risk of some cancers, the strongest association was observed for colorectal cancer patients, and there was no association between Gln276Pro (G>T) polymorphism and cancer risk. The polymorphisms Arg326Gln and Gln276Pro of the PTPRJ gene are not associated with an increased risk of cancer except for the Arg326Gln polymorphism in colorectal cancer. Large-scale studies should be performed to verify the impact of this SNP on individual susceptibility to colorectal cancer for given individuals.


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Neoplasias Colorretais/genética , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Alelos , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Neoplasias Colorretais/patologia , Humanos , Proteínas Tirosina Fosfatases Classe 3 Semelhantes a Receptores/genética , Fatores de Risco
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Psychiatry Res ; 271: 459-463, 2019 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30537669

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Human endogenous retroviruses (HERV) have been widely associated with schizophrenia etiology. Aberrant epigenetic processes may play a role in the etiology of schizophrenia. In this study, we tested whether schizophrenia patients at different stages of illness might present alterations in the levels of HERV-K methylation. We recruited 49 first-episode schizophrenia (FES) patients with 47 age- and sex-matched healthy controls (HCs), and 100 multi-episode schizophrenia (MES) patients with 50 age- and sex-matched HCs. Based on the Schedule for Deficit Schizophrenia, patients with MES were also divided into two subgroups: deficit (D-SCZ) and non-deficit schizophrenia (ND-SCZ). DNA methylation levels of HERV-K sequences were examined in peripheral blood leukocytes. We found significantly lower levels of HERV-K methylation in FES patients compared to HCs. Patients with MES and matched HCs had similar levels of HERV-K methylation. There was a significant positive correlation between chlorpromazine equivalent dosage and HERV-K methylation levels in MES patients, but not in FES individuals. No significant differences in HERV-K methylation levels between D-SCZ and ND-SCZ as well as HCs were found. Our results indicate lower HERV-K methylation levels at early stages of schizophrenia. This difference might normalize with subsequent exacerbations of schizophrenia, likely due to the effects of antipsychotics.


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Metilação de DNA , Retrovirus Endógenos/metabolismo , Esquizofrenia/sangue , Esquizofrenia/fisiopatologia , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Adulto Jovem
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Med Oncol ; 35(12): 159, 2018 Oct 29.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30374741

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Despite great progress in research on the subject, the involvement of autophagy in colorectal cancer (CRC) pathogenesis (initiation, progression, metastasis) remains obscure and controversial. Autophagy is a catabolic process, fundamental to cell viability and connected with degradation/recycling of proteins and organelles. In this study, we aimed at investigating the relative expression level of mRNA via Real-Time PCR of 16 chosen genes belonging to Atg8 mammalian orthologs and their conjugation system, comprising GABARAP, GABARAPL1, GABARAPL2, MAP1LC3A, MAP1LC3B, MAP1LC3C, ATG3, ATG7, ATG10, ATG4A, ATG4B, ATG4C, ATG4D, and three genes encoding proteins building the multimeric ATG16L1 complex, namely ATG5, ATG12, and ATG16L1, in 73 colorectal tumors and paired adjacent normal colon mucosa. Our study demonstrated the relative downregulation of all examined genes in CRC tissues in comparison to adjacent noncancerous mucosa, with the highest rate of expression in both tumor and non-tumor tissues observed for GAPARBPL2 and the lowest for MAP1LC3C. Moreover, in patients with advanced-stage tumors and high values of regional lymph nodes, statistically significant downregulation of ATG4D expression in adjacent normal cells was observed. Our study confirms the role of autophagy genes as cancer suppressors in colorectal carcinogenesis. Furthermore, in regard to the ATG4D gene, we observed the influence of tumor microenvironments on gene expression in adjacent colon mucosa.


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Proteínas Relacionadas à Autofagia/metabolismo , Autofagia , Biomarcadores Tumorais/metabolismo , Neoplasias Colorretais/patologia , Cisteína Endopeptidases/metabolismo , Neoplasias Hepáticas/secundário , Microambiente Tumoral , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Neoplasias Colorretais/metabolismo , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Neoplasias Hepáticas/metabolismo , Metástase Linfática , Masculino , Prognóstico
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Hum Mol Genet ; 27(21): 3669-3674, 2018 11 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30124836

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The Neurofascins (NFASCs) are a family of proteins encoded by alternative transcripts of NFASC that cooperate in the assembly of the node of Ranvier in myelinated nerves. Differential expression of NFASC in neurons and glia presents a remarkable example of cell-type specific expression of protein isoforms with a common overall function. In mice there are three NFASC isoforms: Nfasc186 and Nfasc140, located in the axonal membrane at the node of Ranvier, and Nfasc155, a glial component of the paranodal axoglial junction. Nfasc186 and Nfasc155 are the major isoforms at mature nodes and paranodes, respectively. Conditional deletion of the glial isoform Nfasc155 in mice causes severe motor coordination defects and death at 16-17 days after birth. We describe a proband with severe congenital hypotonia, contractures of fingers and toes, and no reaction to touch or pain. Whole exome sequencing revealed a homozygous NFASC variant chr1:204953187-C>T (rs755160624). The variant creates a premature stop codon in 3 out of four NFASC human transcripts and is predicted to specifically eliminate Nfasc155 leaving neuronal Neurofascin intact. The selective absence of Nfasc155 and disruption of the paranodal junction was confirmed by an immunofluorescent study of skin biopsies from the patient versus control. We propose that the disease in our proband is the first reported example of genetic deficiency of glial Neurofascin isoforms in humans and that the severity of the condition reflects the importance of the Nfasc155 in forming paranodal axoglial junctions and in determining the structure and function of the node of Ranvier.


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Moléculas de Adesão Celular/genética , Junções Intercelulares/metabolismo , Hipotonia Muscular/genética , Mutação , Fatores de Crescimento Neural/genética , Doenças do Sistema Nervoso/genética , Neuroglia/metabolismo , Animais , Condicionamento Psicológico , Análise Mutacional de DNA , Feminino , Homozigoto , Humanos , Lactente , Junções Intercelulares/genética , Camundongos , Hipotonia Muscular/metabolismo , Doenças do Sistema Nervoso/metabolismo , Polônia , Isoformas de Proteínas , Síndrome
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Eur J Hum Genet ; 26(10): 1502-1511, 2018 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29899372

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PTPN23 encodes a ubiquitously expressed non-receptor type, catalytically inactive protein-tyrosine phosphatase found in all cells including neurons. Recently, we have identified PTPN23 in a cellular screen for the systematic identification of novel regulators of survival motor neuron (SMN) function in the assembly of splicing factors (Uridine-rich small nuclear ribonucleoproteins, UsnRNPs). Based on three families, recessive PTPN23 variants have been associated with human disease tentatively, without functional studies. Here, we describe a pediatric proband with severe developmental delay, epilepsy, cortical blindness, hypomyelination and brain atrophy on MRI. Whole exome sequencing and family study showed two novel PTPN23 variants, c.1902C>G (p.(Asn634Lys)) and c.2974delC (p.(Leu992Tyrfs*168)), in compound heterozygous state, which are predicted in silico to be damaging. When studying patient's fibroblasts we found similar expression of SMN but a dramatic reduction of cells displaying SMN accumulation in Cajal bodies (CB). SMN strongly accumulated in CB in more than 50% of unrelated control cell fibroblasts as well as in fibroblasts from the parent carrying only the c.2974delC (p.(Leu992Tyrfs*168)) variant (predicted to cause loss-of-function). In contrast, only 22% of cells showed respective SMN accumulations in patient fibroblasts (p = 1.9-2.5 × 10-7) while showing a higher level of nucleoplasmic SMN. Furthermore, the remaining accumulations in patient cells displayed weaker SMN signals than control or heterozygous wt/c.2974delC (p.(Leu992Tyrfs*168)) fibroblasts. Our report provides the first description of the clinical phenotype of recessive PTPN23 variants with pathogenicity substantiated by a functional study.


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Atrofia/genética , Sequenciamento do Exoma , Proteínas Tirosina Fosfatases não Receptoras/genética , Espasmos Infantis/genética , Atrofia/fisiopatologia , Encéfalo/fisiopatologia , Núcleo Celular/genética , Criança , Feminino , Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Humanos , Masculino , Neurônios Motores/metabolismo , Neurônios Motores/patologia , Proteínas do Complexo SMN/genética
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Contemp Oncol (Pozn) ; 22(1A): 1-2, 2018 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29628786

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Studies on genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of carcinogenesis have led to the discovery of crucial genetic events for many of particular malignancies. This was followed by invention of new therapeutic approaches based on molecular mechanisms underlying cancer development and progression that bears the name of personalised medicine. In the case of gliomas, ascertainment of genetic/epigenetic markers was the basis for re-classification of tumours that until now depended on histopathological analysis. This article reviews recent advances in personalised medicine and the new World Health Organisation classification of gliomas.

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Schizophr Res ; 201: 243-248, 2018 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29681501

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Dysregulation of innate and adaptive immunity is increasingly being recognized as one of core characteristics of schizophrenia pathophysiology. Several studies have revealed that patients with schizophrenia present various alterations in the levels of distinct leukocyte subpopulations. However, studies addressing this point have provided mixed results. Therefore, in this study we translated a computational deconvolution algorithm in order to estimate counts of distinct leukocyte subpopulations in peripheral blood of patients with schizophrenia. Our analysis was based on publicly available data from peripheral blood DNA methylation profiling in 711 schizophrenia patients and 713 healthy controls (2 independent samples). In both datasets, there were significantly lower levels of CD8 and NK cells together with significantly higher levels of granulocytes. However, the levels of CD8 cells were insignificant after controlling for age and sex differences in one dataset. Our results indicate that patients with schizophrenia present innate immunity dysregulation in terms of NK cells depletion and increased levels of granulocytes. Longitudinal studies of various clinical subgroups of schizophrenia patients are required in order to disentangle whether our findings reflect trait- or state-dependent alterations.


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Células Matadoras Naturais , Esquizofrenia/sangue , Esquizofrenia/imunologia , Adulto , Algoritmos , Estudos de Coortes , Biologia Computacional , Metilação de DNA , Feminino , Humanos , Imunidade Inata , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Adulto Jovem
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BMC Med Genet ; 19(1): 12, 2018 01 19.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29351780

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BACKGROUND: FANCM and RECQL have recently been reported as breast cancer susceptibility genes and it has been suggested that they should be included on gene panel tests for breast cancer predisposition. However, the clinical value of testing for mutations in RECQL and FANCM remains to be determined. In this study, we have characterised the spectrum of FANCM and RECQL mutations in women affected with breast or ovarian cancer from South-West Poland and West Ukraine. METHODS: We applied Hi-Plex, an amplicon-based enrichment method for targeted massively parallel sequencing, to screen the coding exons and proximal intron-exon junctions of FANCM and RECQL in germline DNA from unrelated women affected with breast cancer (n = 338) and ovarian cancer (n = 89) from Poland (n = 304) and Ukraine (n = 123). These women were at high-risk of carrying a genetic predisposition to breast and/or ovarian cancer due to a family history and/or early-onset disease. RESULTS: Among 427 women screened, we identified one carrier of the FANCM:c.1972C > T nonsense mutation (0.23%), and two carriers of the frameshift insertion FANCM:c.1491dup (0.47%). None of the variants we observed in RECQL were predicted to be loss-of-function mutations by standard variant effect prediction tools. CONCLUSIONS: Our study of the Polish and Ukrainian populations has identified a carrier frequency of truncating mutations in FANCM consistent with previous reports. Although initial reports suggesting that mutations in RECQL could be associated with increased breast cancer risk included women from Poland and identified the RECQL:c.1667_1667 + 3delAGTA mutation in 0.23-0.35% of breast cancer cases, we did not observe any carriers in our study cohort. Continued screening, both in research and diagnostic settings, will enable the accumulation of data that is needed to establish the clinical utility of including RECQL and FANCM on gene panel tests.


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DNA Helicases/genética , Predisposição Genética para Doença , RecQ Helicases/genética , População Branca/genética , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Neoplasias da Mama/genética , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Códon sem Sentido , Éxons , Feminino , Frequência do Gene , Variação Genética , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neoplasias Ovarianas/genética , Linhagem , Polônia , Fatores de Risco , Ucrânia , Adulto Jovem
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