Whole-genome characterization of lung adenocarcinomas lacking the RTK/RAS/RAF pathway.
Cell Rep
; 34(5): 108707, 2021 02 02.
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| ID: mdl-33535033
RTK/RAS/RAF pathway alterations (RPAs) are a hallmark of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). In this study, we use whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of 85 cases found to be RPA(-) by previous studies from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) to characterize the minority of LUADs lacking apparent alterations in this pathway. We show that WGS analysis uncovers RPA(+) in 28 (33%) of the 85 samples. Among the remaining 57 cases, we observe focal deletions targeting the promoter or transcription start site of STK11 (n = 7) or KEAP1 (n = 3), and promoter mutations associated with the increased expression of ILF2 (n = 6). We also identify complex structural variations associated with high-level copy number amplifications. Moreover, an enrichment of focal deletions is found in TP53 mutant cases. Our results indicate that RPA(-) cases demonstrate tumor suppressor deletions and genome instability, but lack unique or recurrent genetic lesions compensating for the lack of RPAs. Larger WGS studies of RPA(-) cases are required to understand this important LUAD subset.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Tachykinins
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Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1
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Whole Genome Sequencing
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Adenocarcinoma of Lung
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Lung Neoplasms
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Humans
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En
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Cell Rep
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2021
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