2023
EPCO-47. HETEROZYGOUS CDKN2A LOSS IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER RECURRENCE AND LOWER SURVIVAL IN HIGH-, BUT NOT LOW-GRADE MENINGIOMAS
Tabor J, Chavez M, O'Brien J, Morales-Valero S, Pappajohn A, McGuone D, Erson-Omay Z, Yasuno K, Gunel M, Moliterno J. EPCO-47. HETEROZYGOUS CDKN2A LOSS IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER RECURRENCE AND LOWER SURVIVAL IN HIGH-, BUT NOT LOW-GRADE MENINGIOMAS. Neuro-Oncology 2023, 25: v134-v135. PMCID: PMC10639255, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noad179.0509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression-free survivalShorter progression-free survivalHigh recurrence rateHigh-grade meningiomasCDKN2A/BOverall survivalRecurrence rateLow-grade meningiomasHeterozygous lossNF2 mutationsHigh mitotic countFree survivalMethods ClinicalSomatic NF2 mutationsClinical associationsLower OSHigh recurrenceLow-grade onesProliferative indexMitotic countAggressive meningiomasClinical implicationsMeningiomasPotential associationSkull base
2021
NIMG-64. TYPE OF BONY INVOLVEMENT PREDICTS GENOMIC SUBGROUP IN SPHENOID WING MENINGIOMAS
Jin L, Youngblood M, Gupte T, Vetsa S, Nadar A, Barak T, Yalcin K, Aguilera S, Mishra-Gorur K, Blondin N, Omay S, Pointdujour-Lim R, Judson B, Alperovich M, Aboian M, McGuone D, Gunel M, Erson-Omay Z, Fulbright R, Moliterno J. NIMG-64. TYPE OF BONY INVOLVEMENT PREDICTS GENOMIC SUBGROUP IN SPHENOID WING MENINGIOMAS. Neuro-Oncology 2021, 23: vi144-vi144. PMCID: PMC8598770, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noab196.562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSphenoid wing meningiomaSpheno-orbital meningiomasBony involvementTRAF7 mutationsTumor invasionGenomic subgroupsPre-operative clinical featuresYale-New Haven HospitalAdditional clinical variablesSubset of tumorsPre-operative predictionLogistic regression modelsWhole-exome sequencingClinical featuresClinical variablesGrade IIPredictive logistic regression modelRecurrence patternsMolecular subtypesClinical implicationsExome sequencingHyperostosisMeningiomasTumorsGenomic driversType of bony involvement predicts genomic subgroup in sphenoid wing meningiomas
Jin L, Youngblood MW, Gupte TP, Vetsa S, Nadar A, Barak T, Yalcin K, Aguilera SM, Mishra-Gorur K, Blondin NA, Gorelick E, Omay SB, Pointdujour-Lim R, Judson BL, Alperovich M, Aboian MS, McGuone D, Gunel M, Erson-Omay Z, Fulbright RK, Moliterno J. Type of bony involvement predicts genomic subgroup in sphenoid wing meningiomas. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2021, 154: 237-246. PMID: 34350560, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-021-03819-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpheno-orbital meningiomasSphenoid wing meningiomaBony involvementTRAF7 mutationsGenomic subgroupsPre-operative clinical featuresTumor invasionYale-New Haven HospitalAdditional clinical variablesSubset of tumorsPre-operative predictionWhole-exome sequencingBone involvementBone invasionClinical featuresClinical variablesGrade IIMolecular subtypesRecurrence patternsClinical implicationsHyperostosisExome sequencingMeningiomasTumorsGenomic drivers
2018
Mutations in Chromatin Modifier and Ephrin Signaling Genes in Vein of Galen Malformation
Duran D, Zeng X, Jin SC, Choi J, Nelson-Williams C, Yatsula B, Gaillard J, Furey CG, Lu Q, Timberlake AT, Dong W, Sorscher MA, Loring E, Klein J, Allocco A, Hunt A, Conine S, Karimy JK, Youngblood MW, Zhang J, DiLuna ML, Matouk CC, Mane S, Tikhonova IR, Castaldi C, López-Giráldez F, Knight J, Haider S, Soban M, Alper SL, Komiyama M, Ducruet AF, Zabramski JM, Dardik A, Walcott BP, Stapleton CJ, Aagaard-Kienitz B, Rodesch G, Jackson E, Smith ER, Orbach DB, Berenstein A, Bilguvar K, Vikkula M, Gunel M, Lifton RP, Kahle KT. Mutations in Chromatin Modifier and Ephrin Signaling Genes in Vein of Galen Malformation. Neuron 2018, 101: 429-443.e4. PMID: 30578106, PMCID: PMC10292091, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.11.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromatin modifiersVascular developmentSpecification of arteriesDeep venous systemNormal vascular developmentParent-offspring triosSignaling GenesGalen malformationDamaging mutationsGenesMutationsEssential roleArterio-venous malformationsCutaneous vascular abnormalitiesNovo mutationsExome sequencingDisease biologyIncomplete penetranceVariable expressivityVascular abnormalitiesVenous systemMutation carriersArterial bloodMutation burdenClinical implications