Whole exome and targeted deep sequencing identify genome-wide allelic loss and frequent SETDB1 mutations in malignant pleural mesotheliomas
Kang HC, Kim HK, Lee S, Mendez P, Kim JW, Woodard G, Yoon JH, Jen KY, Fang LT, Jones K, Jablons DM, Kim IJ. Whole exome and targeted deep sequencing identify genome-wide allelic loss and frequent SETDB1 mutations in malignant pleural mesotheliomas. Oncotarget 2016, 7: 8321-8331. PMID: 26824986, PMCID: PMC4884995, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.7032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlotting, WesternExomeFemaleGenome, HumanHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesLoss of HeterozygosityLung NeoplasmsMesotheliomaMesothelioma, MalignantMiddle AgedMutationPleural NeoplasmsPrognosisProtein MethyltransferasesReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSurvival RateConceptsMalignant pleural mesotheliomaPrimary cancerPleural mesotheliomaGenetic mechanismsDeep sequencingAdditional primary cancersMultiple primary cancersPrimary lung cancerPrimary cancer developmentAllelic lossNew genetic mechanismWhole-exome sequencingDistinct genomic alterationsMPM patientsRare malignancyPerineural invasionPoor prognosisTherapeutic optionsLung cancerLoss of heterozygosityTP53 mutationsCancer developmentPatientsExome sequencingCancer