2016
Genomic characterization of sarcomatoid transformation in clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Bi M, Zhao S, Said JW, Merino MJ, Adeniran AJ, Xie Z, Nawaf CB, Choi J, Belldegrun AS, Pantuck AJ, Kluger HM, Bilgüvar K, Lifton RP, Shuch B. Genomic characterization of sarcomatoid transformation in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 2170-2175. PMID: 26864202, PMCID: PMC4776463, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1525735113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCarcinoma, Renal CellCell DedifferentiationDNA Mismatch RepairDNA-Binding ProteinsExomeFemaleGenes, p53HumansKidney NeoplasmsLoss of HeterozygosityMaleMiddle AgedMutationNuclear ProteinsOncogenesPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrognosisTranscription FactorsTumor Suppressor ProteinsUbiquitin ThiolesteraseConceptsClear cell renal cell carcinomaCell renal cell carcinomaRenal cell carcinomaSarcomatoid elementsCarcinomatous elementsCell carcinomaSomatic single nucleotide variantsVon Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressorPoor-prognosis cancerTreatment of patientsTumor protein p53 (TP53) mutationsMismatch repair deficiencyRich interaction domain 1ASarcomatoid featuresPoor prognosisUnknown pathogenesisPolybromo-1TP53 mutationsP53 mutationsSarcomatoid transformationPan-cancer genesExome sequencingTumorsRepair deficiencyProtein 1
2015
De novo mutations in congenital heart disease with neurodevelopmental and other congenital anomalies
Homsy J, Zaidi S, Shen Y, Ware JS, Samocha KE, Karczewski KJ, DePalma SR, McKean D, Wakimoto H, Gorham J, Jin SC, Deanfield J, Giardini A, Porter GA, Kim R, Bilguvar K, López-Giráldez F, Tikhonova I, Mane S, Romano-Adesman A, Qi H, Vardarajan B, Ma L, Daly M, Roberts AE, Russell MW, Mital S, Newburger JW, Gaynor JW, Breitbart RE, Iossifov I, Ronemus M, Sanders SJ, Kaltman JR, Seidman JG, Brueckner M, Gelb BD, Goldmuntz E, Lifton RP, Seidman CE, Chung WK. De novo mutations in congenital heart disease with neurodevelopmental and other congenital anomalies. Science 2015, 350: 1262-1266. PMID: 26785492, PMCID: PMC4890146, DOI: 10.1126/science.aac9396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital anomaliesNeurodevelopmental disabilitiesCongenital heart disease patientsDe novo mutationsExtracardiac congenital anomaliesImproved prognostic assessmentEarly therapeutic interventionHeart disease patientsCongenital heart diseaseNovo mutationsCHD patientsDisease patientsHeart diseasePrognostic assessmentCHD casesTherapeutic interventionsPatientsExome sequencingCHDParent-offspring triosMultiple mutationsGenetic contributionMutationsChromatin modificationsTranscriptional regulationSomatic POLE mutations cause an ultramutated giant cell high-grade glioma subtype with better prognosis
Erson-Omay EZ, Çağlayan AO, Schultz N, Weinhold N, Omay SB, Özduman K, Köksal Y, Li J, Serin Harmancı A, Clark V, Carrión-Grant G, Baranoski J, Çağlar C, Barak T, Coşkun S, Baran B, Köse D, Sun J, Bakırcıoğlu M, Moliterno Günel J, Pamir MN, Mishra-Gorur K, Bilguvar K, Yasuno K, Vortmeyer A, Huttner AJ, Sander C, Günel M. Somatic POLE mutations cause an ultramutated giant cell high-grade glioma subtype with better prognosis. Neuro-Oncology 2015, 17: 1356-1364. PMID: 25740784, PMCID: PMC4578578, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nov027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade gliomasSomatic POLE mutationsPOLE mutationsMalignant high-grade gliomasLonger progression-free survivalProgression-free survivalSomatic mutationsOverall survivalPediatric patientsBetter prognosisClinical featuresImproved prognosisClinical behaviorImmune cellsBizarre cellsAggressive formGlioblastoma multiformeDisease pathophysiologyMolecular subgroupsHomozygous germline mutationGermline mutationsPrognosisGlioma subtypesComprehensive genomic analysisDistinct subgroups