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3. Copy number architectures define treatment-mediated selection of lethal prostate cancer clones

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Hasan, A, Cremaschi, P, Wetterskog, D, Jayaram, A, Wong, S, Williams, S, Pasam, A, Trigos, A, Trujillo, B, Grist, E, Friedrich, S, Vainauskas, O, Parry, M, Ismail, M, Devlies, W, Wingate, A, Linch, M, Naceur-Lombardelli, C, Zaccaria, S, Hessey, S, Shiu, K, Bridgewater, J, Hochhauser, D, Forster, M, Lee, S, Ahmad, T, Papadatos-Pastos, D, Janes, S, Van Loo, P, Enfield, K, Mcgranahan, N, Huebner, A, Quezada, S, Beck, S, Parker, P, Enver, T, Hynds, R, Pearce, D, Falzon, M, Proctor, I, Sinclair, R, Lok, C, Rhodes, Z, Moore, D, Marafioti, T, Mitchison, M, Ellery, P, Sivakumar, M, Brandner, S, Rowan, A, Hiley, C, Veeriah, S, Shaw, H, Toncheva, A, Prymas, P, Watkins, T, Bailey, C, Martinez Ruiz, C, Litchfield, K, Al-Bakir, M, Kanu, N, Ward, S, Lim, E, Reading, J, Chain, B, Akay, M, Flanagan, A, Biswas, D, Pich, O, Dietzen, M, Puttick, C, Colliver, E, Magness, A, Angelova, M, Black, J, Lucas, O, Hill, W, Liu, W, Frankell, A, Magno, N, Athanasopoulou, F, Salgado, R, Lee, C, Grigoriadis, K, Al-Sawaf, O, Karasaki, T, Bunkum, A, Noorani, I, Benafif, S, Barbe, V, Bola, S, Leone, G, Alifrangis, C, Mcgovern, U, Thol, K, Gamble, S, Ung, S, Sahwangarrom, T, Marin, C, Pawlik, P, Lam, J, Richard, C, Vendramin, R, Dijkstra, K, Rane, J, Nicod, J, Dwornik, A, Bowles, K, Zaidi, R, Gishen, F, Stone, P, Stirling, C, Turajlic, S, Larkin, J, Pickering, L, Furness, A, Young, K, Drake, W, Edmonds, K, Hunter, N, Mangwende, M, Pearce, K, Grostate, L, Au, L, Spain, L, Shepherd, S, Yan, H, Shum, B, Tippu, Z, Hanley, B, Spencer, C, Emmerich, M, Gerard, C, Schmitt, A, Del Rosario, L, Carlyle, E, Lewis, C, Holt, L, Lucanas, A, O'Flaherty, M, Hazell, S, Mudhar, H, Messiou, C, Latifoltojar, A, Fendler, A, Byrne, F, Pallikonda, H, Lobon, I, Coulton, A, Cattin, A, Deng, D, Feng, H, Yousaf, N, Popat, S, Curtis, O, Milner-Watts, C, Stamp, G, Nye, E, Murra, A, Korteweg, J, Kelly, D, Terry, L, Biano, J, Peat, K, Kelly, K, Grieco, C, Le, M, D'Arienzo, P, Turay, E, Hill, P, Josephs, D, Irshad, S, Spicer, J, Mahadeva, U, Green, A, Stewart, R, Wright, N, Pulman, G, Mitu, R, Phillips-Boyd, S, Enting, D, Rudman, S, Ghosh, S, Karapanagiotou, E, Pintus, E, Tutt, A, Howlett, S, Brenton, J, Caldas, C, Fitzgerald, R, Jimenez-Linan, M, Provenzano, E, Cluroe, A, Paterson, A, Aitken, S, Allinson, K, Stewart, G, Mcdermott, U, Beddowes, E, Maughan, T, Ansorge, O, Campbell, P, Roxburgh, P, Fraser, S, Blyth, K, Le Quesne, J, Krebs, M, Blackhall, F, Summers, Y, Oliveira, P, Ortega-Franco, A, Dive, C, Gomes, F, Carter, M, Dransfield, J, Thomas, A, Fennell, D, Shaw, J, Wilson, C, Marrone, D, Naidu, B, Baijal, S, Tanchel, B, Langman, G, Robinson, A, Collard, M, Cockcroft, P, Ferris, C, Bancroft, H, Kerr, A, Middleton, G, Webb, J, Kadiri, S, Colloby, P, Olisemeke, B, Wilson, R, Shackleford, H, Osman, A, Tomlinson, I, Jogai, S, Holden, S, Fernandes, T, Mcneish, I, Hampton, B, Mckenzie, M, Hackshaw, A, Sharp, A, Chan, K, Farrelly, L, Bridger, H, Leslie, R, Tookman, A, Swanton, C, Jamal-Hanjani, M, Lise, S, Sandhu, S, Attard, G, Hasan A. M. M., Cremaschi P., Wetterskog D., Jayaram A., Wong S. Q., Williams S., Pasam A., Trigos A., Trujillo B., Grist E., Friedrich S., Vainauskas O., Parry M., Ismail M., Devlies W., Wingate A., Linch M., Naceur-Lombardelli C., Zaccaria S., Hessey S., Shiu K. -K., Bridgewater J., Hochhauser D., Forster M., Lee S. -M., Ahmad T., Papadatos-Pastos D., Janes S., Van Loo P., Enfield K., McGranahan N., Huebner A., Quezada S., Beck S., Parker P., Enver T., Hynds R. E., Pearce D. R., Falzon M., Proctor I., Sinclair R., Lok C. -W., Rhodes Z., Moore D., Marafioti T., Mitchison M., Ellery P., Sivakumar M., Brandner S., Rowan A., Hiley C., Veeriah S., Shaw H., Toncheva A., Prymas P., Watkins T. B. K., Bailey C., Martinez Ruiz C., Litchfield K., Al-Bakir M., Kanu N., Ward S., Lim E., Reading J., Chain B., Watkins T., Akay M., Flanagan A., Biswas D., Pich O., Dietzen M., Puttick C., Colliver E., Magness A., Angelova M., Black J., Lucas O., Hill W., Liu W. -K., Frankell A., Magno N., Athanasopoulou F., Salgado R., Lee C., Grigoriadis K., Al-Sawaf O., Karasaki T., Bunkum A., Noorani I., Benafif S., Barbe V., Bola S. K., Leone G., Alifrangis C., McGovern U., Thol K., Gamble S., Ung S. K., Sahwangarrom T., Marin C. P., Wong S., Pawlik P., Lam J. M., Richard C., Vendramin R., Dijkstra K., Rane J., Nicod J., Dwornik A., Bowles K., Zaidi R., Gishen F., Stone P., Stirling C., Turajlic S., Larkin J., Pickering L., Furness A., Young K., Drake W., Edmonds K., Hunter N., Mangwende M., Pearce K., Grostate L., Au L., Spain L., Shepherd S., Yan H., Shum B., Tippu Z., Hanley B., Spencer C., Emmerich M., Gerard C., Schmitt A. M., Del Rosario L., Carlyle E., Lewis C., Holt L., Lucanas A., O'Flaherty M., Hazell S., Mudhar H., Messiou C., Latifoltojar A., Fendler A., Byrne F., Pallikonda H., Lobon I., Coulton A., Cattin A. -L., Deng D., Feng H., Yousaf N., Popat S., Curtis O., Milner-Watts C., Stamp G., Nye E., Murra A., Korteweg J., Kelly D., Terry L., Biano J., Peat K., Kelly K., Grieco C., Le M. L., D'Arienzo P. D., Turay E., Hill P., Josephs D., Irshad S., Spicer J., Mahadeva U., Green A., Stewart R., Wright N., Pulman G., Mitu R., Phillips-Boyd S., Enting D., Rudman S., Ghosh S., Karapanagiotou E., Pintus E., Tutt A., Howlett S., Brenton J., Caldas C., Fitzgerald R., Jimenez-Linan M., Provenzano E., Cluroe A., Paterson A., Aitken S., Allinson K., Stewart G., McDermott U., Beddowes E., Maughan T., Ansorge O., Campbell P., Roxburgh P., Fraser S., Blyth K., Le Quesne J., Krebs M., Blackhall F., Summers Y., Oliveira P., Ortega-Franco A., Dive C., Gomes F., Carter M., Dransfield J., Thomas A., Fennell D., Shaw J., Wilson C., Marrone D., Naidu B., Baijal S., Tanchel B., Langman G., Robinson A., Collard M., Cockcroft P., Ferris C., Bancroft H., Kerr A., Middleton G., Webb J., Kadiri S., Colloby P., Olisemeke B., Wilson R., Shackleford H., Osman A., Tomlinson I., Jogai S., Holden S., Fernandes T., McNeish I., Hampton B., McKenzie M., Hackshaw A., Sharp A., Chan K., Farrelly L., Bridger H., Leslie R., Tookman A., Swanton C., Jamal-Hanjani M., Lise S., Sandhu S., Attard G., Hasan, A, Cremaschi, P, Wetterskog, D, Jayaram, A, Wong, S, Williams, S, Pasam, A, Trigos, A, Trujillo, B, Grist, E, Friedrich, S, Vainauskas, O, Parry, M, Ismail, M, Devlies, W, Wingate, A, Linch, M, Naceur-Lombardelli, C, Zaccaria, S, Hessey, S, Shiu, K, Bridgewater, J, Hochhauser, D, Forster, M, Lee, S, Ahmad, T, Papadatos-Pastos, D, Janes, S, Van Loo, P, Enfield, K, Mcgranahan, N, Huebner, A, Quezada, S, Beck, S, Parker, P, Enver, T, Hynds, R, Pearce, D, Falzon, M, Proctor, I, Sinclair, R, Lok, C, Rhodes, Z, Moore, D, Marafioti, T, Mitchison, M, Ellery, P, Sivakumar, M, Brandner, S, Rowan, A, Hiley, C, Veeriah, S, Shaw, H, Toncheva, A, Prymas, P, Watkins, T, Bailey, C, Martinez Ruiz, C, Litchfield, K, Al-Bakir, M, Kanu, N, Ward, S, Lim, E, Reading, J, Chain, B, Akay, M, Flanagan, A, Biswas, D, Pich, O, Dietzen, M, Puttick, C, Colliver, E, Magness, A, Angelova, M, Black, J, Lucas, O, Hill, W, Liu, W, Frankell, A, Magno, N, Athanasopoulou, F, Salgado, R, Lee, C, Grigoriadis, K, Al-Sawaf, O, Karasaki, T, Bunkum, A, Noorani, I, Benafif, S, Barbe, V, Bola, S, Leone, G, Alifrangis, C, Mcgovern, U, Thol, K, Gamble, S, Ung, S, Sahwangarrom, T, Marin, C, Pawlik, P, Lam, J, Richard, C, Vendramin, R, Dijkstra, K, Rane, J, Nicod, J, Dwornik, A, Bowles, K, Zaidi, R, Gishen, F, Stone, P, Stirling, C, Turajlic, S, Larkin, J, Pickering, L, Furness, A, Young, K, Drake, W, Edmonds, K, Hunter, N, Mangwende, M, Pearce, K, Grostate, L, Au, L, Spain, L, Shepherd, S, Yan, H, Shum, B, Tippu, Z, Hanley, B, Spencer, C, Emmerich, M, Gerard, C, Schmitt, A, Del Rosario, L, Carlyle, E, Lewis, C, Holt, L, Lucanas, A, O'Flaherty, M, Hazell, S, Mudhar, H, Messiou, C, Latifoltojar, A, Fendler, A, Byrne, F, Pallikonda, H, Lobon, I, Coulton, A, Cattin, A, Deng, D, Feng, H, Yousaf, N, Popat, S, Curtis, O, Milner-Watts, C, Stamp, G, Nye, E, Murra, A, Korteweg, J, Kelly, D, Terry, L, Biano, J, Peat, K, Kelly, K, Grieco, C, Le, M, D'Arienzo, P, Turay, E, Hill, P, Josephs, D, Irshad, S, Spicer, J, Mahadeva, U, Green, A, Stewart, R, Wright, N, Pulman, G, Mitu, R, Phillips-Boyd, S, Enting, D, Rudman, S, Ghosh, S, Karapanagiotou, E, Pintus, E, Tutt, A, Howlett, S, Brenton, J, Caldas, C, Fitzgerald, R, Jimenez-Linan, M, Provenzano, E, Cluroe, A, Paterson, A, Aitken, S, Allinson, K, Stewart, G, Mcdermott, U, Beddowes, E, Maughan, T, Ansorge, O, Campbell, P, Roxburgh, P, Fraser, S, Blyth, K, Le Quesne, J, Krebs, M, Blackhall, F, Summers, Y, Oliveira, P, Ortega-Franco, A, Dive, C, Gomes, F, Carter, M, Dransfield, J, Thomas, A, Fennell, D, Shaw, J, Wilson, C, Marrone, D, Naidu, B, Baijal, S, Tanchel, B, Langman, G, Robinson, A, Collard, M, Cockcroft, P, Ferris, C, Bancroft, H, Kerr, A, Middleton, G, Webb, J, Kadiri, S, Colloby, P, Olisemeke, B, Wilson, R, Shackleford, H, Osman, A, Tomlinson, I, Jogai, S, Holden, S, Fernandes, T, Mcneish, I, Hampton, B, Mckenzie, M, Hackshaw, A, Sharp, A, Chan, K, Farrelly, L, Bridger, H, Leslie, R, Tookman, A, Swanton, C, Jamal-Hanjani, M, Lise, S, Sandhu, S, Attard, G, Hasan A. M. M., Cremaschi P., Wetterskog D., Jayaram A., Wong S. Q., Williams S., Pasam A., Trigos A., Trujillo B., Grist E., Friedrich S., Vainauskas O., Parry M., Ismail M., Devlies W., Wingate A., Linch M., Naceur-Lombardelli C., Zaccaria S., Hessey S., Shiu K. -K., Bridgewater J., Hochhauser D., Forster M., Lee S. -M., Ahmad T., Papadatos-Pastos D., Janes S., Van Loo P., Enfield K., McGranahan N., Huebner A., Quezada S., Beck S., Parker P., Enver T., Hynds R. E., Pearce D. R., Falzon M., Proctor I., Sinclair R., Lok C. -W., Rhodes Z., Moore D., Marafioti T., Mitchison M., Ellery P., Sivakumar M., Brandner S., Rowan A., Hiley C., Veeriah S., Shaw H., Toncheva A., Prymas P., Watkins T. B. K., Bailey C., Martinez Ruiz C., Litchfield K., Al-Bakir M., Kanu N., Ward S., Lim E., Reading J., Chain B., Watkins T., Akay M., Flanagan A., Biswas D., Pich O., Dietzen M., Puttick C., Colliver E., Magness A., Angelova M., Black J., Lucas O., Hill W., Liu W. -K., Frankell A., Magno N., Athanasopoulou F., Salgado R., Lee C., Grigoriadis K., Al-Sawaf O., Karasaki T., Bunkum A., Noorani I., Benafif S., Barbe V., Bola S. K., Leone G., Alifrangis C., McGovern U., Thol K., Gamble S., Ung S. K., Sahwangarrom T., Marin C. P., Wong S., Pawlik P., Lam J. M., Richard C., Vendramin R., Dijkstra K., Rane J., Nicod J., Dwornik A., Bowles K., Zaidi R., Gishen F., Stone P., Stirling C., Turajlic S., Larkin J., Pickering L., Furness A., Young K., Drake W., Edmonds K., Hunter N., Mangwende M., Pearce K., Grostate L., Au L., Spain L., Shepherd S., Yan H., Shum B., Tippu Z., Hanley B., Spencer C., Emmerich M., Gerard C., Schmitt A. M., Del Rosario L., Carlyle E., Lewis C., Holt L., Lucanas A., O'Flaherty M., Hazell S., Mudhar H., Messiou C., Latifoltojar A., Fendler A., Byrne F., Pallikonda H., Lobon I., Coulton A., Cattin A. -L., Deng D., Feng H., Yousaf N., Popat S., Curtis O., Milner-Watts C., Stamp G., Nye E., Murra A., Korteweg J., Kelly D., Terry L., Biano J., Peat K., Kelly K., Grieco C., Le M. L., D'Arienzo P. D., Turay E., Hill P., Josephs D., Irshad S., Spicer J., Mahadeva U., Green A., Stewart R., Wright N., Pulman G., Mitu R., Phillips-Boyd S., Enting D., Rudman S., Ghosh S., Karapanagiotou E., Pintus E., Tutt A., Howlett S., Brenton J., Caldas C., Fitzgerald R., Jimenez-Linan M., Provenzano E., Cluroe A., Paterson A., Aitken S., Allinson K., Stewart G., McDermott U., Beddowes E., Maughan T., Ansorge O., Campbell P., Roxburgh P., Fraser S., Blyth K., Le Quesne J., Krebs M., Blackhall F., Summers Y., Oliveira P., Ortega-Franco A., Dive C., Gomes F., Carter M., Dransfield J., Thomas A., Fennell D., Shaw J., Wilson C., Marrone D., Naidu B., Baijal S., Tanchel B., Langman G., Robinson A., Collard M., Cockcroft P., Ferris C., Bancroft H., Kerr A., Middleton G., Webb J., Kadiri S., Colloby P., Olisemeke B., Wilson R., Shackleford H., Osman A., Tomlinson I., Jogai S., Holden S., Fernandes T., McNeish I., Hampton B., McKenzie M., Hackshaw A., Sharp A., Chan K., Farrelly L., Bridger H., Leslie R., Tookman A., Swanton C., Jamal-Hanjani M., Lise S., Sandhu S., and Attard G.

Abstract

Despite initial responses to hormone treatment, metastatic prostate cancer invariably evolves to a lethal state. To characterize the intra-patient evolutionary relationships of metastases that evade treatment, we perform genome-wide copy number profiling and bespoke approaches targeting the androgen receptor (AR) on 167 metastatic regions from 11 organs harvested post-mortem from 10 men who died from prostate cancer. We identify diverse and patient-unique alterations clustering around the AR in metastases from every patient with evidence of independent acquisition of related genomic changes within an individual and, in some patients, the co-existence of AR-neutral clones. Using the genomic boundaries of pan-autosome copy number changes, we confirm a common clone of origin across metastases and diagnostic biopsies, and identified in individual patients, clusters of metastases occupied by dominant clones with diverged autosomal copy number alterations. These autosome-defined clusters are characterized by cluster-specific AR gene architectures, and in two index cases are topologically more congruent than by chance (p-values 3.07 × 10−8 and 6.4 × 10−4). Integration with anatomical sites suggests patterns of spread and points of genomic divergence. Here, we show that copy number boundaries identify treatment-selected clones with putatively distinct lethal trajectories.

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2023

4. Phenotypic heterogeneity and genetic modification of P102L inherited prion disease in an international series

Author

Webb, TEF, Poulter, M, Beck, J, Uphill, J, Adamson, G, Campbell, T, Linehan, J, Powell, C, Brandner, S, Pal, S, Siddique, D, Wadsworth, JD, Joiner, S, Alner, K, Petersen, C, Hampson, S, Rhymes, C, Treacy, C, Storey, E, Geschwind, MD, Nemeth, AH, Wroe, S, Collinge, J, and Mead, S

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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Health Sciences, Psychology, Rare Diseases, Genetics, Brain Disorders, Neurosciences, Clinical Research, Neurodegenerative, Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE), Genetic Testing, 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors, Aetiology, Adult, Age of Onset, Aged, Brain, Electrocardiography, Electromyography, England, Europe, Female, Genealogy and Heraldry, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Disease, Haplotypes, Heterozygote, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Pedigree, Phenotype, Point Mutation, Prions, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, P102L, sCJD, early-onset dementia, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome, prion disease, Medical and Health Sciences, Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Health sciences
Abstract

The largest kindred with inherited prion disease P102L, historically Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome, originates from central England, with émigrés now resident in various parts of the English-speaking world. We have collected data from 84 patients in the large UK kindred and numerous small unrelated pedigrees to investigate phenotypic heterogeneity and modifying factors. This collection represents by far the largest series of P102L patients so far reported. Microsatellite and genealogical analyses of eight separate European kindreds support multiple distinct mutational events at a cytosine-phosphate diester-guanidine dinucleotide mutation hot spot. All of the smaller P102L kindreds were linked to polymorphic human prion protein gene codon 129M and were not connected by genealogy or microsatellite haplotype background to the large kindred or each other. While many present with classical Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome, a slowly progressive cerebellar ataxia with later onset cognitive impairment, there is remarkable heterogeneity. A subset of patients present with prominent cognitive and psychiatric features and some have met diagnostic criteria for sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. We show that polymorphic human prion protein gene codon 129 modifies age at onset: the earliest eight clinical onsets were all MM homozygotes and overall age at onset was 7 years earlier for MM compared with MV heterozygotes (P = 0.02). Unexpectedly, apolipoprotein E4 carriers have a delayed age of onset by 10 years (P = 0.02). We found a preponderance of female patients compared with males (54 females versus 30 males, P = 0.01), which probably relates to ascertainment bias. However, these modifiers had no impact on a semi-quantitative pathological phenotype in 10 autopsied patients. These data allow an appreciation of the range of clinical phenotype, modern imaging and molecular investigation and should inform genetic counselling of at-risk individuals, with the identification of two genetic modifiers.

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2008

11. ETMR-06. Molecular and clinical characteristics of CNS tumors withBCOR(L1) fusion/internal tandem duplication

Author

Gojo, J, Schmitt-Hoffner, F, Mauermann, M, von Hoff, K, Sill, M, Korshunov, A, Stichel, D, Capper, D, Tauziede-Espariat, A, Varlet, P, Aldape, K, Abdullaev, Z, Donson, A, Pahnke, J, Schüller, U, Tran, I, Galbraith, K, Snuderl, M, Alexandrescu, S, Brandner, S, Łastowska, M, Miele, E, Lugt, JV, Meijer, L, Bunt, J, Kramm, C, Hansford, JR, Krskova, L, Zapotocky, M, Nobusawa, S, Solomon, D, Haberler, C, Jones, B, Sturm, D, Sahm, F, Jäger, N, Pfister, SM, Kool, M, Gojo, J, Schmitt-Hoffner, F, Mauermann, M, von Hoff, K, Sill, M, Korshunov, A, Stichel, D, Capper, D, Tauziede-Espariat, A, Varlet, P, Aldape, K, Abdullaev, Z, Donson, A, Pahnke, J, Schüller, U, Tran, I, Galbraith, K, Snuderl, M, Alexandrescu, S, Brandner, S, Łastowska, M, Miele, E, Lugt, JV, Meijer, L, Bunt, J, Kramm, C, Hansford, JR, Krskova, L, Zapotocky, M, Nobusawa, S, Solomon, D, Haberler, C, Jones, B, Sturm, D, Sahm, F, Jäger, N, Pfister, SM, and Kool, M

Abstract

Central nervous system (CNS) tumor with BCOR internal tandem duplication (BCOR-ITD) have recently been introduced in the 5th edition of the WHO classification of CNS tumors, however, their molecular makeup and clinical characteristics remain widely enigmatic. This is further complicated by the recent discovery of tumors characterized by gene fusions involving BCOR or its homologue BCORL1. We identified a cohort of 206 BCOR altered CNS tumors via DNA methylation profiling and conducted in-depth molecular and clinical characterization in an international effort. By performing t-SNE clustering analysis we found that BCOR-fusion tumors form a distinct cluster (n=61), adjacent to BCOR-ITD cases (n=145). The identified fusion partners of BCOR(L1) included EP300 (n=20), CREBBP (n=5), and NUTM2HP (n=1). Notably, three cases within the BCOR-ITD cluster harbored a c-terminal intragenic deletion within BCOR. With respect to clinical characteristics gender ratio was balanced in BCOR-fusion cases (m/f, 1.1), whereas predominance of male patients was observed in the BCOR-ITD group (m/f, 1.5). Moreover, age at diagnosis of BCOR-fusion patients was higher as compared to BCOR-ITD cases (15 vs 4.5 years). Interestingly, BCOR-fusion tumors were exclusively found in the supratentorial region being originally diagnosed as ependymomas or gliomas whereas BCOR-ITD emerged across the entire CNS with diverse original diagnoses. 8% of BCOR-ITD and none of BCOR-fusion cases were disseminated at diagnosis. In line with this observation, 40% of first relapses within the BCOR-ITD group were metastatic which was less frequent in BCOR-fusion tumors. Survival estimates demonstrated no differences, generally showing short median PFS (BCOR-fusion, 2 years, n=15; BCOR-ITD, 1.8 years, n=55) and intermediate OS rates (BCOR-fusion, 6.8 years, n=18; BCOR-ITD 6.3 years, n=60). Further molecular and clinical characterization is ongoing potentially revealing first therapeutic leads for these highly a

Published
2022

17. Integrated Molecular-Morphologic Meningioma Classification: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis, Retrospectively and Prospectively Validated

Author

Maas, SLN, Stichel, D, Hielscher, T, Sievers, P, Berghoff, AS, Schrimpf, D, Sill, M, Euskirchen, P, Blume, C, Patel, A, Dogan, H, Reuss, D, Dohmen, H, Stein, M, Reinhardt, A, Suwala, AK, Wefers, AK, Baumgarten, P, Ricklefs, F, Rushing, EJ, Bewerunge-Hudler, M, Ketter, R, Schittenhelm, J, Jaunmuktane, Z, Leu, S, Greenway, FEA, Bridges, LR, Jones, T, Grady, C, Serrano, J, Golfinos, J, Sen, C, Mawrin, C, Jungk, C, Hänggi, D, Westphal, M, Lamszus, K, Etminan, N, Jungwirth, G, Herold-Mende, C, Unterberg, A, Harter, PN, Wirsching, H-G, Neidert, MC, Ratliff, M, Platten, M, Snuderl, M, Aldape, KD, Brandner, S, Hench, J, Frank, S, Pfister, SM, Jones, DTW, Reifenberger, G, Acker, T, Wick, W, Weller, M, Preusser, M, von Deimling, A, Sahm, F, and German Consortium on Aggressive Meningiomas (KAM)

Abstract

PURPOSE: Meningiomas are the most frequent primary intracranial tumors. Patient outcome varies widely from benign to highly aggressive, ultimately fatal courses. Reliable identification of risk of progression for individual patients is of pivotal importance. However, only biomarkers for highly aggressive tumors are established (CDKN2A/B and TERT), whereas no molecularly based stratification exists for the broad spectrum of patients with low- and intermediate-risk meningioma. METHODS: DNA methylation data and copy-number information were generated for 3,031 meningiomas (2,868 patients), and mutation data for 858 samples. DNA methylation subgroups, copy-number variations (CNVs), mutations, and WHO grading were analyzed. Prediction power for outcome was assessed in a retrospective cohort of 514 patients, validated on a retrospective cohort of 184, and on a prospective cohort of 287 multicenter cases. RESULTS: Both CNV- and methylation family-based subgrouping independently resulted in increased prediction accuracy of risk of recurrence compared with the WHO classification (c-indexes WHO 2016, CNV, and methylation family 0.699, 0.706, and 0.721, respectively). Merging all risk stratification approaches into an integrated molecular-morphologic score resulted in further substantial increase in accuracy (c-index 0.744). This integrated score consistently provided superior accuracy in all three cohorts, significantly outperforming WHO grading (c-index difference P = .005). Besides the overall stratification advantage, the integrated score separates more precisely for risk of progression at the diagnostically challenging interface of WHO grade 1 and grade 2 tumors (hazard ratio 4.34 [2.48-7.57] and 3.34 [1.28-8.72] retrospective and prospective validation cohorts, respectively). CONCLUSION: Merging these layers of histologic and molecular data into an integrated, three-tiered score significantly improves the precision in meningioma stratification. Implementation into diagnostic routine informs clinical decision making for patients with meningioma on the basis of robust outcome prediction.

Published
2021

23. Acriflavine, a clinically aproved drug, inhibits SARS-CoV-2 and other betacoronaviruses

Author

Mohn Kg, A. Czarna, Emilia Barreto-Duran, M.J. Bostock, O. Plettenburg, Malwina Jedrysik, Chykunova Y, Brandner S, Magdalena Pachota, Michael Sattler, Grzegorz M Popowicz, Fröhlich T, Matsuda A, Jan Potempa, Artur Szczepanski, Blomberg B, Pawel Botwina, Kamyar Hadian, Michael Hoelscher, Rothenaigner I, Grzegorz Dubin, Krzysztof Pyrc, Malgorzata Benedyk, Schlauderer F, Agnieszka Dabrowska, André Mourão, Katarzyna Owczarek, Napolitano, and Kenji Schorpp

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Drug, Protease, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), business.industry, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), media_common.quotation_subject, medicine.medical_treatment, Virology, chemistry.chemical_compound, chemistry, Viral replication, In vivo, Medicine, Acriflavine, business, Ex vivo, media_common
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SummaryThe COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has been socially and economically devastating. Despite an unprecedented research effort, effective therapeutics are still missing to limit severe disease and mortality. Using high-throughput screening, we identified acriflavine as a potent papain-like protease (PLpro) inhibitor. NMR titrations and a co-crystal structure confirm that acriflavine blocks the PLprocatalytic pocket in an unexpected binding mode. We show that the drug inhibits viral replication at nanomolar concentration in cellular models,in vivoin mice andex vivoin human airway epithelia, with broad range activity against SARS-CoV-2 and other betacoronaviruses. Considering that acriflavine is an inexpensive drug approved in some countries, it may be immediately tested in clinical trials and play an important role during the current pandemic and future outbreaks.

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2021
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24. Clear cell meningiomas are defined by a highly distinct DNA methylation profile and mutations in SMARCE1

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Sievers, P., Sill, M., Blume, C., Tauziede-Espariat, A., Schrimpf, D., Stichel, D., Reuss, D.E., Dogan, H., Hartmann, C., Mawrin, C., Hasselblatt, M., Stummer, W., Schick, U., Hench, J., Frank, S., Ketter, R., Schweizer, L., Schittenhelm, J., Puget, S., Brandner, S., Jaunmuktane, Z., Kusters, B., Abdullaev, Z., Pekmezci, M., Snuderl, M., Ratliff, M., Herold-Mende, C., Unterberg, A., Aldape, K., Ellison, D.W., Wesseling, P., Reifenberger, G., Wick, W., Perry, A., Varlet, P., Pfister, S.M., Jones, D.T.W., Deimling, A. von, Sahm, F., Sievers, P., Sill, M., Blume, C., Tauziede-Espariat, A., Schrimpf, D., Stichel, D., Reuss, D.E., Dogan, H., Hartmann, C., Mawrin, C., Hasselblatt, M., Stummer, W., Schick, U., Hench, J., Frank, S., Ketter, R., Schweizer, L., Schittenhelm, J., Puget, S., Brandner, S., Jaunmuktane, Z., Kusters, B., Abdullaev, Z., Pekmezci, M., Snuderl, M., Ratliff, M., Herold-Mende, C., Unterberg, A., Aldape, K., Ellison, D.W., Wesseling, P., Reifenberger, G., Wick, W., Perry, A., Varlet, P., Pfister, S.M., Jones, D.T.W., Deimling, A. von, and Sahm, F.

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Contains fulltext : 232881.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access), Clear cell meningioma represents an uncommon variant of meningioma that typically affects children and young adults. Although an enrichment of loss-of-function mutations in the SMARCE1 gene has been reported for this subtype, comprehensive molecular investigations are lacking. Here we describe a molecularly distinct subset of tumors (n = 31), initially identified through genome-wide DNA methylation screening among a cohort of 3093 meningiomas, of which most were diagnosed histologically as clear cell meningioma. This cohort was further supplemented by an additional 11 histologically diagnosed clear cell meningiomas for analysis (n = 42). Targeted DNA sequencing revealed SMARCE1 mutations in 33/34 analyzed samples, accompanied by a nuclear loss of expression determined via immunohistochemistry and a decreased SMARCE1 transcript expression in the tumor cells. Analysis of time to progression or recurrence of patients within the clear cell meningioma group (n = 14) in comparison to those with meningioma WHO grade 2 (n = 220) revealed a similar outcome and support the assignment of WHO grade 2 to these tumors. Our findings indicate the existence of a highly distinct epigenetic signature of clear cell meningiomas, separate from all other variants of meningiomas, with recurrent mutations in the SMARCE1 gene. This suggests that these tumors may arise from a different precursor cell population than the broad spectrum of the other meningioma subtypes.

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2021

26. Sarcoma classification by DNA methylation profiling

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Koelsche, C, Schrimpf, D, Stichel, D, Sill, M, Sahm, F, Reuss, DE, Blattner, M, Worst, B, Heilig, CE, Beck, K, Horak, P, Kreutzfeldt, S, Paff, E, Stark, S, Johann, P, Selt, F, Ecker, J, Sturm, D, Pajtler, K W, Reinhardt, A, Wefers, AK, Sievers, P, Ebrahimi, A, Suwala, A, Fernandez-Klett, F, Casalini, B, Korshunov, A, Hovestadt, V, Kommoss, FKF, Kriegsmann, M, Schick, M, Bewerunge-Hudler, M, Milde, T, Witt, O, Kulozik, AE, Kool, M, Romero-Perez, L, Grunewald, TGP, Kirchner, T, Wick, W, Platten, M, Unterberg, A, Uhl, M, Abdollahi, A, Debus, J, Lehner, B, Thomas, C, Hasselblatt, M, Paulus, W, Hartmann, C, Staszewski, O, Prinz, M, Hench, J, Frank, S, Versleijen-Jonkers, YMH, Weidema, ME, Mentzel, T, Griewank, K, Alava, E, Martin, JD, Gastearena, MAI, Chang, KTE, Low, SYY, Cuevas-Bourdier, A, Mittelbronn, M, Mynarek, M, Rutkowski, S, Schuller, U, Mautner, VF, Schittenhelm, J, Serrano, J, Snuderl, M, Buttner, R, Klingebiel, T, Buslei, R, Gessler, M, Wesseling, P, Dinjens, Winand, Brandner, S, Jaunmuktane, Z, Lyskjaer, I, Schirmacher, P, Stenzinger, A, Brors, B, Glimm, H, Heining, C, Tirado, OM, Sainz-Jaspeado, M, Mora, J, Alonso, J, del Muro, XG, Moran, S, Esteller, M, Benhamida, JK, Ladanyi, M, Wardelmann, E, Antonescu, C, Flanagan, A, Dirksen, U, Hohenberger, P, Baumhoer, D, Hartmann, W, Vokuhl, C, Flucke, U, Petersen, I, Mechtersheimer, G, Capper, D, Jones, DT, Frohling, S, Pfister, SM, von Deimling, A, Koelsche, C, Schrimpf, D, Stichel, D, Sill, M, Sahm, F, Reuss, DE, Blattner, M, Worst, B, Heilig, CE, Beck, K, Horak, P, Kreutzfeldt, S, Paff, E, Stark, S, Johann, P, Selt, F, Ecker, J, Sturm, D, Pajtler, K W, Reinhardt, A, Wefers, AK, Sievers, P, Ebrahimi, A, Suwala, A, Fernandez-Klett, F, Casalini, B, Korshunov, A, Hovestadt, V, Kommoss, FKF, Kriegsmann, M, Schick, M, Bewerunge-Hudler, M, Milde, T, Witt, O, Kulozik, AE, Kool, M, Romero-Perez, L, Grunewald, TGP, Kirchner, T, Wick, W, Platten, M, Unterberg, A, Uhl, M, Abdollahi, A, Debus, J, Lehner, B, Thomas, C, Hasselblatt, M, Paulus, W, Hartmann, C, Staszewski, O, Prinz, M, Hench, J, Frank, S, Versleijen-Jonkers, YMH, Weidema, ME, Mentzel, T, Griewank, K, Alava, E, Martin, JD, Gastearena, MAI, Chang, KTE, Low, SYY, Cuevas-Bourdier, A, Mittelbronn, M, Mynarek, M, Rutkowski, S, Schuller, U, Mautner, VF, Schittenhelm, J, Serrano, J, Snuderl, M, Buttner, R, Klingebiel, T, Buslei, R, Gessler, M, Wesseling, P, Dinjens, Winand, Brandner, S, Jaunmuktane, Z, Lyskjaer, I, Schirmacher, P, Stenzinger, A, Brors, B, Glimm, H, Heining, C, Tirado, OM, Sainz-Jaspeado, M, Mora, J, Alonso, J, del Muro, XG, Moran, S, Esteller, M, Benhamida, JK, Ladanyi, M, Wardelmann, E, Antonescu, C, Flanagan, A, Dirksen, U, Hohenberger, P, Baumhoer, D, Hartmann, W, Vokuhl, C, Flucke, U, Petersen, I, Mechtersheimer, G, Capper, D, Jones, DT, Frohling, S, Pfister, SM, and von Deimling, A

Abstract

Sarcomas are malignant soft tissue and bone tumours affecting adults, adolescents and children. They represent a morphologically heterogeneous class of tumours and some entities lack defining histopathological features. Therefore, the diagnosis of sarcomas is burdened with a high inter-observer variability and misclassification rate. Here, we demonstrate classification of soft tissue and bone tumours using a machine learning classifier algorithm based on array-generated DNA methylation data. This sarcoma classifier is trained using a dataset of 1077 methylation profiles from comprehensively pre-characterized cases comprising 62 tumour methylation classes constituting a broad range of soft tissue and bone sarcoma subtypes across the entire age spectrum. The performance is validated in a cohort of 428 sarcomatous tumours, of which 322 cases were classified by the sarcoma classifier. Our results demonstrate the potential of the DNA methylation-based sarcoma classification for research and future diagnostic applications.

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2021

33. Preoperative functional MR imaging – tissue hypoxia, perfusion restriction and distortions in vascular architecture are associated with neurovascular uncoupling in the vicinity of brain lesions

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Brandner, S, Buchfelder, M, Eyüpoglu, I, Dörfler, A, and Stadlbauer, A

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ddc: 610, genetic structures, nervous system, 610 Medical sciences, Medicine
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Objective: Functional MR imaging (fMRI) is commonly used for the preoperative localization of eloquent cortical areas. Lesion-induced attenuation of neurovascular coupling (NVC) in the lesion border zone, however, can lead to false-negative fMRI results. The purpose of this study was to investigate [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 71. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), 9. Joint Meeting mit der Japanischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie

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2020
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34. Bi-allelic JAM2 Variants Lead to Early-Onset Recessive Primary Familial Brain Calcification

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Schottlaender, LV, Abeti, R, Jaunmuktane, Z, Macmillan, C, Chelban, V, O'Callaghan, B, McKinley, J, Maroofian, R, Efthymiou, S, Athanasiou-Fragkouli, A, Forbes, R, Soutar, MPM, Livingston, JH, Kalmar, B, Swayne, O, Hotton, G, SYNAPS Study Group, Pittman, A, Mendes de Oliveira, JR, de Grandis, M, Richard-Loendt, A, Launchbury, F, Althonayan, J, McDonnell, G, Carr, A, Khan, S, Beetz, C, Bisgin, A, Tug Bozdogan, S, Begtrup, A, Torti, E, Greensmith, L, Giunti, P, Morrison, PJ, Brandner, S, Aurrand-Lions, M, and Houlden, H

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Primary familial brain calcification (PFBC) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a combination of neurological, psychiatric, and cognitive decline associated with calcium deposition on brain imaging. To date, mutations in five genes have been linked to PFBC. However, more than 50% of individuals affected by PFBC have no molecular diagnosis. We report four unrelated families presenting with initial learning difficulties and seizures and later psychiatric symptoms, cerebellar ataxia, extrapyramidal signs, and extensive calcifications on brain imaging. Through a combination of homozygosity mapping and exome sequencing, we mapped this phenotype to chromosome 21q21.3 and identified bi-allelic variants in JAM2. JAM2 encodes for the junctional-adhesion-molecule-2, a key tight-junction protein in blood-brain-barrier permeability. We show that JAM2 variants lead to reduction of JAM2 mRNA expression and absence of JAM2 protein in patient's fibroblasts, consistent with a loss-of-function mechanism. We show that the human phenotype is replicated in the jam2 complete knockout mouse (jam2 KO). Furthermore, neuropathology of jam2 KO mouse showed prominent vacuolation in the cerebral cortex, thalamus, and cerebellum and particularly widespread vacuolation in the midbrain with reactive astrogliosis and neuronal density reduction. The regions of the human brain affected on neuroimaging are similar to the affected brain areas in the myorg PFBC null mouse. Along with JAM3 and OCLN, JAM2 is the third tight-junction gene in which bi-allelic variants are associated with brain calcification, suggesting that defective cell-to-cell adhesion and dysfunction of the movement of solutes through the paracellular spaces in the neurovascular unit is a key mechanism in CNS calcification.

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2020

35. Machine learning assisted DSC-MRI radiomics as a tool for glioma classification by grade and mutation status

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Sudre, C.H. Panovska-Griffiths, J. Sanverdi, E. Brandner, S. Katsaros, V.K. Stranjalis, G. Pizzini, F.B. Ghimenton, C. Surlan-Popovic, K. Avsenik, J. Spampinato, M.V. Nigro, M. Chatterjee, A.R. Attye, A. Grand, S. Krainik, A. Anzalone, N. Conte, G.M. Romeo, V. Ugga, L. Elefante, A. Ciceri, E.F. Guadagno, E. Kapsalaki, E. Roettger, D. Gonzalez, J. Boutelier, T. Cardoso, M.J. Bisdas, S.

Abstract

Background: Combining MRI techniques with machine learning methodology is rapidly gaining attention as a promising method for staging of brain gliomas. This study assesses the diagnostic value of such a framework applied to dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC)-MRI in classifying treatment-naïve gliomas from a multi-center patients into WHO grades II-IV and across their isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutation status. Methods: Three hundred thirty-three patients from 6 tertiary centres, diagnosed histologically and molecularly with primary gliomas (IDH-mutant = 151 or IDH-wildtype = 182) were retrospectively identified. Raw DSC-MRI data was post-processed for normalised leakage-corrected relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) maps. Shape, intensity distribution (histogram) and rotational invariant Haralick texture features over the tumour mask were extracted. Differences in extracted features across glioma grades and mutation status were tested using the Wilcoxon two-sample test. A random-forest algorithm was employed (2-fold cross-validation, 250 repeats) to predict grades or mutation status using the extracted features. Results: Shape, distribution and texture features showed significant differences across mutation status. WHO grade II-III differentiation was mostly driven by shape features while texture and intensity feature were more relevant for the III-IV separation. Increased number of features became significant when differentiating grades further apart from one another. Gliomas were correctly stratified by mutation status in 71% and by grade in 53% of the cases (87% of the gliomas grades predicted with distance less than 1). Conclusions: Despite large heterogeneity in the multi-center dataset, machine learning assisted DSC-MRI radiomics hold potential to address the inherent variability and presents a promising approach for non-invasive glioma molecular subtyping and grading. © 2020 The Author(s).

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2020

36. Prion infectivity in variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease rectum

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Wadsworth, J.D.F., Joiner, S., Fox, K., Linehan, J.M., Desbruslais, M., Brandner, S., Asante, E.A., and Collinge, J.

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease -- Research, Disease transmission -- Research, Biological markers -- Research, Immunohistochemistry -- Evaluation, Health
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2007

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