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Identifying molecular markers for the sensitive detection of residual atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor cells.
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Cancer genetics [Cancer Genet] 2014 Sep; Vol. 207 (9), pp. 390-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 May 21. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT), a rare and highly malignant tumor entity of the central nervous system that presents in early childhood, has a poor prognosis. AT/RTs are characterized by biallelic inactivating mutations of the gene SMARCB1 in 98% of patients; these mutations may serve as molecular markers for residual tumor cell detection in liquid biopsies. We developed a marker-specific method to detect residual AT/RT cells. Seven of 150 patient samples were selected, each with a histological and genetically ascertained diagnosis of AT/RT. Tumor tissue was either formalin fixed or fresh frozen. DNA was extracted from the patients' peripheral blood leukocytes (PBL) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification, DNA sequencing, and fluorescence in situ hybridization were used to characterize the tumors' mutations. Residual tumor cell detection used mutation-specific primers and real-time PCR. The detection limit for the residual tumor cell search was 1-18%, depending on the quality of the template provided. The residual tumor cell search in PBL and CSF was negative for all seven patients. The SMARCB1 region of chromosome 22 is prone to DNA double-strand breaks. The individual breakpoints and breakpoint-specific PCR offer the option to detect minimal residual tumor cells in CSF or blood. Even if we did not detect minimal residual tumor cells in the investigated material, proof of principle for this method was confirmed.<br /> (Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- Adolescent
Adult
Base Sequence
Brain Neoplasms genetics
Child
Chromosome Breakpoints
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2 genetics
DNA Mutational Analysis
Humans
Middle Aged
Neoplasm, Residual genetics
Neoplasm, Residual pathology
Rhabdoid Tumor genetics
SMARCB1 Protein
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Sequence Deletion
Teratoma genetics
Tissue Preservation
Tumor Suppressor Proteins genetics
Young Adult
Biomarkers, Tumor genetics
Brain Neoplasms pathology
Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone genetics
DNA-Binding Proteins genetics
Rhabdoid Tumor pathology
Teratoma pathology
Transcription Factors genetics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2210-7762
- Volume :
- 207
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Cancer genetics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25016934
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cancergen.2014.05.008