ID

45547

Description

Principal Investigator: Adam Bass, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Broad Institute, Cambridge MA; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA MeSH: Esophageal Neoplasms https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/gap/cgi-bin/study.cgi?study_id=phs000598 The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) has risen 600% over the last 30 years. When coupled to the five-year survival rate of only 15% for this disease, identification of new therapeutic targets for EAC is of great importance. Here, we analyze the mutational spectra identified from the whole genome sequencing of 16 EACs and complete exome sequencing of 149 EAC tumors and matched germline samples. We identify a novel mutation signature marked by high prevalence of A to C transversions at AA*(N) trinucleotides. Notably, the development of EAC is preceded by pathologic intestinal metaplasia of the lower esophagus, Barrett's esophagus, itself a response to injury from gastric-esophageal reflux disease (GERD). Thus, we hypothesize to represent these AA*(N) mutations to a novel signature of GERD-induced mutagenesis. Analysis of the exome data identified 26 genes subject to statistically significant recurrent mutation. Of these 26 genes, only TP53, CDKN2A, SMAD4, and PIK3CA had been previously implicated in EAC. Novel mutations include those targeting chromatin modifying factors and novel candidate contributors to EAC: SPG20, TLR4, ELMO1 and DOCK2. Of these, ELMO1 and DOCK2 are notably direct dimerization partners that act to activate Rac1 to enhance cellular invasiveness, thus generating new hypotheses about the potential for the Rac1 pathway to be a novel target for therapy of EAC. "Reprinted from 'Unraveling the mutational complexity of esophageal adenocarcinoma', with permission from Nature Genetics."

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/gap/cgi-bin/study.cgi?study_id=phs000598

Keywords

  1. 1/9/23 1/9/23 - Dr. med. Lucy Kessler
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Adam Bass, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Broad Institute, Cambridge MA; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

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January 9, 2023

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Creative Commons BY 4.0

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dbGaP phs000598 Exome Sequencing of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

Subject ID, consent group of participants with esophageal adenocarcinoma and involved in the "Exome Sequencing of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma" project.

pht003322
Description

pht003322

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UMLS CUI [1,1]
C3846158
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Description

SUBJID

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Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C2348585
Consent group as determined by DAC
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CONSENT

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text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0021430
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C1257890

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Subject ID, consent group of participants with esophageal adenocarcinoma and involved in the "Exome Sequencing of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma" project.

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Subject ID
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C2348585 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
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Consent group as determined by DAC
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C0021430 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C1257890 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
Code List
Consent group as determined by DAC
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Disease-Specific (Human Esophageal Cancer) (DS-HEC) (1)
C0021430 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0332307 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
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Disease-Specific (Cancer) (DS-CA) (2)
C0021430 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0332307 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
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Disease-Specific (Cancer, MDS) (DS-CA-MDS) (3)
C0021430 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0332307 (UMLS CUI [1,2])

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