Genetic profile ofGNAQ-mutated blue melanocytic neoplasms reveals mutations in genes linked to genomic instability and the PI3K pathway
Year: 2016
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: // Mileidys Pérez-Alea 1 , Ana Vivancos 2 , Ginevra Caratú 2 , Judit Matito 2 , Berta Ferrer 1, 3 , Javier Hernandez-Losa 3 , Javier Cortés 4 , Eva Muñoz 1, 4 , Vicente Garcia-Patos 1, 5 , Juan A. Recio 1 1 Biomedical Research in Melanoma-Animal Models and Cancer Laboratory, Oncology Program, Vall d’Hebron Research institute, VHIR-Vall d’Hebron Hospital, Barcelona-UAB 08035, Barcelona, Spain 2 Cancer Genomics Group Translational Research Program, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology-VHIO, Vall d’Hebron Hospital, Barcelona-UAB, Barcelona 08035, Spain 3 Anatomy Pathology Department, Vall d’Hebron Hospital, Barcelona-UAB, Barcelona 08035, Spain 4 Clinical Oncology Program, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology-VHIO, Vall d’Hebron Hospital, Barcelona-UAB, Barcelona 08035, Spain 5 Dermatology Department, Vall d’Hebron Hospital, Barcelona-UAB, Barcelona 08035, Spain Correspondence to: Juan A. Recio, email: [email protected] Keywords: melanoma, blue nevus, GNAQ, BAP1, genetic profile Received: January 25, 2016 Accepted: March 28, 2016 Published: April 4, 2016 ABSTRACT Melanomas arising in association with a common or cellular blue nevus (MABN) comprise a relatively rare and heterogeneous group of lethal melanomas. Although GNAQ is known to be frequently mutated in common blue nevus, cellular blue nevus (CBN) and MABN and these malignant lesions present gross chromosome alterations harboring BAP1 mutations, little is known about other mutations that contribute to the development and progression of these neoplasms. Thus, the genetic profile of these tumors is important to increase the number of intervention and treatment modalities. Here, we characterized and genetically profiled two different sections of a rare MABN and two CBNs from three different patients. All of the samples harbored a GNAQ mutation, exhibited RAS pathway activation, and harbored additional mutations in genes associated with genomic instability and epigenetic regulation ( KMT2C , FANCD2 , ATR , ATRX , NBN , ERCC2 , SETD2 , and WHSC1 ). In addition, all neoplasms harbored mutations that directly or indirectly affected either the regulation or activation of the PI3K pathway ( PIK3CA , NF1 , INPP5B and GSK3B ). Our results not only help understand the genetic complexity of these blue melanocytic lesions but provide a rationale to use the combination of PI3K/MTOR and MEK1/2 inhibitors against these types of tumors.
Source: Oncotarget
Language: English
Topic: Melanoma and MAPK Pathways
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2339749044