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Reference

Integrated molecular characterization of the lethal pediatric cancer pancreatoblastoma.

Paper ID

COSP44727

Authors

Isobe T, Seki M, Yoshida K, Sekiguchi M, Shiozawa Y, Shiraishi Y, Kimura S, Yoshida M, Inoue Y, Yokoyama A, Kakiuchi N, Suzuki H, Kataoka K, Sato Y, Kawai T, Chiba K, Tanaka H, Shimamura T, Kato M, Iguchi A, Hama A, Taguchi T, Akiyama M, Fujimura J, Inoue A, Ito T, Deguchi T, Kiyotani C, Iehara T, Hosoi H, Oka A, Sanada M, Tanaka Y, Hata K, Miyano S, Ogawa S and Takita J

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo.

Journal

Cancer research, 2017
ISSN: 1538-7445
PMID: 29233928 (view at PubMed or Europe PMC)

Abstract

Pancreatoblastoma (PBL) is a rare pediatric pancreatic malignancy for which the molecular pathogenesis is not understood. In this study, we report the findings of an integrated multi-omics study of whole exome and RNA sequencing as well as genome-wide copy number and methylation analyses of 10 PBL cases. The PBL genome was characterized by a high frequency of aberrant activation of the Wnt signaling pathway, either via somatic mutations of CTNNB1 (90%) and copy-neutral loss of heterozygosity (CN-LOH) of APC (10%). In addition, imprinting dysregulation of IGF2 as a consequence of CN-LOH (80%), gain of paternal allele (10%), and gain of methylation (10%) were universally detected. At the transcriptome level, PBL exhibited an expression profile characteristic of early pancreas progenitor-like cells along with upregulation of the R-spondin/LGR5/RNF43 module. Our results offer a comprehensive description of the molecular basis for PBL and highlight rational therapeutic targets for its treatment.

Paper Status

Curated