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- Reference
- Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor with retained INI1 (SMARCB1) expression and loss of BRG1 (SMARCA4).
- Paper ID
- COSP49144
- Authors
- Affiliation
- Department of Surgical Pathology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
- Journal
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Neuropathology : official journal of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology, 2018;38(3):305-308
ISSN: 1440-1789
PMID: 29271065 (view at PubMed or Europe PMC) - Abstract
- Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) is a rare, highly aggressive malignancy of the central nervous system (CNS) usually diagnosed in infancy or childhood, most often characterized by loss of expression of the SMARCB1 gene product integrase interactor 1 (INI1) protein. We report a case of AT/RT in a 3 month old boy with retained expression of INI1 by immunohistochemistry. Additional testing demonstrated loss of expression of the SMARCA4 gene product Brahma-related gene 1 (BRG1) protein by immunohistochemistry, confirmed by next generation sequencing showing a nonsense mutation in SMARCA4. This case illustrates that positivity for INI1 does not rule out a diagnosis of AT/RT, and additional testing, including BRG1/SMARCA4 analysis, is warranted in cases where clinical suspicion is high.
- Paper Status
- Curated