Genomic screening of testicular germ cell tumors from monozygotic twins


Autoria(s): Silveira, Sara Martoreli; Cunha, Isabela Werneck da; Marchi, Fabio Albuquerque; Busso, Ariane Fidelis; Lopes, Ademar; Rogatto, Silvia Regina
Contribuinte(s)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Data(s)

18/03/2015

18/03/2015

26/11/2014

Resumo

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Background: Testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs) account for 1-2% of all tumors in young and middle aged men. A 75-fold increase in TCGT development has been reported for monozygotic (MZ) twins. Therefore, the occurrence of simultaneous tumors in MZ twins emphasizes the importance of genetic factors that influence the risk of developing these tumors. Genomic screening was performed for one family containing MZ twins with testicular germ cell tumors, in order to define alterations associated with risk of tumor development.Methods: Copy number alterations were evaluated using array-CGH (4x44K, Agilent Technologies) in one seminoma and one embryonal carcinoma (EC) from MZ twins. In addition, genomic alterations from the tumors and peripheral blood cells of the twins were compared to the parental genomes via their peripheral blood cells.Results: Embryonal carcinoma (Twin-1 t) presented a lower frequency of genomic alterations compared to the seminoma (Twin-2 t). One minimal common region of loss was observed in 9p13.1-p12 in the comparison between DNA from blood samples for Twin-1 and Twin-2. In this region is mapped the CNTNAP3 gene which was confirmed as involved in losses by qPCR. Comparative analysis of novel CNVs between the Twin-1 t and Twin-2 t showed five minimal common regions involving gain at chromosomes 12 (12p12.3-p11.1 and 12p13.33-p12.3), while losses were observed at 10p15.3-p15.2, 13q21.1-q21.2 and 15q11.1-q11.2. In addition, one exclusive rare copy number alteration was detected in Twin-1 t and Twin-2 t, and 19 novel alterations were identified in the Twin-2 t.Conclusion: Distinct genomic profiles for MZ twins with phenotypically different TGCT were described. Of particular interest, 12p gains were detected exclusively in tumor samples. In peripheral blood samples, loss of 9p13.1-p12 was the unique novel CNV shared by the twins, confirming the involvement of CNTNAP3 gene in TGCTs development. Although similar CNV profiles were shared by both the peripheral blood and tumor samples of the twins, tumor-specific CNV loci were identified for seminoma and non-seminomatous tumors. These findings suggest the presence of de novo germline structural alterations and TGCT predisposition.

Formato

9

Identificador

http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13023-014-0181-x

Orphanet Journal Of Rare Diseases. London: Biomed Central Ltd, v. 9, 9 p., 2014.

1750-1172

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/117336

10.1186/s13023-014-0181-x

WOS:000345665500001

WOS000345665500001.pdf

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Biomed Central Ltd

Relação

Orphanet Journal Of Rare Diseases

Direitos

openAccess

Palavras-Chave #Testicular germ cell tumors #Seminomas #Embryonal carcinoma #Array-based comparative genomic hybridization #Molecular markers #Genomic imbalances #Copy number variations
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article