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Whole-exome sequencing of familial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma identified rare pathogenic variants in new predisposition genes

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Purpose Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most important causes of mortality in the developing world. Although hereditary forms arise from germ-line mutations in TP53 , Rb… Click to show full abstract

Purpose Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most important causes of mortality in the developing world. Although hereditary forms arise from germ-line mutations in TP53 , Rb , and the mismatch repair genes, many familial cases present with an unknown inherited cause. The new theory of rare, high-penetrance mutations in less known genes is a likely explanation for the underlying predisposition in some of these familial cases. Methods Exome sequencing was performed in 9 patients with esophageal squamous cancer from 9 families with strong disease aggregation without mutations in known hereditary esophageal cancer genes. Data analysis was limited to only really rare variants (0–0.01%), producing a putative loss of function and located in genes with a role compatible with carcinogenesis. Results Twenty-two final candidate variants were selected and validated by Sanger sequencing. Correct family segregation and somatic studies were used to categorize the most interesting variants in CDK11A, ARID1A, JMJD6, MAML3, CDKN2AIP, and PHLDA1. Conclusion Together, we identified new potential esophageal squamous cancer predisposition variants in genes which may have a role in cancer and are involved in chromatin remodeling and cell-cycle pathway, which could increase the risk of ESCC.

Keywords: cell; cell carcinoma; squamous cell; predisposition; esophageal squamous

Journal Title: Clinical and Translational Oncology
Year Published: 2019

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