Abstract
Anaplastic astrocytomas are aggressive glial cancers that present poor prognosis and high recurrence. Heterozygous IDH1 R132H mutations are common in adolescent and young adult anaplastic astrocytomas. In a majority of cases, the IDH1 R132H mutation is unique to the tumor, although rare cases of anaplastic astrocytoma have been described in patients with mosaic IDH1 mutations (Ollier disease or Maffucci syndrome). Here, we present two siblings with IDH1 R132H mutant high grade astrocytomas diagnosed at 14 and 26 years of age. Analysis of IDHR132H mutations in the siblings' tumors and non-neoplastic tissues, including healthy regions of the brain, cheek cells, and primary teeth indicate mosaicism of IDHR132H. Whole exome sequencing of the tumor tissue did not reveal any other common mutations between the two siblings. This study demonstrates the first example of IDH1 R132H mosaicism, acquired during early development, that provides an alternative mechanism of cancer predisposition.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 1507 |
Journal | Frontiers in Oncology |
Volume | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 14 2020 |
Funding
This work was supported by funding from Smashing Walnuts Foundation (Leesburg, VA), Isabella Kerr Molina Foundation (London, UK), The Cure Starts Now Foundation (Cincinnati, OH), Gift from a Child—The Swifty Foundation (Woodridge, IL), DIPG Collaborative (Cincinnati, OH), Musella Foundation (Hewlett, NY), The Matthew Larson Foundation for Pediatric Brain Tumors (Franklin Lake, NJ), The Lilabean Foundation The authors would like acknowledge the generosity of the patients and their families. We would also like to thank the staff members of Duke University Health System Department of Pathology and Laboratory services, especially Dr. Roger McLendon and Kimberly Isley, for sharing specimens for this study. Funding. This work was supported by funding from Smashing Walnuts Foundation (Leesburg, VA), Isabella Kerr Molina Foundation (London, UK), The Cure Starts Now Foundation (Cincinnati, OH), Gift from a Child—The Swifty Foundation (Woodridge, IL), DIPG Collaborative (Cincinnati, OH), Musella Foundation (Hewlett, NY), The Matthew Larson Foundation for Pediatric Brain Tumors (Franklin Lake, NJ), The Lilabean Foundation for Pediatric brain Cancer Research (Silver Spring, MD), Rally Foundation (Atlanta, GA).
Keywords
- AYA (adolescents and young adults)
- IDH1 R132H mutation
- anaplastic astrocytoma
- cancer predisposition
- ddPCR
- mosaicism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research