Germline and somatic mutations in the pathology of pineal cyst : A whole-exome sequencing study of 93 individuals

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BACKGROUND: Pineal cyst is a benign lesion commonly occurring in people of any age. Until now, the underlying molecular alterations have not been explored.

METHODS: We performed whole exome sequencing of 93 germline samples and 21 pineal cyst tissue samples to illustrate its genetic architecture and somatic mutations. The dominant and recessive inheritance modes were considered, and a probability was calculated to evaluate the significance of variant overrepresentation.

RESULTS: By analyzing pineal cyst as a Mendelian disease with a dominant inheritance pattern, we identified 42,325 rare germline variants, and NM_001004711.1:c.476A>G was highly enriched (FDR<0.2). By analyzing it as a recessive disorder, we identified 753 homozygous rare variants detected in at least one pineal cyst sample each. One STIM2 rare variant, NM_001169117.1:c.1652C>T, was overrepresented (FDR<0.05). Analyzing at a gene-based level, we identified a list of the most commonlymutated germline genes, including POP4, GNGT2 and TMEM254. A somatic mutation analysis of 21 samples identified 16 variants in 15 genes, which mainly participated in the biological processes of gene expression and epigenetic regulation, immune response modulation, and transferase activity.

CONCLUSION: These molecular profiles are novel for this condition and provide data for investigators interested in pineal cysts.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Molecular genetics & genomic medicine - 9(2021), 6 vom: 04. Juni, Seite e1691

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yan, Yuanqing [VerfasserIn]
Martinez, Rebecca [VerfasserIn]
Rasheed, Maria N [VerfasserIn]
Cahal, Joshua [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Zhen [VerfasserIn]
Rui, Yanning [VerfasserIn]
Qualmann, Krista J [VerfasserIn]
Hagan, John P [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Dong H [VerfasserIn]

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EC 3.1.-
EC 3.1.26.5
GNGT2 protein, human
GTP-Binding Protein gamma Subunits
Germline mutation
Journal Article
POP4 protein, human
Pineal cyst
Ribonucleases
Ribonucleoproteins
STIM2 protein, human
Somatic mutation
Stromal Interaction Molecule 2
Whole exome sequencing

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Date Completed 31.01.2022

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/mgg3.1691

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM324960425