Genetic Profiling Uncovers Genome-Wide Loss of Heterozygosity and Provides Insight into Mechanisms of Sarcomatoid Transformation in Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma

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Sarcomatoid transformation occurs in ∼8% of chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (chRCC) and is associated with aggressive clinical behavior. In recent years, several studies have identified genomic, transcriptomic, and epigenomic correlates of aggressive behavior in chRCC; however, the molecular mechanisms associated with sarcomatoid transformation remain incompletely understood. In this study, we analyzed paired conventional and sarcomatoid histologic components of individual chRCC to elucidate the genomic alterations that underlie sarcomatoid transformation in this tumor type. Massively parallel sequencing was performed on paired (conventional and sarcomatoid) components from 8 chRCCs. All cases harbored TP53 variants (87.5% showing TP53 variants in both components and 12.5% only in the sarcomatoid component). Intratumor comparisons revealed that TP53 variants were concordant in 71% and discordant in 29% of cases. Additional recurrent single-nucleotide variants were found in RB1 (37.5% of cases) and PTEN (25% of cases), with the remaining single-nucleotide variants detected in these tumors (PBRM1, NF1, and ASXL1) being nonrecurrent. Copy number variant analysis showed the characteristic pattern of chromosomal losses associated with chRCC (1, 2, 6, 10, 13, 17, and 21) in the conventional histologic components only. Interestingly, the sarcomatoid components of these tumors demonstrated widespread loss of heterozygosity but lacked the above chromosomal losses, likely as a consequence of whole-genome duplication/imbalanced chromosomal duplication events. Overall, the findings suggest that TP53 variants followed by whole-genome duplication/imbalanced chromosomal duplication events underlie sarcomatoid transformation in chRCC.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

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Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 37(2024), 2 vom: 26. Feb., Seite 100396

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Collins, Katrina [VerfasserIn]
Acosta, Andres M [VerfasserIn]
Siegmund, Stephanie E [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Liang [VerfasserIn]
Hirsch, Michelle S [VerfasserIn]
Idrees, Muhammad T [VerfasserIn]

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Chromophobe
Genomic
Journal Article
Nucleotides
P53
Profiling
Renal cell carcinoma
Sarcomatoid
Sequencing

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Date Completed 26.02.2024

Date Revised 26.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.modpat.2023.100396

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NLM365347736