Analysis and interpretation of the impact of missense variants in cancer

M Petrosino, L Novak, A Pasquo, R Chiaraluce… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Large scale genome sequencing allowed the identification of a massive number of genetic
variations, whose impact on human health is still unknown. In this review we analyze, by an …

Early-onset ovarian cancer< 30 years: what do we know about its genetic predisposition?

K Horackova, M Janatova, P Kleiblova, Z Kleibl… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ovarian cancer (OC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in women. Most
patients are diagnosed with advanced epithelial OC in their late 60s, and early-onset adult …

More than bad luck: cancer and aging are linked to replication-driven changes to the epigenome

CJ Minteer, K Thrush, J Gonzalez, P Niimi… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Aging is a leading risk factor for cancer. While it is proposed that age-related accumulation
of somatic mutations drives this relationship, it is likely not the full story. We show that aging …

Comparative genomics provides etiologic and biological insight into melanoma subtypes

F Newell, PA Johansson, JS Wilmott, K Nones, V Lakis… - Cancer discovery, 2022 - AACR
Melanoma is a cancer of melanocytes, with multiple subtypes based on body site location.
Cutaneous melanoma is associated with skin exposed to ultraviolet radiation; uveal …

The genomic landscape across 474 surgically accessible epileptogenic human brain lesions

JA López-Rivera, C Leu, M Macnee, J Khoury… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Understanding the exact molecular mechanisms involved in the aetiology of epileptogenic
pathologies with or without tumour activity is essential for improving treatment of drug …

Evaluating the impact of age on immune checkpoint therapy biomarkers

R Erbe, Z Wang, S Wu, J Xiu, N Zaidi, J La, D Tuck… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Both tumors and aging alter the immune landscape of tissues. These interactions may play
an important role in tumor progression among elderly patients and may suggest …

FADS2 function at the major cancer hotspot 11q13 locus alters fatty acid metabolism in cancer

KSD Kothapalli, HG Park, NSL Kothapalli… - Progress in Lipid …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dysregulation of fatty acid metabolism and de novo lipogenesis is a key driver of several
cancer types through highly unsaturated fatty acid (HUFA) signaling precursors such as …

Neurodevelopmental disorders and cancer networks share pathways, but differ in mechanisms, signaling strength, and outcome

BR Yavuz, MK Arici, HC Demirel, CJ Tsai… - NPJ genomic …, 2023 - nature.com
Epidemiological studies suggest that individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs)
are more prone to develop certain types of cancer. Notably, however, the case statistics can …

Germline sequencing improves tumor-only sequencing interpretation in a precision genomic study of patients with pediatric solid tumor

J Schienda, AJ Church, LB Corson, B Decker… - JCO precision …, 2021 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Molecular tumor profiling is becoming a routine part of clinical cancer care,
typically involving tumor-only panel testing without matched germline. We hypothesized that …

Somatic mutational profiles and germline polygenic risk scores in human cancer

Y Liu, A Gusev, YJ Heng, LB Alexandrov, P Kraft - Genome Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background The mutational profile of cancer reflects the activity of the mutagenic processes
which have been operative throughout the lineage of the cancer cell. These processes leave …