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ABSTRACT: Background
Recurrent mutations in the Speckle-Type POZ Protein (SPOP) gene occur in up to 15% of prostate cancers. However, the frequency and features of cancers with these mutations across different populations is unknown.Objective
To investigate SPOP mutations across diverse cohorts and validate a series of assays employing high-resolution melting (HRM) analysis and Sanger sequencing for mutational analysis of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded material.Design setting and participants
720 prostate cancer samples from six international cohorts spanning Caucasian, African American, and Asian patients, including both prostate-specific antigen-screened and unscreened populations, were screened for their SPOP mutation status. Status of SPOP was correlated to molecular features (ERG rearrangement, PTEN deletion, and CHD1 deletion) as well as clinical and pathologic features.Results and limitations
Overall frequency of SPOP mutations was 8.1% (4.6% to 14.4%), SPOP mutation was inversely associated with ERG rearrangement (P<.01), and SPOP mutant (SPOPmut) cancers had higher rates of CHD1 deletions (P<.01). There were no significant differences in biochemical recurrence in SPOPmut cancers. Limitations of this study include missing mutational data due to sample quality and lack of power to identify a difference in clinical outcomes.Conclusion
SPOP is mutated in 4.6% to 14.4% of patients with prostate cancer across different ethnic and demographic backgrounds. There was no significant association between SPOP mutations with ethnicity, clinical, or pathologic parameters. Mutual exclusivity of SPOP mutation with ERG rearrangement as well as a high association with CHD1 deletion reinforces SPOP mutation as defining a distinct molecular subclass of prostate cancer.
SUBMITTER: Blattner M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3924544 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Blattner Mirjam M Lee Daniel J DJ O'Reilly Catherine C Park Kyung K MacDonald Theresa Y TY Khani Francesca F Turner Kevin R KR Chiu Ya-Lin YL Wild Peter J PJ Dolgalev Igor I Heguy Adriana A Sboner Andrea A Ramazangolu Sinan S Hieronymus Haley H Sawyers Charles C Tewari Ashutosh K AK Moch Holger H Yoon Ghil Suk GS Known Yong Chul YC Andrén Ove O Fall Katja K Demichelis Francecsa F Mosquera Juan Miguel JM Robinson Brian D BD Barbieri Christopher E CE Rubin Mark A MA
Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) 20140101 1
<h4>Background</h4>Recurrent mutations in the Speckle-Type POZ Protein (SPOP) gene occur in up to 15% of prostate cancers. However, the frequency and features of cancers with these mutations across different populations is unknown.<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate SPOP mutations across diverse cohorts and validate a series of assays employing high-resolution melting (HRM) analysis and Sanger sequencing for mutational analysis of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded material.<h4>Design setting and par ...[more]