Project description:High resolution aCGH was performed on 10 primary Desmoplastic Melanomas (DMs). DMs are a rare subtype of melanoma known for their pronounced desmoplastic stroma and spindled melanocytes. 10 samples were hybridized to Agilent 1 Million feature two color arrays as compared to a panel of normal male DNA. 6 samples were hybridized to Agilent 244K feature two color arrays as compared to a panel of normal male DNA. 34 samples were hybridized to Agilent 180K feature two color arrays as compared to a panel of normal male DNA. 50 unique primary tumors were hybridized compared to normal male DNA.
Project description:High resolution aCGH was performed on 10 primary Desmoplastic Melanomas (DMs). DMs are a rare subtype of melanoma known for their pronounced desmoplastic stroma and spindled melanocytes. 10 samples were hybridized to Agilent 1 Million feature two color arrays as compared to a panel of normal male DNA. 6 samples were hybridized to Agilent 244K feature two color arrays as compared to a panel of normal male DNA. 34 samples were hybridized to Agilent 180K feature two color arrays as compared to a panel of normal male DNA.
Project description:<p>Desmoplastic melanoma is an infrequent variant of melanoma with sarcomatous histology, distinct clinical behavior, and unknown pathogenesis. We performed low-coverage genome and high-coverage exome sequencing of 20 desmoplastic melanomas, followed by targeted sequencing of 293 genes to validate candidate genes. A high mutation burden (median 62 mutations/Mb) ranked desmoplastic melanoma among the most highly mutated cancers. Mutation patterns strongly implicate UV-radiation as the dominant mutagen, indicating a superficially located cell of origin. Novel alterations included recurrent promoter mutations of NF-kappa B inhibitor epsilon, NFKBIE (IkBε) in 14.5% of samples. Commonly mutated oncogenes in melanomas, in particular BRAF(V600E) and NRAS(Q61K/R), were absent. Instead, other genetic alterations known to activate the MAPK and PI3K signaling cascades were identified in 73% of samples, affecting NF1, CBL, ERBB2, MAP2K1, MAP3K1, BRAF, EGFR, PTPN11, MET, RAC1, SOS2, NRAS, and PIK3CA, some of which being candidates for targeted therapies.</p> <p><i>Reprinted from:</i><br/> Shain, A. H. et al. Exome sequencing of desmoplastic melanoma identifies recurrent NFKBIE promoter mutations and diverse activating mutations in the MAPK pathway. <i>Nat. Genet. <br/> With permission from Nature Genetics</i> </p>
Project description:Desmoplastic malignant mesothelioma is a rare tumor. Due to the rarity, genomic profile of desmoplastic malignant mesothelioma is not unveiled. To elucidate genomic profile of desmoplastic malignant mesothelioma, we used illumina infinium omini exomeexpress in an established patient-derived cell line of desmoplastic malignant mesothelioma.
Project description:It is generally accepted that human cancers derive from a mutated single cell. However, the genetic steps characterizing various stages of progression remain unclear. Studying a unique case of metastatic melanoma, we observed that cell lines derived from metachronous metastases arising over a decade retained a central core of genetic stability in spite of divergent phenotypes. In the present study we expanded our previous observations comparing these autologous cell lines of clonal derivation with heterologous ones and correlated array Comparative Genomic Hybridization (aCGH) with gene expression profiling to determine their relative contribution to the dynamics of disease progression. aCGH and gene expression profiling were performed on autologous cell lines and heterologous melanoma cell lines originated from other patients. A striking correlation existed between total extent of genetic imbalances, global transcriptional patterns and cellular phenotypes; they did not follow a strict temporal progression but stemmed independently at various time points from a central core of genetic stability best explained according to the cancer stem cell hypothesis; although their contribution was intertwined, genomic imbalances detectable by aCGH contributed only 25% of the transcriptional traits determining autologous tumors distinctiveness. Our study provides important insights about the dynamics of cancer progression and supports the development of targeted anti-cancer therapies against stable genetic factors determining the individuality of each patientâs disease that are maintained throughout the end stage of disease. Keywords: genetic modification design PBMC from a female donor were Ficoll gradient separated and used throughout the study as reference.. Validation of array CGH accuracy was done by obtaining six additional PBMC from female donors and six PBMC from male donors to confirm stability of gene representation in autosomes and sex-determined imbalances within the X and Y chromosome regions. Five melanoma cell lines were generated from distinct cutaneous melanoma metastases that progressively appeared in patient 888. Other melanoma cell lines were generated from cutaneous melanoma metastases from other patients. The melanoma cell line A375 was purchased from the American Type Culture Collection. For each cell line arrayCGh has been performed.
Project description:Global gene expression analysis of desmoplastic fibroblastoma (DF) and histologically similar tumors. FOSL1 is identified as a candidate target gene for the 11q12 rearrangments in DF. RNA was extracted from 3 frozen desmoplastic fibroblastoma (DF) biopsies and hybridized onto Affymetrix Human Gene 1.0 ST arrays. RNA from 6 myxofibrosarcoma (MFS), 6 desmoid fibromatosis (DFM), 5 solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) and 17 low-grade fibromyxoid sarcomas (LGFMS) were used as controls. The control dataset has been previously published and is available in the GEO database under Series accession GSE24369. The complete dataset representing: (1) the 3 desmoplastic fibroblastoma Samples and (2) the 34 control Samples from Series GSE24369 (re-processed using RMA), is linked below as a supplementary file.