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MYC amplifications are common events in childhood osteosarcoma

De Noon, S; Ijaz, J; Coorens, TH; Amary, F; Ye, H; Strobl, A; Lyskjaer, I; ... Behjati, S; + view all (2021) MYC amplifications are common events in childhood osteosarcoma. Journal of Pathology: Clinical Research 10.1002/cjp2.219. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

Osteosarcoma, the most common primary malignant tumour of bone, affects both children and adults. No fundamental biological differences between paediatric and adult osteosarcoma are known. Here, we apply multi-region whole-genome sequencing to an index case of a 4-year-old child whose aggressive tumour harboured high-level, focal amplifications of MYC and CCNE1 connected by translocations. We reanalysed copy number readouts of 258 cases of high-grade osteosarcoma from three different cohorts and identified a significant enrichment of focal MYC, but not CCNE1, amplifications in children. Furthermore, we identified four additional cases of MYC and CCNE1 coamplification, highlighting a rare driver event which warrants further investigation. Our findings indicate that amplification of the MYC oncogene is a major driver of childhood osteosarcoma, while CCNE1 appears recurrently amplified independent of age.

Type: Article
Title: MYC amplifications are common events in childhood osteosarcoma
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1002/cjp2.219
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.1002/cjp2.219
Language: English
Additional information: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: CCNE1, MYC, copy number variants, genomics, osteosarcoma
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute > Research Department of Pathology
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10127761
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