Germline SDHB-inactivating mutation in gastric spindle cell sarcoma

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Contributors

  • Christoph E. Heilig - , German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) (Author)
  • Peter Horak - , German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) (Author)
  • Daniel B. Lipka - , German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) (Author)
  • Andreas Mock - , German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) (Author)
  • Sebastian Uhrig - , German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) (Author)
  • Simon Kreutzfeldt - , German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) (Author)
  • Susan Richter - , Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (Author)
  • Laura Gieldon - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Martina Fröhlich - , German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) (Author)
  • Barbara Hutter - , German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) (Author)
  • Daniel Hübschmann - , German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) (Author)
  • Veronica Teleanu - , German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) (Author)
  • Johann Wilhelm Schmier - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Johannes Philipzen - , X-Ray Institute-Mechernich GbR (Author)
  • Bettina Beuthien-Baumann - , German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) (Author)
  • Evelin Schröck - , University Medicine (Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital), German Cancer Consortium (Partner: DKTK, DKFZ), Institute of Clinical Genetics (Author)
  • Andreas von Deimling - , German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Sebastian Bauer - , University of Duisburg-Essen, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Partner Site Dresden (Author)
  • Christoph Heining - , German Cancer Consortium (Partner: DKTK, DKFZ), National Center for Tumor Diseases Dresden, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Partner Site Dresden, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Dresden, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Gunhild Mechtersheimer - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Albrecht Stenzinger - , German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • Benedikt Brors - , German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) (Author)
  • Eva Wardelmann - , University of Münster (Author)
  • Hanno Glimm - , German Cancer Consortium (Partner: DKTK, DKFZ), National Center for Tumor Diseases Dresden, Department of Internal Medicine I, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Partner Site Dresden, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Dresden, TUD Dresden University of Technology, Translational Functional Cancer Genomics Group, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) (Author)
  • Wolfgang Hartmann - , University of Münster (Author)
  • Stefan Fröhling - , German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) (Author)

Abstract

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most frequent mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Inactivating mutations or epigenetic deregulation of succinate dehydrogenase complex (SDH) genes are considered defining features of a subset of GIST occurring in the stomach. Based on comprehensive molecular profiling and biochemical analysis within a precision oncology program, we identified hallmarks of SDH deficiency (germline SDHB-inactivating mutation accompanied by somatic loss of heterozygosity, lack of SDHB expression, global DNA hypermethylation, and elevated succinate/fumarate ratio) in a 40-year-old woman with undifferentiated gastric spindle cell sarcoma that did not meet the diagnostic criteria for other mesenchymal tumors of the stomach, including GIST. These data reveal that the loss of SDH function can be involved in the pathogenesis of non-GIST sarcoma of the gastrointestinal tract.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)601-608
Number of pages8
JournalGenes Chromosomes and Cancer
Volume59
Issue number10
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2020
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 32501622
ORCID /0000-0002-3549-2477/work/142244899

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Keywords

  • gastrointestinal stromal tumor, next-generation sequencing, sarcoma, SDH deficiency