| Title: | Germline Pathogenic DROSHA Variants Are Linked to Pineoblastoma and Wilms Tumor Predisposition |
| Journal: | Clinical Cancer Research |
| Published: | 24 Feb 2025 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39992227/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-24-2785 |
| URL: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/11995001 |
Publication 15898
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Abstract
PURPOSE: DROSHA, DGCR8, and DICER1 regulate miRNA biogenesis and are commonly mutated in cancer. Although DGCR8 and DICER1 germline pathogenic variants (GPV) cause autosomal dominant tumor predisposition, no association between DROSHA GPVs and clinical phenotypes has been reported.</p>
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: After obtaining informed consent, sequencing was performed on germline and tumor samples from all patients. The occurrence of germline DROSHA GPVs was investigated in large pediatric and adult cancer datasets. The population prevalence of DROSHA GPVs was investigated in the UK Biobank and Geisinger DiscovEHR cohorts.</p>
RESULTS: We describe nine children from eight families with heterozygous DROSHA GPVs and a diagnosis of pineoblastoma (n = 8) or Wilms tumor (n = 1). A somatic second hit in DROSHA was detected in all eight tumors analyzed. All pineoblastoma tumors analyzed were classified as miRNA processing-altered 1 subtype. We estimate the population prevalence of germline DROSHA loss-of-function variants to be 1:3,875 to 1:4,843 but find no evidence for increased adult cancer risk.</p>
CONCLUSIONS: This is the first report of DROSHA-related tumor predisposition. As pineoblastoma and Wilms tumor are also associated with DICER1 GPVs, our results suggest that the tissues of origin for these tumors are uniquely tolerant of general miRNA loss. The miRNA processing-altered 1 pineoblastoma subtype is associated with older age of diagnosis and better outcomes than other subtypes, suggesting DROSHA GPV status may have important clinical and prognostic significance. We suggest that genetic testing for DROSHA GPVs be considered for patients with pineoblastoma, Wilms tumor, or other DICER1-/DGCR8-related conditions and propose surveillance recommendations through research studies for individuals with DROSHA GPVs.</p>
18 Keywords
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- DEAD-box RNA Helicases
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Germ-Line Mutation
- Humans
- Infant
- Kidney Neoplasms
- Male
- MicroRNAs
- Middle Aged
- Pineal Gland
- Pinealoma
- Ribonuclease III
- Wilms Tumor
37 Authors
- Peter N. Fiorica
- Lisa Golmard
- Jung Kim
- Riyue Bao
- Frank Y. Lin
- Angshumoy Roy
- Allison Pribnow
- Melissa R. Perrino
- Julien Masliah-Planchon
- Sophie Michalak-Provost
- Jennifer Wong
- Mathilde Filser
- Dominique Stoppa-Lyonnet
- Franck Bourdeaut
- Afane Brahimi
- Olivier Ingster
- Giselle Saulnier Sholler
- Sarah A. Jackson
- Mark M. Sasaki
- Trent Fowler
- Anita Ng
- Ryan J. Corbett
- Rebecca S. Kaufman
- Jeremy S. Haley
- David J. Carey
- Kuan-lin Huang
- Sharon J. Diskin
- Jo Lynne Rokita
- Hussam Al-Kateb
- Rose B. McGee
- Joshua D. Schiffman
- Kenneth S. Chen
- Douglas R. Stewart
- D. Williams Parsons
- Sharon E. Plon
- Kris Ann P. Schultz
- Kenan Onel
1 Application
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| 54389 | Frequency, phenotypic spectrum, and penetrance of pathogenic variation in cancer susceptibility genes in the general population |
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