Isomorphic diffuse glioma is a morphologically and molecularly distinct tumour entity with recurrent gene fusions of MYBL1 or MYB and a benign disease course.

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serval:BIB_0D8D34517983
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Isomorphic diffuse glioma is a morphologically and molecularly distinct tumour entity with recurrent gene fusions of MYBL1 or MYB and a benign disease course.
Journal
Acta neuropathologica
Author(s)
Wefers A.K., Stichel D., Schrimpf D., Coras R., Pages M., Tauziède-Espariat A., Varlet P., Schwarz D., Söylemezoglu F., Pohl U., Pimentel J., Meyer J., Hewer E., Japp A., Joshi A., Reuss D.E., Reinhardt A., Sievers P., Casalini M.B., Ebrahimi A., Huang K., Koelsche C., Low H.L., Rebelo O., Marnoto D., Becker A.J., Staszewski O., Mittelbronn M., Hasselblatt M., Schittenhelm J., Cheesman E., de Oliveira R.S., Queiroz RGP, Valera E.T., Hans V.H., Korshunov A., Olar A., Ligon K.L., Pfister S.M., Jaunmuktane Z., Brandner S., Tatevossian R.G., Ellison D.W., Jacques T.S., Honavar M., Aronica E., Thom M., Sahm F., von Deimling A., Jones DTW, Blumcke I., Capper D.
ISSN
1432-0533 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0001-6322
Publication state
Published
Issued date
01/2020
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
139
Number
1
Pages
193-209
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
The "isomorphic subtype of diffuse astrocytoma" was identified histologically in 2004 as a supratentorial, highly differentiated glioma with low cellularity, low proliferation and focal diffuse brain infiltration. Patients typically had seizures since childhood and all were operated on as adults. To define the position of these lesions among brain tumours, we histologically, molecularly and clinically analysed 26 histologically prototypical isomorphic diffuse gliomas. Immunohistochemically, they were GFAP-positive, MAP2-, OLIG2- and CD34-negative, nuclear ATRX-expression was retained and proliferation was low. All 24 cases sequenced were IDH-wildtype. In cluster analyses of DNA methylation data, isomorphic diffuse gliomas formed a group clearly distinct from other glial/glio-neuronal brain tumours and normal hemispheric tissue, most closely related to paediatric MYB/MYBL1-altered diffuse astrocytomas and angiocentric gliomas. Half of the isomorphic diffuse gliomas had copy number alterations of MYBL1 or MYB (13/25, 52%). Gene fusions of MYBL1 or MYB with various gene partners were identified in 11/22 (50%) and were associated with an increased RNA-expression of the respective MYB-family gene. Integrating copy number alterations and available RNA sequencing data, 20/26 (77%) of isomorphic diffuse gliomas demonstrated MYBL1 (54%) or MYB (23%) alterations. Clinically, 89% of patients were seizure-free after surgery and all had a good outcome. In summary, we here define a distinct benign tumour class belonging to the family of MYB/MYBL1-altered gliomas. Isomorphic diffuse glioma occurs both in children and adults, has a concise morphology, frequent MYBL1 and MYB alterations and a specific DNA methylation profile. As an exclusively histological diagnosis may be very challenging and as paediatric MYB/MYBL1-altered diffuse astrocytomas may have the same gene fusions, we consider DNA methylation profiling very helpful for their identification.
Keywords
Epilepsy, Gene fusion, Glioma, Isomorphic diffuse glioma, MYB, MYBL1
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Web of science
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31/08/2020 13:02
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10/11/2020 7:26
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