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- Title
Molecular Signature Expands the Landscape of Driver Negative Thyroid Cancers.
- Authors
Bim, Larissa Valdemarin; Carneiro, Thaise Nayane Ribeiro; Buzatto, Vanessa Candiotti; Colozza-Gama, Gabriel Avelar; Koyama, Fernanda C.; Thomaz, Debora Mota Dias; de Jesus Paniza, Ana Carolina; Lee, Eunjung Alice; Galante, Pedro Alexandre Favoretto; Cerutti, Janete Maria
- Abstract
Simple Summary: Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy. However, the cytological diagnosis of certain malignant thyroid tumors and their benign counterparts is a challenge for preoperative diagnosis, as nearly 20–30% of biopsied thyroid nodules are classified as having an indeterminate risk of malignancy. Although multigene panels customized for thyroid cancer include most of the known tumor driver genes, many thyroid samples have negative results for the tested genes. To expand our knowledge, driver-negative samples were profiled by RNA-sequencing. Here, we report novel gene variants that might be associated with the pathogenesis of thyroid tumors, and show that driver-negative samples have two distinct expression signatures. We believe that our findings will ultimately impact preoperative diagnosis on thyroid nodules and provide directions for further experimental validation analysis. Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy. However, the cytological diagnosis of follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC), Hürthle cell carcinoma (HCC), and follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (FVPTC) and their benign counterparts is a challenge for preoperative diagnosis. Nearly 20–30% of biopsied thyroid nodules are classified as having indeterminate risk of malignancy and incur costs to the health care system. Based on that, 120 patients were screened for the main driver mutations previously described in thyroid cancer. Subsequently, 14 mutation-negative cases that are the main source of diagnostic errors (FTC, HCC, or FVPTC) underwent RNA-Sequencing analysis. Somatic variants in candidate driver genes (ECD, NUP98,LRP1B, NCOR1, ATM, SOS1, and SPOP) and fusions were described. NCOR1 and SPOP variants underwent validation. Moreover, expression profiling of driver-negative samples was compared to 16 BRAF V600E, RAS, or PAX8-PPARg positive samples. Negative samples were separated in two clusters, following the expression pattern of the RAS/PAX8-PPARg or BRAF V600E positive samples. Both negative groups showed distinct BRS, ERK, and TDS scores, tumor mutation burden, signaling pathways and immune cell profile. Altogether, here we report novel gene variants and describe cancer-related pathways that might impact preoperative diagnosis and provide insights into thyroid tumor biology.
- Subjects
GENETIC mutation; THYROID gland tumors; MEDICAL care costs; GENE expression; CELLULAR signal transduction; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; GENETIC techniques; DIAGNOSTIC errors
- Publication
Cancers, 2021, Vol 13, Issue 20, p5184
- ISSN
2072-6694
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/cancers13205184