Whole-genome mutational landscape and characterization of noncoding and structural mutations in liver cancer
- PMID: 27064257
- DOI: 10.1038/ng.3547
Whole-genome mutational landscape and characterization of noncoding and structural mutations in liver cancer
Erratum in
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Erratum: Whole-genome mutational landscape and characterization of noncoding and structural mutations in liver cancer.Nat Genet. 2016 May 27;48(6):700. doi: 10.1038/ng0616-700a. Nat Genet. 2016. PMID: 27230686 No abstract available.
Abstract
Liver cancer, which is most often associated with virus infection, is prevalent worldwide, and its underlying etiology and genomic structure are heterogeneous. Here we provide a whole-genome landscape of somatic alterations in 300 liver cancers from Japanese individuals. Our comprehensive analysis identified point mutations, structural variations (STVs), and virus integrations, in noncoding and coding regions. We discovered mutational signatures related to liver carcinogenesis and recurrently mutated coding and noncoding regions, such as long intergenic noncoding RNA genes (NEAT1 and MALAT1), promoters, CTCF-binding sites, and regulatory regions. STV analysis found a significant association with replication timing and identified known (CDKN2A, CCND1, APC, and TERT) and new (ASH1L, NCOR1, and MACROD2) cancer-related genes that were recurrently affected by STVs, leading to altered expression. These results emphasize the value of whole-genome sequencing analysis in discovering cancer driver mutations and understanding comprehensive molecular profiles of liver cancer, especially with regard to STVs and noncoding mutations.
Comment in
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Whole-genome mutational analysis: cause and effect of noncoding and structural mutations in liver cancer.Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2017 Feb;6(1):57-59. doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2017.01.03. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2017. PMID: 28261598 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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Regulome networks and mutational landscape in liver cancer: An informative path to precision medicine.Hepatology. 2017 Jul;66(1):280-282. doi: 10.1002/hep.29220. Epub 2017 Jun 7. Hepatology. 2017. PMID: 28422313 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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