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BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER
Volume 107, Issue 10, Pages 1761-1765Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2012.428
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MED12; mutation screening; somatic mutation; benign tumours; malignant tumours
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- Academy of Finland (Center of Excellence in Cancer Genetics Research)
- Sigrid Juselius Foundation
- Cancer Society of Finland
- University of Helsinki
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BACKGROUND: Mediator complex participates in transcriptional regulation by connecting regulatory DNA sequences to the RNA polymerase II initiation complex. Recently, we discovered through exome sequencing that as many as 70% of uterine leiomyomas harbour specific mutations in exon 2 of mediator complex subunit 12 (MED12). In this work, we examined the role of MED12 exon 2 mutations in other tumour types. METHODS: The frequency of MED12 exon 2 mutations was analysed in altogether 1158 tumours by direct sequencing. The tumour spectrum included mesenchymal tumours (extrauterine leiomyomas, endometrial polyps, lipomas, uterine leiomyosarcomas, other sarcomas, gastro-intestinal stromal tumours), hormone-dependent tumours (breast and ovarian cancers), haematological malignancies (acute myeloid leukaemias, acute lymphoid leukaemias, myeloproliferative neoplasms), and tumours associated with abnormal Wnt-signalling (colorectal cancers (CRC)). RESULTS: Five somatic alterations were observed: three in uterine leiomyosarcomas (3/41, 7%; Gly44Ser, Ala38_Leu39ins7, Glu35_Leu36delinsVal), and two in CRC (2/392, 0.5%; Gly44Cys, Ala67Val). CONCLUSION: Somatic MED12 exon 2 mutations were observed in uterine leiomyosarcomas, suggesting that a subgroup of these malignant tumours may develop from a leiomyoma precursor. Mutations in CRC samples indicate that MED12 may, albeit rarely, contribute to CRC tumorigenesis. British Journal of Cancer (2012) 107, 1761-1765. doi:10.1038/bjc.2012.428 www.bjcancer.com Published online 20 September 2012 (C) 2012 Cancer Research UK
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