Cancer gene mutations in congenital pulmonary airway malformation patients
Cancer gene mutations in congenital pulmonary airway malformation patients
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DOI:
10.1183/23120541.00196-2018
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发表时间:
2019-02-01
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Garcia-Barcelo, Maria-Merce
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作者:
Hsu, Jacob Shujui;Zhang, Ruizhong;Garcia-Barcelo, Maria-Merce
Background: Newborns affected with congenital pulmonary airway malformations (CPAMs) may present with severe respiratory distress or remain asymptomatic. While surgical resection is the definitive treatment for symptomatic CPAMs, prophylactic elective surgery may be recommended for asymptomatic CPAMs owing to the risk of tumour development. However, the implementation of prophylactic surgery is quite controversial on the grounds that more evidence linking CPAMs and cancer is needed. The large gap in knowledge of CPAM pathogenesis results in uncertainties and controversies in disease management. As developmental genes control postnatal cell growth and contribute to cancer development, we hypothesised that CPAMs may be underlain by germline mutations in genes governing airways development.Methods: Sequencing of the exome of 19 patients and their unaffected parents.Results: A more than expected number of mutations in cancer genes (false discovery rate q-value