Publications
HTMCP scientists reveal the influence of HPV clades on molecular characteristics of HIV+ and HIV- cervical tumors from Ugandan patients. The study provides insights into the role of HIV infection, and how different HPV clades lead to specific molecular changes that could affect patient prognosis.
The study investigated the differences in chimeric read artifacts associated with formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) samples in molecular characterization studies by using a cohort of matched fresh-frozen (FF) and FFPE tissue samples.
Scientists from BLGSP demonstrated that tumor EBV status defines a specific BL phenotype irrespective of geographic origin with particular molecular properties and distinct pathogenic mechanisms. EBV-positive BL genomes feature fewer driver mutations despite their greater mutational load.
By utilizing whole-genome sequencing, DNA copy number analysis and RNA-seq, researchers discovered recurrent somatic point mutations and genes that were targeted by focal somatic deletions in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).
Researchers explored the effects of FOXO1 mutations in DLBCL patient samples and DLBCL-derived cell lines and suggested FOXO1 mutation as a novel prognostic factor in DLBCL pathogenesis.
The study identified a recurrent somatic novel gene fusion between TBL1XR1 and TP63 by analyzing transcriptome data from 96 DLBCL cases.
Morin et al. uncovered a novel role for chromatin modification in driving the progression of two non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs), follicular lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Through whole exome sequencing, researchers found that pediatric medulloblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor found in children, contained a fraction of the mutations found in adult cancers and suggested dysregulation of developmental pathways as a mechanism underlying medulloblastomas.
The study described recurrent somatic mutations in EZH2, a polycomb group oncogene. The mutation, found in the SET domain of this gene encoding a histone methyltransferase, is found only in a subset of lymphoma samples.
