Albert J. H. Suurmeijer, Brendan C. Dickson, Cristina R. Antonescu
{"title":"Complementary value of molecular analysis to expert review in refining classification of uncommon soft tissue tumors","authors":"Albert J. H. Suurmeijer, Brendan C. Dickson, Cristina R. Antonescu","doi":"10.1002/gcc.23196","DOIUrl":"10.1002/gcc.23196","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The classification of many soft tissue tumors remains subjective due their rarity, significant overlap in microscopic features and often a non-specific immunohistochemical (IHC) profile. The application of molecular genetic tools, which leverage the underlying molecular pathogenesis of these neoplasms, have considerably improved the diagnostic abilities of pathologists and refined classification based on objective molecular markers. In this study, we describe the results of an international collaboration conducted over a 3-year period, assessing the added diagnostic value of applying molecular genetics to sarcoma expert pathologic review in a selected series of 84 uncommon, mostly unclassifiable mesenchymal tumors, 74 of which originated in soft tissues and 10 in bone. The case mix (71% historical, 29% contemporary) included mostly unusual and challenging soft tissue tumors, which remained unclassified even with the benefit of expert review and routine ancillary methods, including broad IHC panels and a limited number of commercially available fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) probes. All cases were further tested by FISH using a wide range of custom bacterial artificial chromosome probes covering most of known fusions in sarcomas, whereas targeted RNA sequencing was performed in 13 cases negative by FISH, for potential discovery of novel fusion genes. Tumor-defining molecular alterations were found in 48/84 tumors (57%). In 27 (32%) cases the tumor diagnosis was refined or revised by the additional molecular work-up, including five cases (6%), in which the updated diagnosis had clinical implications. Sarcoma classification is rapidly evolving due to an increased molecular characterization of these neoplasms, so unsurprisingly 17% of the tumors in this series harbored abnormalities only very recently described as defining novel molecularly defined soft tissue tumor subsets.</p>","PeriodicalId":12700,"journal":{"name":"Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer","volume":"63 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10278683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shishan Zhou, Changliang Zhang, Zhipeng Zhang, Yongbin Hu, Lina Zhao, Wentao Hu, Si Chen, Bin Li, Sheng Xiao
{"title":"A novel HMGA2::KITLG fusion in a dedifferentiated liposarcoma with amplification of MDM2 and HMGA2","authors":"Shishan Zhou, Changliang Zhang, Zhipeng Zhang, Yongbin Hu, Lina Zhao, Wentao Hu, Si Chen, Bin Li, Sheng Xiao","doi":"10.1002/gcc.23200","DOIUrl":"10.1002/gcc.23200","url":null,"abstract":"<p>High-mobility group AT-hook 2 (<i>HMGA2</i>) is rearranged in various types of mesenchymal tumors, particularly lipomas. <i>HMGA2</i> is also co-amplified with mouse double minute 2 (<i>MDM2</i>) in well-differentiated liposarcoma/dedifferentiated liposarcoma (WDLPS/DDLPS). We report a case of relapsed DDLPS with a novel in-frame fusion between <i>HMGA2</i> and <i>KITLG</i>, which encodes the ligand for KIT kinase, a critical protein involved in gametogenesis, hematopoiesis, and melanogenesis. The <i>HMGA2</i> breakpoint is in intron 3, a commonly observed location for <i>HMGA2</i> rearrangements, while the <i>KITLG</i> breakpoint is in intron 2, leading to a fusion protein that contains almost the entire coding sequence of <i>KITLG</i>. By immunohistochemical staining, tumor cells expressed KIT and showed phosphorylated MAPK, a major KIT downstream target. We suggest an oncogenic mechanism that involves the overexpression of <i>KITLG</i> caused by its rearrangement with <i>HMGA2</i>, leading to the constitutive activation of KIT kinase. While <i>MDM2</i> amplification was observed in both the primary tumor and the relapsed tumor, the <i>HMGA2::KITLG</i> was only present in the relapsed tumor, indicating the role of <i>HMGA2::KITLG</i> in disease progression.</p>","PeriodicalId":12700,"journal":{"name":"Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer","volume":"63 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10564670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Isabel Grote, Alexandra Poppe, Ulrich Lehmann, Matthias Christgen, Hans Kreipe, Stephan Bartels
{"title":"Frequency of genetic alterations differs in advanced breast cancer between metastatic sites","authors":"Isabel Grote, Alexandra Poppe, Ulrich Lehmann, Matthias Christgen, Hans Kreipe, Stephan Bartels","doi":"10.1002/gcc.23199","DOIUrl":"10.1002/gcc.23199","url":null,"abstract":"<p>About 20%–30% of breast cancer (BC) patients will develop distant metastases, preferentially in bones, liver, lung, and brain. BCs with different intrinsic subtypes prefer different sites for metastasis. These subtypes vary in the abundance of genetic alterations which may influence the localization of metastases. Currently, information about the relation between metastatic site and mutational profile of BC is limited. In this study, <i>n</i> = 521 BC metastases of the most frequently affected sites (bone, brain, liver, and lung) were investigated for the frequency of <i>AKT1, ERBB2, ESR1, PIK3CA</i>, and <i>TP53</i> mutations via NGS and pyrosequencing. Somatic mutations were present in 64% cases. <i>PIK3CA</i> and <i>TP53</i> were the most frequently mutated genes under study. We provide an analysis of the mutational profile of BCs and the affected metastatic site. Genetic alterations differed significantly depending on the organ site affected by metastases. <i>TP53</i> mutations were mostly observed in brain metastases (51.0%), metastases outside of the brain revealed a much lower proportion of <i>TP53</i> mutated samples. <i>PIK3CA</i> mutations are frequent in liver (40.6%), lung (36.8%), and bone metastases (35.7%), whereas less common in brain metastases (18.4%). The highest percentage of <i>ESR1</i> mutations was observed in liver and lung metastases (about 30% each), whereas metastatic lesions in the brain showed significantly less <i>ESR1</i> mutations, only in 2.0% of the cases. In summary, we found significant differences of mutational status in mBC depending on the affected organ and intrinsic subtype. Organotropism of metastatic cancer spread may be influenced by the mutational profile of individual BCs.</p>","PeriodicalId":12700,"journal":{"name":"Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer","volume":"63 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/gcc.23199","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10160739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Konstantinos Linos, Josephine K. Dermawan, Melissa Pulitzer, Meera Hameed, Narasimhan P. Agaram, Abbas Agaimy, Cristina R. Antonescu
{"title":"Untying the Gordian knot of composite hemangioendothelioma: Discovery of novel fusions","authors":"Konstantinos Linos, Josephine K. Dermawan, Melissa Pulitzer, Meera Hameed, Narasimhan P. Agaram, Abbas Agaimy, Cristina R. Antonescu","doi":"10.1002/gcc.23198","DOIUrl":"10.1002/gcc.23198","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Composite hemangioendothelioma is a rare, locally aggressive, and rarely metastasizing vascular neoplasm which affects both children and adults. Recently, a number of gene fusions including <i>YAP1::MAML2</i>, <i>PTBP1::MAML2</i>, and <i>EPC1::PHC2</i> have been detected in a small subset of cases with or without neuroendocrine expression. Herein, we present four additional cases with novel in-frame fusions. The cohort comprises two females and two males with a wide age range at diagnosis (24–80 years). Two tumors were deep involving the right brachial plexus and mediastinum, while the remaining were superficial (right plantar foot and abdominal wall). The size ranged from 1.5 to 4.8 cm in greatest dimension. Morphologically, all tumors had an admixture of at least two architectural patterns including retiform hemangioendothelioma, hemangioma, epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, or angiosarcoma. The tumors were positive for endothelial markers CD31 (3/3), ERG (4/4), and D2-40 (1/4, focal), while SMA was expressed in 2/3 highlighting the surrounding pericytes. Synaptophysin showed immunoreactivity in 2/3 cases. One patient had a local recurrence after 40 months, while two patients had no evidence of disease 4 months post-resection. Targeted RNA sequencing detected novel in-frame fusions in each of the cases: <i>HSPG2::FGFR1, YAP1::FOXR1, ACTB::MAML2</i>, and <i>ARID1B::MAML2</i>. The two cases with neuroendocrine expression occurred as superficial lesions and harbored <i>YAP1::FOXR1</i> and <i>ARID1B::MAML2</i> fusions. Our study expands on the molecular spectrum of this enigmatic tumor, further enhancing our current understanding of the disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":12700,"journal":{"name":"Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer","volume":"63 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10511544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yael Fisher, Maribel D. Lacambra, Shahd S. Almohsen, Chit Chow, Jason L. Hornick, Ka-Fai To, Brendan C. Dickson
{"title":"Expanding the spectrum of tyrosine kinase fusions in calcified chondroid mesenchymal neoplasms: Identification of a novel PDGFRA::USP8 gene fusion","authors":"Yael Fisher, Maribel D. Lacambra, Shahd S. Almohsen, Chit Chow, Jason L. Hornick, Ka-Fai To, Brendan C. Dickson","doi":"10.1002/gcc.23197","DOIUrl":"10.1002/gcc.23197","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Calcified chondroid mesenchymal neoplasms represent a distinct, and recently recognized, spectrum of tumors. To date most cases have been reported to be characterized by <i>FN1</i> gene fusions involving multiple potential tyrosine kinase partners. Following incidental identification of a tumor morphologically corresponding to calcified chondroid mesenchymal neoplasm, but with a <i>PDGFRA::USP8</i> gene fusion, we undertook a retrospective review to identify and characterize additional such cases. A total of four tumors were identified. Each was multilobulated and composed of polygonal-epithelioid-stellate cells with a background of chondroid matrix containing distinctive patterns of calcification. Targeted RNA sequencing revealed an identical <i>PDGFRA</i> (exon 22)<i>::USP8</i> (exon 5) gene fusion in each case. Subsequent immunohistochemical staining confirmed the presence of PDGFRα overexpression. In summary, we report a series of four tumors within the morphologic spectrum of calcified chondroid mesenchymal neoplasms. In contrast to prior reports, these tumors harbored a novel <i>PDGFRA::USP8</i> gene fusion, rather than <i>FN1</i> rearrangement. Our findings expand the molecular diversity of these neoplasms, and suggest they are united through activation of protein kinases.</p>","PeriodicalId":12700,"journal":{"name":"Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer","volume":"63 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10485366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Patrick R. Blackburn, Rose B. McGee, Roya Mostafavi, Andrew J. Carroll, Fady M. Mikhail, Gregory T. Armstrong, Larissa V. Furtado, Jason Chiang, David A. Wheeler, Steven S. Carey, Kim E. Nichols, Santhosh A. Upadhyaya
{"title":"Constitutional balanced translocations involving SMARCB1: A rare cause of rhabdoid tumor predisposition syndrome","authors":"Patrick R. Blackburn, Rose B. McGee, Roya Mostafavi, Andrew J. Carroll, Fady M. Mikhail, Gregory T. Armstrong, Larissa V. Furtado, Jason Chiang, David A. Wheeler, Steven S. Carey, Kim E. Nichols, Santhosh A. Upadhyaya","doi":"10.1002/gcc.23195","DOIUrl":"10.1002/gcc.23195","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Rhabdoid Tumor Predisposition Syndrome 1 (RTPS1) confers an increased risk of developing rhabdoid tumors and is caused by germline mutations in <i>SMARCB1</i>. RTPS1 should be evaluated in all individuals with rhabdoid tumor and is more likely in those with a young age at presentation (occasionally congenital presentation), multiple primary tumors, or a family history of rhabdoid tumor or RTPS1. Proband genetic testing is the standard method for diagnosing RTPS1. Most known RTPS1-related <i>SMARCB1</i> gene mutations are copy number variants (CNVs) or single nucleotide variants/indels, but structural variant analysis (SVA) is not usually included in the molecular evaluation. Here, we report two children with RTPS1 presenting with atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (ATRT) who had constitutional testing showing balanced chromosome translocations involving <i>SMARCB1</i>. Patient 1 is a 23-year-old female diagnosed with pineal region ATRT at 7 months who was found to have a <i>de novo</i>, constitutional t(16;22)(p13.3;q11.2). Patient 2 is a 24-month-old male diagnosed with a posterior fossa ATRT at 14 months, with subsequent testing showing a constitutional t(5;22)(q14.1;q11.23). These structural rearrangements have not been previously reported in RTPS1. While rare, these cases suggest that structural variants should be considered in the evaluation of children with rhabdoid tumors to provide more accurate genetic counseling on the risks of developing tumors, the need for surveillance, and the risks of passing the disorder on to future children. Further research is needed to understand the prevalence, clinical features, and tumor risks associated with RTPS1-related constitutional balanced translocations.</p>","PeriodicalId":12700,"journal":{"name":"Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer","volume":"63 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10000637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ahmed Bouras, Cedrick Lefol, Eric Ruano, Chloé Grand-Masson, Qing Wang
{"title":"PMS2 or PMS2CL? Characterization of variants detected in the 3′ of the PMS2 gene","authors":"Ahmed Bouras, Cedrick Lefol, Eric Ruano, Chloé Grand-Masson, Qing Wang","doi":"10.1002/gcc.23193","DOIUrl":"10.1002/gcc.23193","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>PMS2</i> germline pathogenic variants are one of the major causes for Lynch syndrome and constitutional mismatch repair deficiencies. Variant identification in the 3′ region of this gene is complicated by the presence of the pseudogene <i>PMS2CL</i> which shares a high sequence homology with <i>PMS2</i>. Consequently, short-fragment screening strategies (NGS, Sanger) may fail to discriminate variant's gene localization. Using a comprehensive analysis strategy, we assessed 42 NGS-detected variants in 76 patients and found 32 localized on <i>PMS2</i> while 6 on <i>PMS2CL</i>. Interestingly, four variants were detected in either of them in different patients. Clinical phenotype was well correlated to genotype, making it very helpful in variant assessment. Our findings emphasize the necessity of more specific complementary analyses to confirm the gene origin of each variant detected in different individuals in order to avoid variant misinterpretation. In addition, we characterized two <i>PMS2</i> genomic alterations involving Alu-mediated tandem duplication and gene conversion. Those mechanisms seemed to be particularly favored in <i>PMS2</i> which contribute to frequent genomic rearrangements in the 3′ region of the gene.</p>","PeriodicalId":12700,"journal":{"name":"Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer","volume":"63 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/gcc.23193","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9927044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ales Vicha, Pavla Jencova, Daniela Novakova-Kodetova, Lucie Stolova, Dagmar Voriskova, Kristyna Vyletalova, Petr Broz, Eva Drahokoupilova, Anasuya Guha, Marie Kopecká, Lenka Krskova
{"title":"Changes on chromosome 11p15.5 as specific marker for embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma?","authors":"Ales Vicha, Pavla Jencova, Daniela Novakova-Kodetova, Lucie Stolova, Dagmar Voriskova, Kristyna Vyletalova, Petr Broz, Eva Drahokoupilova, Anasuya Guha, Marie Kopecká, Lenka Krskova","doi":"10.1002/gcc.23194","DOIUrl":"10.1002/gcc.23194","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Rhabdomyosarcomas (RMS) constitute a heterogeneous spectrum of tumors with respect to clinical behavior and tumor morphology. The paternal uniparental disomy (pUPD) of 11p15.5 is a molecular change described mainly in embryonal RMS. In addition to LOH, UPD, the MLPA technique (ME030kit) also determines copy number variants and methylation of <i>H19</i> and <i>KCNQ1OT1</i> genes, which have not been systematically investigated in RMS. All 127 RMS tumors were divided by histology and PAX status into four groups, pleomorphic histology (<i>n</i> = 2); alveolar RMS PAX fusion-positive (PAX+; <i>n</i> = 39); embryonal RMS (<i>n</i> = 70) and fusion-negative RMS with alveolar pattern (PAX-RMS-AP; <i>n</i> = 16). The following changes were detected; negative (<i>n</i> = 21), pUPD (<i>n</i> = 75), gain of paternal allele (<i>n</i> = 9), loss of maternal allele (<i>n</i> = 9), hypermethylation of <i>H19</i> (<i>n</i> = 6), hypomethylation <i>of KCNQ1OT1</i> (<i>n</i> = 6), and deletion of <i>CDKN1C</i> (<i>n</i> = 1). We have shown no difference in the frequency of pUPD 11p15.5 in all groups. Thus, we have proven that changes in the 11p15.5 are not only specific to the embryonal RMS (ERMS), but are often also present in alveolar RMS (ARMS). We have found changes that have not yet been described in RMS. We also demonstrated new potential diagnostic markers for ERMS (paternal duplication and UPD of whole chromosome 11) and for ARMS PAX+ (hypomethylation KCNQ1OT1).</p>","PeriodicalId":12700,"journal":{"name":"Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer","volume":"62 12","pages":"732-739"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/gcc.23194","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9920826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Digital pathology systems enabling quality patient care","authors":"Matthew G. Hanna, Orly Ardon","doi":"10.1002/gcc.23192","DOIUrl":"10.1002/gcc.23192","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Pathology laboratories are undergoing digital transformations, adopting innovative technologies to enhance patient care. Digital pathology systems impact clinical, education, and research use cases where pathologists use digital technologies to perform tasks in lieu of using glass slides and a microscope. Pathology professional societies have established clinical validation guidelines, and the US Food and Drug Administration have also authorized digital pathology systems for primary diagnosis, including image analysis and machine learning systems. Whole slide images, or digital slides, can be viewed and navigated similar to glass slides on a microscope. These modern tools not only enable pathologists to practice their routine clinical activities, but can potentially enable digital computational discovery. Assimilation of whole slide images in pathology clinical workflow can further empower machine learning systems to support computer assisted diagnostics. The potential enrichment these systems can provide is unprecedented in the field of pathology. With appropriate integration, these clinical decision support systems will allow pathologists to increase the delivery of quality patient care. This review describes the digital pathology transformation process, applicable clinical use cases, incorporation of image analysis and machine learning systems in the clinical workflow, as well as future technologies that may further disrupt pathology modalities to deliver quality patient care.</p>","PeriodicalId":12700,"journal":{"name":"Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer","volume":"62 11","pages":"685-697"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10300927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Refined cytogenetic IPSS-R evaluation by the use of SNP array in a cohort of 290 MDS patients","authors":"Ilaria Scarpelli, Valérie Beyer Stalder, Gerasimos Tsilimidos, Katrin Rapakko, Mariangela Costanza, Sabine Blum, Jacqueline Schoumans","doi":"10.1002/gcc.23191","DOIUrl":"10.1002/gcc.23191","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Genetic testing plays a central role in myelodysplastic neoplasms (MDS) diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic decisions. The widely applied cytogenetic revised international prognostic scoring system (IPSS-R) was based on chromosome banding analysis (CBA). However, subsequently developed genetic methodologies, such as single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array, demonstrated to be a valid alternative test for MDS. SNP array is, in fact, able to detect the majority of MDS-associated cytogenetic aberrations, by providing further genomic information due to its higher resolution. In this study, 290 samples from individuals with a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of MDS were tested by both CBA and SNP array, in order to evaluate and compare their cytogenetic IPSS-R score in the largest MDS cohort reported so far. A concordant or better refined cytogenetic IPSS-R array-based score was obtained for 95% of cases (277). Therefore, this study confirms the effective applicability of SNP array toward the cytogenetic IPSS-R evaluation and consequently, toward the molecular international prognostic scoring system for MDS (IPSS-M) assessment, which ensures an improved MDS risk stratification refinement. Considering the advent of additional genetic technologies interrogating the whole genome with increased resolutions, counting cytogenetic abnormalities based on their size may result in a simplistic approach. On the contrary, assessing overall genomic complexity may provide additional crucial information. Independently of the technology used, genetic results should indeed aim at ensuring a highly refined stratification for MDS patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":12700,"journal":{"name":"Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer","volume":"62 12","pages":"721-731"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/gcc.23191","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9781148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}