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ArticlePloS one2015

A pathway-centric survey of somatic mutations in Chinese patients with colorectal carcinomas.

Chao Ling, Lin Wang, Zheng Wang, Luming Xu, Lifang Sun, Hui Yang, Wei-Dong Li, Kai Wang

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Chao LingZilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, United States of America; Laboratory of Clinical Genetics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, 100730, China; Research Center of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China.
Lin WangCenter for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430022, China.
Zheng WangCenter for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430022, China.
Luming XuCenter for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430022, China.
Lifang SunCenter for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430022, China.
Hui YangZilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, United States of America.
Wei-Dong LiResearch Center of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China.
Kai WangZilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, United States of America; USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, United States of America; Department of Psychiatry, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, United States of America.
Union Hospital · CNUniversity of Southern California · USChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CNTianjin Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previous genetic studies on colorectal carcinomas (CRC) have identified multiple somatic mutations in four candidate pathways (TGF-β, Wnt, P53 and RTK-RAS pathways) on populations of European ancestry. However, it is under-studied whether other populations harbor different sets of hot-spot somatic mutations in these pathways and other oncogenes. In this study, to evaluate the mutational spectrum of novel somatic mutations, we assessed 41 pairs of tumor-stroma tissues from Chinese patients with CRC, including 29 colon carcinomas and 12 rectal carcinomas. We designed Illumina Custom Amplicon panel to target 43 genes, including genes in the four candidate pathways, as well as several known oncogenes for other cancers. Candidate mutations were validated by Sanger sequencing, and we further used SIFT and PolyPhen-2 to assess potentially functional mutations. We discovered 3 new somatic mutations in gene APC, TCF7L2, and PIK3CA that had never been reported in the COSMIC or NCI-60 databases. Additionally, we confirmed 6 known somatic mutations in gene SMAD4, APC, FBXW7, BRAF and PTEN in Chinese CRC patients. While most were previously reported in CRC, one mutation in PTEN was reported only in malignant endometrium cancer. Our study confirmed the existence of known somatic mutations in the four candidate pathways for CRC in Chinese patients. We also discovered a number of novel somatic mutations in these pathways, which may have implications for the pathogenesis of CRC.

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MutationSurveys and QuestionnairesAdenomatous Polyposis Coli ProteinAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAsian PeopleClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingOncogenesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesAdenomatous Polyposis Coli ProteinAPC protein, humanClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPIK3CA protein, humanTCF7L2 protein, humanTranscription Factor 7-Like 2 Protein

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