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ArticleNature communications2017

Recurrent mutation of IGF signalling genes and distinct patterns of genomic rearrangement in osteosarcoma.

Sam Behjati, Patrick S Tarpey, Kerstin Haase, Hongtao Ye, Matthew D Young, Ludmil B Alexandrov, Sarah J Farndon, Grace Collord, David C Wedge, Inigo Martincorena and 23 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 143 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

143 citing papers in PubMed, 253 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

33 authors at 11 institutions in 6 countries.

Sam BehjatiCancer Genome Project, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SA, UK.
Patrick S TarpeyCancer Genome Project, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SA, UK.
Kerstin HaaseThe Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0944-5618
Hongtao YeDepartment of Histopathology, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Stanmore, Middlesex HA7 4LP, UK.
Matthew D YoungCancer Genome Project, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SA, UK.
Ludmil B AlexandrovTheoretical Biology and Biophysics (T-6), Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3596-4515
Sarah J FarndonCancer Genome Project, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SA, UK.
Grace CollordCancer Genome Project, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SA, UK.
David C WedgeOxford Big Data Institute and Oxford Centre for Cancer Gene Research, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7572-3196
Inigo MartincorenaCancer Genome Project, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SA, UK.
Susanna L CookeCancer Genome Project, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SA, UK.
Helen DaviesCancer Genome Project, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SA, UK.
William MifsudUCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London WC1N 1EH, UK.
Mathias LidgrenCancer Genome Project, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SA, UK.
Sancha MartinCancer Genome Project, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SA, UK.
Calli LatimerCancer Genome Project, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SA, UK.
Mark MaddisonCancer Genome Project, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SA, UK.
Adam P ButlerCancer Genome Project, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SA, UK.
Jon W TeagueCancer Genome Project, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SA, UK.
Nischalan PillayDepartment of Histopathology, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Stanmore, Middlesex HA7 4LP, UK.
Adam ShlienDepartment of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8.
Ultan McDermottCancer Genome Project, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SA, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9032-4700
P Andrew FutrealCancer Genome Project, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SA, UK.
Daniel BaumhoerBone Tumour Reference Centre, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel 4031, Switzerland.
Olga ZaikovaOslo University Hospital, Oslo 0379, Norway.
Bodil BjerkehagenOslo University Hospital, Oslo 0379, Norway.
Ola MyklebostOslo University Hospital, Oslo 0379, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-2866-3223
M Fernanda AmaryDepartment of Histopathology, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Stanmore, Middlesex HA7 4LP, UK.
Roberto TiraboscoDepartment of Histopathology, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Stanmore, Middlesex HA7 4LP, UK.
Peter Van LooThe Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0292-1949
Michael R StrattonCancer Genome Project, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SA, UK.
Adrienne M FlanaganDepartment of Histopathology, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Stanmore, Middlesex HA7 4LP, UK.
Peter J CampbellCancer Genome Project, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SA, UK.
Wellcome Sanger Institute · GBRoyal National Orthopaedic Hospital · GBOslo University Hospital · NOGreat Ormond Street Hospital · GBThe Francis Crick Institute · GBUniversity of Cambridge · GBCentre for Human Genetics · GBHospital for Sick Children · CALos Alamos National Laboratory · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USUniversity of Basel · CH

Funding

Cancer Research UK 18387Cancer Research UK 21777Medical Research Council MR/N005813/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteosarcoma is a primary malignancy of bone that affects children and adults. Here, we present the largest sequencing study of osteosarcoma to date, comprising 112 childhood and adult tumours encompassing all major histological subtypes. A key finding of our study is the identification of mutations in insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signalling genes in 8/112 (7%) of cases. We validate this observation using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in an additional 87 osteosarcomas, with IGF1 receptor (IGF1R) amplification observed in 14% of tumours. These findings may inform patient selection in future trials of IGF1R inhibitors in osteosarcoma. Analysing patterns of mutation, we identify distinct rearrangement profiles including a process characterized by chromothripsis and amplification. This process operates recurrently at discrete genomic regions and generates driver mutations. It may represent an age-independent mutational mechanism that contributes to the development of osteosarcoma in children and adults alike.

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Gene RearrangementMutationAdolescentAdultAgedChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceInsulin-Like Growth Factor IMaleMiddle AgedOsteosarcomaReceptor, IGF Type 1Signal TransductionIGF1 protein, humanInsulin-Like Growth Factor IReceptor, IGF Type 1

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PMID28643781
PMCPMC5490007
OpenAlexW2671688469

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