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ArticleScientific reports2020

Histone H3K27M Mutation Overrides Histological Grading in Pediatric Gliomas.

Amal Mosaab, Moatasem El-Ayadi, Eman N Khorshed, Nada Amer, Amal Refaat, Mohamed El-Beltagy, Zeinab Hassan, Sameh H Soror, Mohamed Saad Zaghloul, Shahenda El-Naggar

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Amal MosaabChildren's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357, Tumor Biology Research Program, Research Department, Cairo, Egypt.
Moatasem El-AyadiChildren's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Cairo, Egypt.
Eman N KhorshedChildren's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357, Department of Surgical Pathology, Cairo, Egypt.
Nada AmerChildren's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357, Tumor Biology Research Program, Research Department, Cairo, Egypt.
Amal RefaatChildren's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357, Department of Radiology, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed El-BeltagyChildren's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357, Department of Neurosurgery, Cairo, Egypt.
Zeinab HassanFaculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cairo, Egypt.
Sameh H SororFaculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed Saad ZaghloulChildren's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357, Department of Radiotherapy, Cairo, Egypt.
Shahenda El-NaggarChildren's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357, Tumor Biology Research Program, Research Department, Cairo, Egypt. shahenda.elnaggar@57357.org.
Children Cancer Hospital · EGCairo University · EGHelwan University · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pediatric high-grade gliomas (HGG) are rare aggressive tumors that present a prognostic and therapeutic challenge. Diffuse midline glioma, H3K27M-mutant is a new entity introduced to HGG in the latest WHO classification. In this study we evaluated the presence of H3K27M mutation in 105 tumor samples histologically classified into low-grade gliomas (LGG) (n = 45), and HGG (n = 60). Samples were screened for the mutation in histone H3.3 and H3.1 variants to examine its prevalence, prognostic impact, and assess its potential clinical value in limited resource settings. H3K27M mutation was detected in 28 of 105 (26.7%) samples, and its distribution was significantly associated with midline locations (p-value < 0.0001) and HGG (p-value = 0.003). Overall and event- free survival (OS and EFS, respectively) of patients with mutant tumors did not differ significantly, neither according to histologic grade (OS p-value = 0.736, EFS p-value = 0.75) nor across anatomical sites (OS p-value = 0.068, EFS p-value = 0.153). Detection of H3K27M mutation in pediatric gliomas provides more precise risk stratification compared to traditional histopathological techniques. Hence, mutation detection should be pursued in all pediatric gliomas. Meanwhile, focusing on midline LGG can be an alternative in lower-middle-income countries to maximally optimize patients' treatment options.

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BrainBrain NeoplasmsChildChild, PreschoolClinical Decision-MakingDisease-Free SurvivalDNA Mutational AnalysisEgyptFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGenetic TestingGliomaHistonesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLysineH3-3A protein, humanH3C2 protein, humanHistonesLysine

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PMCPMC7239884
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