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ArticleBMC medical genomics2021

Sequential filtering for clinically relevant variants as a method for clinical interpretation of whole exome sequencing findings in glioma.

Ege Ülgen, Özge Can, Kaya Bilguvar, Cemaliye Akyerli Boylu, Şirin Kılıçturgay Yüksel, Ayça Erşen Danyeli, O Uğur Sezerman, M Cengiz Yakıcıer, M Necmettin Pamir, Koray Özduman

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Article in BMC medical genomics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Ege ÜlgenDepartment of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Özge CanDepartment of Medical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Kaya BilguvarDepartment of Genetics, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Cemaliye Akyerli BoyluDepartment of Medical Biology, School of Medicine, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Şirin Kılıçturgay YükselDepartment of Medical Biology, School of Medicine, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ayça Erşen DanyeliDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey.
O Uğur SezermanDepartment of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul, Turkey.
M Cengiz YakıcıerDepartment of Molecular Biology, School of Arts and Sciences, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey.
M Necmettin PamirDepartment of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Altunizade Mahallesi, Yurtcan Sok. No:1, Üsküdar, Istanbul, 34662, Turkey.
Koray ÖzdumanDepartment of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Altunizade Mahallesi, Yurtcan Sok. No:1, Üsküdar, Istanbul, 34662, Turkey. Koray.ozduman@icloud.com.
Kent Hastanesi · TRAcıbadem Adana Hospital · TRYale University · US

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Abstract

backgroundIn the clinical setting, workflows for analyzing individual genomics data should be both comprehensive and convenient for clinical interpretation. In an effort for comprehensiveness and practicality, we attempted to create a clinical individual whole exome sequencing (WES) analysis workflow, allowing identification of genomic alterations and presentation of neurooncologically-relevant findings.

methodsThe analysis workflow detects germline and somatic variants and presents: (1) germline variants, (2) somatic short variants, (3) tumor mutational burden (TMB), (4) microsatellite instability (MSI), (5) somatic copy number alterations (SCNA), (6) SCNA burden, (7) loss of heterozygosity, (8) genes with double-hit, (9) mutational signatures, and (10) pathway enrichment analyses. Using the workflow, 58 WES analyses from matched blood and tumor samples of 52 patients were analyzed: 47 primary and 11 recurrent diffuse gliomas.

resultsThe median mean read depths were 199.88 for tumor and 110.955 for normal samples. For germline variants, a median of 22 (14-33) variants per patient was reported. There was a median of 6 (0-590) reported somatic short variants per tumor. A median of 19 (0-94) broad SCNAs and a median of 6 (0-12) gene-level SCNAs were reported per tumor. The gene with the most frequent somatic short variants was TP53 (41.38%). The most frequent chromosome-/arm-level SCNA events were chr7 amplification, chr22q loss, and chr10 loss. TMB in primary gliomas were significantly lower than in recurrent tumors (p = 0.002). MSI incidence was low (6.9%).

conclusionsWe demonstrate that WES can be practically and efficiently utilized for clinical analysis of individual brain tumors. The results display that NOTATES produces clinically relevant results in a concise but exhaustive manner.

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Exome SequencingGliomaAdolescentAdultAgedBrain NeoplasmsDNA Copy Number VariationsFemaleHumansLoss of HeterozygosityMaleMicrosatellite InstabilityMiddle AgedMutationYoung AdultBrain tumorClinical analysisGliomaNGSWhole exome sequencing

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