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ArticleNature communications2023

Convergent somatic evolution commences in utero in a germline ribosomopathy.

Heather E Machado, Nina F Øbro, Nicholas Williams, Shengjiang Tan, Ahmed Z Boukerrou, Megan Davies, Miriam Belmonte, Emily Mitchell, E Joanna Baxter, Nicole Mende and 11 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
6.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Heather E Machado *Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK.
Nina F Øbro *Wellcome MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Nicholas Williams *Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3989-9167
Shengjiang Tan *Wellcome MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Ahmed Z BoukerrouWellcome MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Megan DaviesWellcome MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Miriam BelmonteWellcome MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Emily MitchellWellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK.
E Joanna BaxterDepartment of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Nicole MendeWellcome MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5078-2333
Anna ClayWellcome MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Philip AncliffDepartment of Haematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Jutta KöglmeierDepartment of Haematology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Sally B KillickUniversity Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK.
Austin KulasekararajDepartment of Haematological Medicine, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, London, UK.
Stefan MeyerDivision of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Cancer Research Centre, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2283-3690
Elisa LaurentiWellcome MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9917-9092
Peter J CampbellWellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3921-0510
David G KentWellcome MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. david.kent@york.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7871-8811
Jyoti NangaliaWellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK. jn5@sanger.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7122-4608
Alan J WarrenWellcome MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. ajw1000@cam.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9277-4553
Wellcome/MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute · GBWellcome Sanger Institute · GBGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust · GBKing's College London · GBRoyal Bournemouth Hospital · GBUniversity of Cambridge · GBUniversity of Manchester · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_PC_17230Medical Research Council MR/T012412/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clonal tracking of cells using somatic mutations permits exploration of clonal dynamics in human disease. Here, we perform whole genome sequencing of 323 haematopoietic colonies from 10 individuals with the inherited ribosomopathy Shwachman-Diamond syndrome to reconstruct haematopoietic phylogenies. In ~30% of colonies, we identify mutually exclusive mutations in TP53, EIF6, RPL5, RPL22, PRPF8, plus chromosome 7 and 15 aberrations that increase SBDS and EFL1 gene dosage, respectively. Target gene mutations commence in utero, resulting in a profusion of clonal expansions, with only a few haematopoietic stem cell lineages (mean 8, range 1-24) contributing ~50% of haematopoietic colonies across 8 individuals (range 4-100% clonality) by young adulthood. Rapid clonal expansion during disease transformation is associated with biallelic TP53 mutations and increased mutation burden. Our study highlights how convergent somatic mutation of the p53-dependent nucleolar surveillance pathway offsets the deleterious effects of germline ribosomopathy but increases opportunity for TP53-mutated cancer evolution.

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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7Germ CellsAdultGene DosageHematopoietic Stem CellsHumansMutationYoung Adult

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PMID37608017
PMCPMC10444798
OpenAlexW4386082819

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