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ArticleCancer genetics2026

Exome sequencing of Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin composite lymphomas identifies shared somatic mutations indicative of common founding precursors.

Felicia Gomez, Lauren Shea, Sivasankar Annamalai Sharavanan, David Russler-Germain, Matthew Mosior, Kilannin Krysiak, Matthew Matlock, Zachary L Skidmore, Yi-Shan Lee, Eric J Duncavage and 9 more

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Felicia GomezMcDonnell Genome Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States; Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States.
Lauren SheaDivision of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States.
Sivasankar Annamalai SharavananDivision of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States.
David Russler-GermainDivision of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States.
Matthew MosiorMcDonnell Genome Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States.
Kilannin KrysiakMcDonnell Genome Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States; Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States.
Matthew MatlockMcDonnell Genome Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States.
Zachary L SkidmoreMcDonnell Genome Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States.
Yi-Shan LeeDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States.
Eric J DuncavageDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States.
Michelle O'LaughlinMcDonnell Genome Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States.
Catrina FronickMcDonnell Genome Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States.
Robert S FultonMcDonnell Genome Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States; Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States.
Nancy L BartlettDivision of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States.
Amanda F CashenDivision of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States.
Malachi GriffithMcDonnell Genome Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States; Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States; Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States.
Todd A FehnigerDivision of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States.
Obi L GriffithMcDonnell Genome Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States; Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States; Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States. Electronic address: obigriffith@wustl.edu.
Lukas D WartmanDivision of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, 63110, United States. Electronic address: lwartman@wustl.edu.

Funding

Washington University Center for Cellular ImagingP30CA091842 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI TIMOTHY J. EBERLEIN · 2001 to 2026
$128.0M
WU INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCESUL1TR002345 · NCATS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI William G. Powderly · 2017 to 2026
$97.8M
Washington University Paul Calabresi K12 Career Development Award for Clinical OncologyK12CA167540 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI John F. Dipersio, Ramaswamy Govindan · 2012 to 2026
$11.7M
Standardized and Genome-Wide Clinical Interpretation of Complex Genotypes for Cancer Precision MedicineU24CA237719 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI GRIFFITH, OBI L. · 2019 to 2023
$3.8M
Informatics tools for identification, prioritization and clinical application of neoantigensU01CA248235 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI GRIFFITH, MALACHI · 2020 to 2022
$1.3M
DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATICS RESOURCES FOR INTERPRETATION OF CLINICALLY ACTIONABLE VARIANTS IN CANCERU01CA209936 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI GRIFFITH, OBI L. · 2016 to 2018
$1.0M
Deep Sequencing of Relapse and Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma Genomes: A Study of Tumor Biology and EvolutionK22CA266743 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI GOMEZ, FELICIA · 2023 to 2025
$583k
DEFINING THE REGULATORY, NON-CODING, MUTATIONAL LANDSCAPE OF BREAST CANCERK22CA188163 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI GRIFFITH, OBI L. · 2014 to 2016
$515k
INTEGRATED ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION OF WHOLE GENOME, EXOME & TRANSCRIPTOME SEQUENCE DATA IN CANCERK99HG007940 · NHGRI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI GRIFFITH, MALACHI · 2015 to 2016
$264k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002345NCI NIH HHS K12 CA167540NCI NIH HHS K22 CA188163NCI NIH HHS K22 CA266743NCI NIH HHS P30 CA091842NCI NIH HHS U01 CA209936NCI NIH HHS U01 CA248235NCI NIH HHS U24 CA237719NHGRI NIH HHS K99 HG007940
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The occurrence of both non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) in an individual patient (hereafter referred to as composite lymphoma) is a relatively rare and poorly characterized phenomenon. We hypothesized that analysis of the shared and divergent mutations harbored by composite lymphomas might shed light on genetic drivers of composite lymphomagenesis. We performed exome sequencing of two cases of composite NHL and cHL, and validated somatic variants using the AmpliSeq platform. Additionally, we utilized B-cell receptor sequencing of the immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGH) gene region as a tool to provide an orthogonal comparison of the composite lymphomas. Interestingly, both cases contained stop gain mutations in TNFRSF14 that were shared between the cHL and NHL samples. Other genes with shared somatic variants of potential biologic significance included TP53, SRSF6, PLCG2, BCL10, and PCLO. Furthermore, sequencing of the B-cell receptor immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGH) gene region revealed clones with common V(D)J gene usage in the NHL and cHL cases. Our data suggest a common precursor in these two cases of composite lymphoma. The shared somatic variants we identified may represent early events in lymphomagenesis and potential therapeutic targets.

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Composite LymphomaExomeHodgkin DiseaseLymphoma, Non-HodgkinMutationExome SequencingFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsMaleReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Member 14Immunoglobulin Heavy ChainsReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Member 14TNFRSF14 protein, humanComposite lymphomaExome sequencingGenomics

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