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Expanding the spectrum of thyroid carcinoma with somatic DICER1 mutation: a survey of 829 thyroid carcinomas using MSK-IMPACT next-generation sequencing platform

Authors: Charles A. Ghossein, Snjezana Dogan, Nada Farhat, Iñigo Landa, Bin Xu

Published in: Virchows Archiv | Issue 2/2022

Abstract

DICER1 gene encodes an RNaseIII endoribonuclease essential for the cleavage of pre-microRNA to mature microRNA. Germline DICER1 mutation results in DICER syndrome, a cancer predisposition syndrome which manifests in the thyroid gland as early-onset multinodular goiter and increased risk for differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Recently, somatic DICER1 mutations were described in various thyroid neoplasms, including follicular adenoma, papillary thyroid carcinoma, follicular carcinoma, and poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma. In this study, we identified and described 14 cases (1.7%) with somatic DICER1 mutations from a cohort of 829 patients with thyroid follicular cell-derived thyroid carcinomas which were sequenced using MSK-IMPACT targeted next-generation sequencing platform. We expanded the histologic spectrum of thyroid carcinomas with somatic DICER1 mutations to include Hurthle cell carcinoma, high-grade differentiated thyroid carcinoma, and anaplastic thyroid carcinoma. All patients were adults with a median age of diagnosis of 59 years (range: 22–82). Although rare, a subset of thyroid cancers, including the aggressive subtypes, display somatic DICER1 mutations, some of which have oncogenic potential.

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Title: Expanding the spectrum of thyroid carcinoma with somatic DICER1 mutation: a survey of 829 thyroid carcinomas using MSK-IMPACT next-generation sequencing platform
Authors: Charles A. Ghossein
Snjezana Dogan
Nada Farhat
Iñigo Landa
Bin Xu
Publication date: 01-02-2022
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Virchows Archiv / Issue 2/2022
Print ISSN: 0945-6317
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2307
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-021-03212-4

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Expanding the spectrum of thyroid carcinoma with somatic DICER1 mutation: a survey of 829 thyroid carcinomas using MSK-IMPACT next-generation sequencing platform

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