| Literature DB >> 25583493 |
Kishore Guda1, Martina L Veigl2, Vinay Varadan3, Arman Nosrati4, Lakshmeswari Ravi4, James Lutterbaugh4, Lydia Beard4, James K V Willson5, W David Sedwick6, Zhenghe John Wang7, Neil Molyneaux8, Alexander Miron8, Mark D Adams9, Robert C Elston10, Sanford D Markowitz11, Joseph E Willis12.
Abstract
We used whole-exome and targeted sequencing to characterize somatic mutations in 103 colorectal cancers (CRC) from African Americans, identifying 20 new genes as significantly mutated in CRC. Resequencing 129 Caucasian derived CRCs confirmed a 15-gene set as a preferential target for mutations in African American CRCs. Two predominant genes, ephrin type A receptor 6 (EPHA6) and folliculin (FLCN), with mutations exclusive to African American CRCs, are by genetic and biological criteria highly likely African American CRC driver genes. These previously unsuspected differences in the mutational landscapes of CRCs arising among individuals of different ethnicities have potential to impact on broader disparities in cancer behaviors.Entities:
Keywords: African American; Caucasian; colon cancer; mutation; next-generation sequencing
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25583493 PMCID: PMC4313860 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1417064112
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205