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ArticleCancers2021

Methylation Drivers and Prognostic Implications in Sinonasal Poorly Differentiated Carcinomas.

Laura Libera, Giorgia Ottini, Nora Sahnane, Fabiana Pettenon, Mario Turri-Zanoni, Alessia Lambertoni, Anna Maria Chiaravalli, Federico Leone, Paolo Battaglia, Paolo Castelnuovo and 4 more

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Article in Cancers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Laura LiberaUnit of Pathology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, ASST Sette-Laghi, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2130-6669
Giorgia OttiniUnit of Pathology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, ASST Sette-Laghi, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy.
Nora SahnaneUnit of Pathology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, ASST Sette-Laghi, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy.
Fabiana PettenonUnit of Pathology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, ASST Sette-Laghi, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy.
Mario Turri-ZanoniDivision of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, ASST Sette-Laghi, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3678-9088
Alessia LambertoniDivision of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, ASST Sette-Laghi, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy.
Anna Maria ChiaravalliUnit of Pathology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, ASST Sette-Laghi, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3924-2117
Federico LeoneDivision of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, ASST Sette-Laghi, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy.
Paolo BattagliaDivision of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, ASST Sette-Laghi, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy.
Paolo CastelnuovoDivision of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, ASST Sette-Laghi, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy.
Silvia UccellaUnit of Pathology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, ASST Sette-Laghi, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5714-7295
Daniela FurlanUnit of Pathology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, ASST Sette-Laghi, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5958-5379
Carla FaccoUnit of Pathology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, ASST Sette-Laghi, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy.
Fausto SessaUnit of Pathology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, ASST Sette-Laghi, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy.
University of Insubria · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPoorly differentiated sinonasal carcinomas (PDSNCs) are rare and aggressive malignancies, which include squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC), and neuroendocrine carcinomas (NEC). Several epigenetic markers have been suggested to support the histopathological classification, predict prognosis, and guide therapeutic decision. Indeed, molecularly distinct subtypes of sinonasal carcinomas, including SMARCB1-INI1 or SMARCA4 deficient sinonasal carcinoma, isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)-mutant SNUC, ARID1A mutant PDSNCs, and NUT carcinomas, have recently been proposed as separate entities. Identification of aberrant DNA methylation levels associated with these specific epigenetic driver genes could be useful for prognostic and therapeutic purpose.

methodsHistopathological review and immunohistochemical study was performed on 53 PDSNCs. Molecular analysis included mutational profile by NGS, Sanger sequencing, and MLPA analyses, and global DNA methylation profile using LINE-1 bisulfite-PCR and pyrosequencing analysis.

resultsNine SWI/SNF complex defective cases and five

conclusionsGenetic and epigenetic characterization of PDSNCs should be performed to identify distinct prognostic entities, which deserved a tailored clinical treatment.

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CpG island methylator phenotypeIDH2INI1LINE-1 methylationsinonasal neuroendocrine cancerSMARCB1undifferentiated cancer

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PMID34638515
PMCPMC8507885
OpenAlexW3202804314

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