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ArticleActa neuropathologica communications2024

Germline loss-of-function variant in the E3 ubiquitin ligase TRAF2 in a young adult patient with medulloblastoma: a case report.

Josh N Vo, Andrea Franson, Sebastian M Waszak, Yi-Mi Wu, Nicole Becker, Arul M Chinnaiyan, Dan R Robinson

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Article in Acta neuropathologica communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Josh N Vo *Michigan Center for Translational Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Andrea Franson *Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Sebastian M Waszak *School of Life Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Yi-Mi WuMichigan Center for Translational Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Nicole BeckerDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Arul M ChinnaiyanMichigan Center for Translational Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Dan R RobinsonMichigan Center for Translational Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. danrobi@med.umich.edu.

Funding

Exploring Precision Oncology: From Gene Fusions to lncRNAsR35CA231996 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI CHINNAIYAN, ARUL M · 2018 to 2024
$6.4M
Michigan-VUMC Biomarker Characterization CenterU2CCA271854 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Jeffrey John Tosoian · 2022 to 2026
$5.4M
American Cancer Society CSDG-21-177-01Early Detection Research Network U2CCA271854-03NCI NIH HHS R35 CA231996NCI NIH HHS U2C CA271854NCI Outstanding Investigator Award R35CA231996
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We identified a rare heterozygous germline loss-of-function variant in the tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 2 (TRAF2) in a young adult patient diagnosed with medulloblastoma. This variant is located within the TRAF-C domain of the E3 ubiquitin ligase protein and is predicted to diminish the binding affinity of TRAF2 to upstream receptors and associated adaptor proteins. Integrative genomics revealed a biallelic loss of TRAF2 via partial copy-neutral loss-of-heterozygosity of 9q in the medulloblastoma genome. We further performed comparative analysis with an in-house cohort of 20 medulloblastomas sequenced using the same platform, revealing an atypical molecular profile of the TRAF2-associated medulloblastoma. Our research adds to the expanding catalog of genetic tumor syndromes that increase the susceptibility of carriers to MB.

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Cerebellar NeoplasmsGerm-Line MutationMedulloblastomaTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2FemaleHumansLoss of Function MutationYoung AdultTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2AYAGenetic tumor syndromesMedulloblastomaTRAF2

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PMID39707575
PMCPMC11662563

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