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Ultra-long Read Sequencing for Whole Genomic DNA Analysis
Published on: March 15, 2019
Genomic analysis of Korean patients with advanced prostate cancer by use of a comprehensive next-generation
Minyong Kang1, Eunhae Cho2, Jahyun Jang2
1Department of Urology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Purpose:
To analyze the characteristics of somatic mutations and copy number alterations (CNAs) in Korean patients with advanced prostate cancer (PCa) by use of the Oncomine Comprehensive Panel (ThermoFisher Scientific) and low-coverage, whole-genome sequencing (LC-WGS).
Materials And Methods:
We retrospectively analyzed PCa tissues obtained from 14 patients with advanced PCa (metastatic tumor, 12 [85.7%]; nonmetastatic castration-resistant PCa, 1 [7.1%]; pT3b, 1 [7.1%]) from 2009 to 2017. The Oncomine Comprehensive Panel included a total of 143 genes. Moreover, LC-WGS was performed to detect CNAs of the entire genome. Two plasma samples matched with tumor tissues were analyzed using LC-WGS to compare the chromosomal aberration patterns between circulating tumor DNA and tumor tissue.
Results:
Genetic alterations were most frequently observed in the androgen receptor (AR) (42.9%, n=6/14), TP53 (14.3%, n=2/14), and PTEN (14.3%, n=2/14) genes in the Oncomine panel. AR amplification was the most common CNA (35.7%, n=5/14). As a result of LC-WGS, CNAs were confirmed in about 92.9% (n=13/14) of the samples in regions Xq12, 8q24.21, and 11q13.3 (gains) and in regions 6q16.1, 8p23.1, 10q25.1, 16q24.2, 18q12.3, Xq25, and Xq26.3 (losses). All CNAs identified in the Oncomine panel matched the results of LC-WGS. Additionally, LC-WGS of two plasma samples that matched tumor tissues revealed that CNA patterns of plasma samples (circulating tumor DNA) were very similar to those detected in tumor samples.
Conclusions:
Our data showed that the characteristics of mutations and CNAs in Korean patients with advanced PCa were similar to those observed in previous studies.
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