High Throughput Mass Spectrometry-Based Mutation Profiling of Primary Uveal Melanoma
High Throughput Mass Spectrometry-Based Mutation Profiling of Primary Uveal Melanoma
We assessed for mutations in a large number of oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes in primary uveal melanomas using a high-throughput profiling system.DNA was extracted and purified from 134 tissue samples from fresh-frozen tissues (n = 87) or formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues (n = 47) from 124 large uveal melanomas that underwent primary treatment by enucleation. DNA was subjected to whole genome amplification and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry-based mutation profiling (>1000 mutations tested across 120 oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes) using the OncoMap3 platform. All candidate mutations, as well as commonly occurring mutations in GNAQ and GNA11, were validated using homogeneous mass extension (hME) technology.Of 123 samples, 97 (79%, representing 89 unique tumors) were amplified successfully, passed all quality control steps, and were assayed with the OncoMap platform. A total of 58 mutation calls was made for 49 different mutations across 26 different genes in 34/98 (35%) samples. Of 91 tumors that underwent hME validation, 83 (91%) harbored mutations in the GNAQ (47%) or GNA11 (44%) genes, while hME validation revealed two tumors with mutations in EGFR. These additional mutations occurred in tumors that also had mutations in GNAQ or GNA11.The vast majority of primary large uveal melanomas harbor mutually-exclusive mutations in GNAQ or GNA11, but very rarely have the oncogenic mutations that are reported commonly in other cancers. When present, these other mutations were found in conjunction with GNAQ/GNA11 mutations, suggesting that these other mutations likely are not the primary drivers of oncogenesis in uveal melanoma.
- University of Mary United States
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute United States
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary United States
- Harvard University United States
- Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital United States
Uveal Neoplasms, Gene Expression Profiling, Tumor Suppressor Proteins, DNA Mutational Analysis, Gene Amplification, DNA, Neoplasm, Oncogenes, GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization, Mutation, GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11, Humans, Melanoma
Uveal Neoplasms, Gene Expression Profiling, Tumor Suppressor Proteins, DNA Mutational Analysis, Gene Amplification, DNA, Neoplasm, Oncogenes, GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization, Mutation, GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11, Humans, Melanoma
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