Genome-wide profiling of Laron syndrome patients identifies novel cancer protection pathways

Haim Werner*, Lena Lapkina-Gendler, Laris Achlaug, Karthik Nagaraj, Lina Somri, Danielle Yaron-Saminsky, Metsada Pasmanik-Chor, Rive Sarfstein, Zvi Laron, Shoshana Yakar

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Laron syndrome (LS), or primary growth hormone resistance, is a prototypical congenital insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) deficiency. The recent epidemiological finding that LS patients do not develop cancer is of major scientific and clinical relevance. Epidemiological data suggest that congenital IGF1 deficiency confers protection against the development of malignancies. This ‘experiment of nature’ reflects the critical role of IGF1 in tumor biology. The present review article provides an overview of recently conducted genome-wide profiling analyses aimed at identifying mechanisms and signaling pathways that are directly responsible for the link between life-time low IGF1 levels and protection from tumor development. The review underscores the concept that ‘data mining’ an orphan disease might translate into new developments in oncology.

Original languageEnglish
Article number596
JournalCells
Volume8
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

Keywords

  • Cancer protection
  • Growth hormone receptor (GH-R)
  • IGF1 receptor (IGF1R)
  • Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1)
  • Laron syndrome
  • Thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP)

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