The genomic landscape of familial glioma

The Gliogene Consortium, Genomics England Research Consortium

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Abstract

Glioma is a rare brain tumor with a poor prognosis. Familial glioma is a subset of glioma with a strong genetic predisposition that accounts for approximately 5% of glioma cases. We performed whole-genome sequencing on an exploratory cohort of 203 individuals from 189 families with a history of familial glioma and an additional validation cohort of 122 individuals from 115 families. We found significant enrichment of rare deleterious variants of seven genes in both cohorts, and the most significantly enriched gene was HERC2 (P = 0.0006). Furthermore, we identified rare noncoding variants in both cohorts that were predicted to affect transcription factor binding sites or cause cryptic splicing. Last, we selected a subset of discovered genes for validation by CRISPR knockdown screening and found that DMBT1, HP1BP3, and ZCH7B3 have profound impacts on proliferation. This study performs comprehensive surveillance of the genomic landscape of familial glioma.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbereade2675
JournalScience advances
Volume9
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Apr 2023

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Institutes of HealthR01CA217105
National Institutes of Health
National Human Genome Research InstituteX01HG009883
National Human Genome Research Institute

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