Loss of heterozygosity in FANCG, FANCF and BRIP1 from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity

  • Authors:
    • Christin Türke
    • Susanne Horn
    • Carola Petto
    • Dirk Labudde
    • Günter Lauer
    • Gretel Wittenburg
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  • Published online on: April 24, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2017.3974
  • Pages: 2207-2220
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Abstract

Recent advances have been made in the understanding of Fanconi anemia (FA), a hereditary disease that increases the risk for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) by 500- to 700-fold. FA patients harbour germline mutations in genes of cellular DNA repair pathways that are assumed to facilitate the accumulation of mutations during HNSCC development. Mutations in these FA genes may also contribute to HNSCC in general. In the present study, we analysed three FA genes; FANCF, FANCG and BRIP1, that are involved in the repair of DNA inter strand cross-links, in HNSCC and their potential role for patient survival. We measured loss of heterozygosity (LOH) mutations at eight microsatellite loci flanking three FA genes in 54 HNSCC of the oral cavity and corresponding blood samples. Survival analyses were carried out using mutational data and clinical variables. LOH was present in 17% (FANCF region), 41% (FANCG region) and 11% (BRIP1 region) of the patients. Kaplan-Meier survival curves and log-rank tests indicated strong clinical predictors (lymph node stages with decreased survival: p=2.69e-12; surgery with improved survival: p=0.0005). LOH in the FANCF region showed a weaker association with decreased overall survival (p=0.006), which however, did not hold in multivariate analyses. LOH may predominantly indicate copy number gains in FANCF and losses in FANCG and BRIP1. Integration of copy number data and gene expression proved difficult as the available sample sets did not overlap. In conclusion, LOH in FA genes appears to be a common feature of HNSCC development seen here in 57% of patients and other mutation types may increase this mutation frequency. We suggest larger patient cohorts would be needed to test the observed association of LOH in FANCF and patient survival comprehensively.
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Türke C, Horn S, Petto C, Labudde D, Lauer G and Wittenburg G: Loss of heterozygosity in FANCG, FANCF and BRIP1 from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. Int J Oncol 50: 2207-2220, 2017
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Türke, C., Horn, S., Petto, C., Labudde, D., Lauer, G., & Wittenburg, G. (2017). Loss of heterozygosity in FANCG, FANCF and BRIP1 from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. International Journal of Oncology, 50, 2207-2220. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2017.3974
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Türke, C., Horn, S., Petto, C., Labudde, D., Lauer, G., Wittenburg, G."Loss of heterozygosity in FANCG, FANCF and BRIP1 from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity". International Journal of Oncology 50.6 (2017): 2207-2220.
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Türke, C., Horn, S., Petto, C., Labudde, D., Lauer, G., Wittenburg, G."Loss of heterozygosity in FANCG, FANCF and BRIP1 from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity". International Journal of Oncology 50, no. 6 (2017): 2207-2220. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2017.3974