Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors (AT/RTs) are rare pediatric brain tumors characterized by bialleic loss of the SMARCB1 tumor suppressor gene. In contrast to pediatric AT/RT that has a simple genome, very little is known about the adult AT/RT genomic landscape. Using a combination of whole-exome sequencing and high-resolution SNP array in a single adult pituitary AT/RT, we identified a total of 47 non-synonymous mutations, of which 20 were predicted to cause non-conservative amino acid substitutions, in addition to a subclone of cells with trisomy 8. We suggest that adult AT/RT may not be markedly dissimilar to other adult brain tumors where mutations in a range of genes, reflecting the functional specialization of different brain regions, but including SMARCB1 inactivation, may be required for its pathogenesis.
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S., B., M., W., A., J., N., B., L., S., T., M., … A., S. (2015). Exome sequencing of an adult pituitary atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor. Frontiers in Oncology, 5(OCT). Retrieved from http://www.embase.com/search/results?subaction=viewrecord&from=export&id=L606845759 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2015.00236
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