Distinct gene expression profiles in ovarian cancer linked to Lynch syndrome.
Ovarian cancer linked to Lynch syndrome represents a rare subset that typically presents at young age as early-stage tumors with an overrepresentation of endometrioid and clear cell histologies. We investigated the molecular profiles of Lynch syndrome-associated and sporadic ovarian cancer with the aim to identify key discriminators and central tumorigenic mechanisms in hereditary ovarian cancer. Global gene expression profiling using whole-genome c-DNA-mediated Annealing, Selection, extension, and Ligation was applied to 48 histopathologically matched Lynch syndrome-associated and sporadic ovarian cancers. Lynch syndrome-associated and sporadic ovarian cancers differed by 349 significantly deregulated genes, including PTPRH, BIRC3, SHH and TNFRSF6B. The genes involved were predominantly linked to cell growth, proliferation, and cell-to-cell signaling and interaction. When stratified for histologic subtype, hierarchical clustering confirmed distinct differences related to heredity in the endometrioid and serous subtypes. Furthermore, separate clustering was achieved in an independent, publically available data set. The distinct genetic signatures in Lynch syndrome-associated and sporadic ovarian cancers point to alternative preferred tumorigenic routes and suggest that genetic discriminators may be relevant for molecular diagnostics and targeted therapeutics.
Division of Oncology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Skane University Hospital, Lund University, 221 85, Lund, Sweden, jenny-maria.jonsson@med.lu.se.
Jenny-Maria
JM
Jönsson
Katarina
K
Bartuma
Mev
M
Dominguez-Valentin
Katja
K
Harbst
Zohreh
Z
Ketabi
Susanne
S
Malander
Mats
M
Jönsson
Ana
A
Carneiro
Anna
A
Måsbäck
Göran
G
Jönsson
Mef
M
Nilbert
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003123:Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D059467:Transcriptome / Q000235:genetics*