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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Zheng S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4864952 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Cancer cell 20160501 5
We describe a comprehensive genomic characterization of adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC). Using this dataset, we expand the catalogue of known ACC driver genes to include PRKAR1A, RPL22, TERF2, CCNE1, and NF1. Genome wide DNA copy-number analysis revealed frequent occurrence of massive DNA loss followed by whole-genome doubling (WGD), which was associated with aggressive clinical course, suggesting WGD is a hallmark of disease progression. Corroborating this hypothesis were increased TERT expressi ...[more]