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A Qualitative Signature to Identify TERT Promoter Mutant High-Risk Tumors in Low-Grade Gliomas.


ABSTRACT: Background: Telomerase reverse transcriptase promoter (TERT-p) mutation has been frequently found, but associated with contrary prognosis, in both low-grade gliomas and glioblastomas. For the low-grade gliomas (Grades II-III), TERT-p mutant patients have a better prognosis than the wildtype patients, whereas for the GBMs (Grade IV), TERT-p mutation is related to a poor prognosis. We hypothesize that there exist high-risk patients in LGGs who share GBM-like molecular features, including TERT-p mutation, and need more intensive treatment than other LGGs. A molecular signature is needed to identify these high-risk patients for an accurate and timely treatment. Methods: Using the within-sample relative expression orderings of gene pairs, we identified the gene pairs with significantly stable REOs, respectively, in both the TERT-p mutant LGGs and GBMs but with opposite directions in the two groups. These reversely stable gene pairs were used as the molecular signature to stratify the LGGs into high-risk and low-risk groups. Results: A signature consisting of 21 gene pairs was developed, which can classify LGGs into two groups with significantly different overall survival. The high-risk group has a similar genetic mutation profile and a similar survival profile as GBMs, and these high-risk tumors may progress to a more malignant state. Conclusion: The 21 gene-pair signature based on REOs is capable of identifying high-risk patients in LGGs and guiding the clinical choice for appropriate and timely intervention.

SUBMITTER: Zheng W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9047542 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A Qualitative Signature to Identify <i>TERT</i> Promoter Mutant High-Risk Tumors in Low-Grade Gliomas.

Zheng Weicheng W   Zhang Ruolan R   Huang Ziru Z   Li Jianpeng J   Wu Haonan H   Zhou Yuwei Y   Zhu Jinwei J   Wang Xianlong X  

Frontiers in molecular biosciences 20220414


<b>Background:</b> Telomerase reverse transcriptase promoter (<i>TERT</i>-p) mutation has been frequently found, but associated with contrary prognosis, in both low-grade gliomas and glioblastomas. For the low-grade gliomas (Grades II-III), <i>TERT</i>-p mutant patients have a better prognosis than the wildtype patients, whereas for the GBMs (Grade IV), <i>TERT</i>-p mutation is related to a poor prognosis. We hypothesize that there exist high-risk patients in LGGs who share GBM-like molecular f  ...[more]

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