H3K27-mutant diffuse hemispheric glioma presenting typical molecular features of diffuse midline glioma: A case report and literature review.
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ABSTRACT: Mutations in the gene encoding histone H3, p.K28M(K27M) and p.G35R/V(G34R/V), are the major driver gene mutations in gliomas. H3 p.K28M(K27M) mutations are frequently found in gliomas arising in midline structures, so called H3K27M-diffuse midline glioma (DMG), while H3 p.G35R/V(G34R/V) mutations are frequently found in pediatric hemispheric gliomas, so called H3G34R/V-diffuse hemispheric glioma (DHG). In contrast, hemispheric glioma with H3 p.K28M(K27M) mutation, known as H3K27M-DHG, is a rare entity and its clinical and molecular characteristics remain to be fully elucidated. We describe a 41-year-old female patient with the right parietal lobe tumor. Following a gross total resection, the pathology showed a high-grade astrocytoma. Sanger sequencing revealed an H3K27M mutation and an IDH1/2-wildtype, leading to the integrated diagnosis of H3K27M-DHG. She underwent chemoradiotherapy with temozolomide and suffered recurrences twice until her death 55 months after the initial diagnosis. The deoxyribonucleic acid methylation profiling classified the tumor as DMG, H3K27-altered, suggesting that it molecularly belonged to the variant of DMG despite a non-median location. Next-generation sequencing on the recurrent tumor detected fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR)1 mutation, a favorable prognostic factor in H3K27M-DMG. A relatively prolonged survival of our patient suggests that FGFR1 mutations may also contribute to a better prognosis in H3K27M-DHG.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE286743 | GEO | 2025/12/31
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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