EGAGenomicsIllumina HiSeq 2000;https://ega-archive.org/datasets/EGAD0000100097321EGA dataset EGAD00001000973EGA<h4>Background</h4>Genomic analysis of multi-focal renal cell carcinomas from an individual with a germline VHL mutation offers a unique opportunity to study tumor evolution.<h4>Results</h4>We perform whole exome sequencing on four clear cell renal cell carcinomas removed from both kidneys of a patient with a germline VHL mutation. We report that tumors arising in this context are clonally independent and harbour distinct secondary events exemplified by loss of chromosome 3p, despite an identical genetic background and tissue microenvironment. We propose that divergent mutational and copy number anomalies are contingent upon the nature of 3p loss of heterozygosity occurring early in tumorigenesis. However, despite distinct 3p events, genomic, proteomic and immunohistochemical analyses reveal evidence for convergence upon the PI3K-AKT-mTOR signaling pathway. Four germline tumors in this young patient, and in a second, older patient with VHL syndrome demonstrate minimal intra-tumor heterogeneity and mutational burden, and evaluable tumors appear to follow a linear evolutionary route, compared to tumors from patients with sporadic clear cell renal cell carcinoma.<h4>Conclusions</h4>In tumors developing from a germline VHL mutation, the evolutionary principles of contingency and convergence in tumor development are complementary. In this small set of patients with early stage VHL-associated tumors, there is reduced mutation burden and limited evidence of intra-tumor heterogeneity.Development of synchronous VHL syndrome tumors reveals contingencies and constraints to tumor evolution.Fisher Rosalie R, Horswell Stuart S, Rowan Andrew A, Salm Maximilian P MP, de Bruin Elza C EC, Gulati Sakshi S, McGranahan Nicholas N, Stares Mark M, Gerlinger Marco M, Varela Ignacio I, Crockford Andrew A, Favero Francesco F, Quidville Virginie V, André Fabrice F, Navas Carolina C, Grönroos Eva E, Nicol David D, Hazell Steve S, Hrouda David D, O'Brien Tim T, Matthews Nik N, Phillimore Ben B, Begum Sharmin S, Rabinowitz Adam A, Biggs Jennifer J, Bates Paul A PA, McDonald Neil Q NQ, Stamp Gordon G, Spencer-Dene Bradley B, Hsieh James J JJ, Xu Jianing J, Pickering Lisa L, Gore Martin M, Larkin James J, Swanton Charles Cfalseena-DATASET-CRUK-LRI-05-08-2014-14:10:54:243-46 - samplesVan Hippel-Lindau syndrome multi-region exome sequencing of two patients2021-03-02 14:10:04EGAD00001000973960625159823EGAC00001001907EGAS00001000907