An integrated genomic analysis of human glioblastoma multiforme.
Journal Article
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and lethal type of brain cancer. To identify the genetic alterations in GBMs, we sequenced 20,661 protein coding genes, determined the presence of amplifications and deletions using high-density oligonucleotide arrays, and performed gene expression analyses using next-generation sequencing technologies in 22 human tumor samples. This comprehensive analysis led to the discovery of a variety of genes that were not known to be altered in GBMs. Most notably, we found recurrent mutations in the active site of isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) in 12% of GBM patients. Mutations in IDH1 occurred in a large fraction of young patients and in most patients with secondary GBMs and were associated with an increase in overall survival. These studies demonstrate the value of unbiased genomic analyses in the characterization of human brain cancer and identify a potentially useful genetic alteration for the classification and targeted therapy of GBMs.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Parsons, DW; Jones, S; Zhang, X; Lin, JC-H; Leary, RJ; Angenendt, P; Mankoo, P; Carter, H; Siu, I-M; Gallia, GL; Olivi, A; McLendon, R; Rasheed, BA; Keir, S; Nikolskaya, T; Nikolsky, Y; Busam, DA; Tekleab, H; Diaz, LA; Hartigan, J; Smith, DR; Strausberg, RL; Marie, SKN; Shinjo, SMO; Yan, H; Riggins, GJ; Bigner, DD; Karchin, R; Papadopoulos, N; Parmigiani, G; Vogelstein, B; Velculescu, VE; Kinzler, KW
Published Date
- September 26, 2008
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 321 / 5897
Start / End Page
- 1807 - 1812
PubMed ID
- 18772396
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1095-9203
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1126/science.1164382
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States