Chromosomal instability in BRAF mutant, microsatellite stable colorectal cancers

Bond, Catherine E., Umapathy, Aarti, Buttenshaw, Ron L., Wockner, Leesa, Leggett, Barbara A. and Whitehall, Vicki L. J. (2012) Chromosomal instability in BRAF mutant, microsatellite stable colorectal cancers. Plos One, 7 10: e47483.1-e47483.9.


Author Bond, Catherine E.
Umapathy, Aarti
Buttenshaw, Ron L.
Wockner, Leesa
Leggett, Barbara A.
Whitehall, Vicki L. J.
Title Chromosomal instability in BRAF mutant, microsatellite stable colorectal cancers
Journal name Plos One  (ERA 2012 Listed)    (ERA 2010 Rank A)   Check publisher's open access policy
Publication date 2012-10
Sub-type Article
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0047483
Volume number 7
Issue number 10
ISSN 1932-6203
Start page e47483.1
End page e47483.9
Total pages 9
Place of publication San Francisco, CA, United States
Publisher Public Library of Science
Collection year 2013
Language eng
Abstract The BRAF oncogene is mutated in 15% of sporadic colorectal cancers. Approximately half of these BRAF mutant cancers demonstrate frequent frameshift mutations termed microsatellite instability (MSI), but are diploid and chromosomally stable. BRAF wild type cancers are typically microsatellite stable (MSS) and instead acquire chromosomal instability (CIN). In these cancers, CIN is associated with a poor outcome. BRAF mutant cancers that are MSS, typically present at an advanced stage and have a particularly poor prognosis. We have previously demonstrated clinical and molecular similarities between MSS cancers with or without a BRAF mutation, and therefore hypothesised that CIN may also be frequent in BRAF mutant/MSS cancers. BRAF mutant/MSS (n = 60), and BRAF wild type/MSS CRCs (n = 90) were investigated for CIN using loss of heterozygosity analysis over twelve loci encompassing chromosomal regions 5q, 8p, 17p and 18q. CIN was frequent in BRAF mutant/MSS cancers (41/57, 72%), which was comparable to the rate found in BRAF wild type/MSS cancers (74/90, 82%). The greatest loss in BRAF mutant/MSS cancers occurred at 8p (26/44, 59%), and the least at 5q (19/49, 39%). CIN in BRAF mutant/MSS cancers correlated with advanced stage (AJCC III/IV: 15/17, 88%; p = 0.02); showed high rates of co-occurrence with the CpG Island Methylator Phenotype (17/23, 74%); and CIN at 18q and 8p associated with worse survival (p = 0.02, p<0.05). This study demonstrates that CIN commonly occurs in advanced BRAF mutant/MSS colorectal cancers where it may contribute to poorer survival, and further highlights molecular similarities occurring between these and BRAF wild type cancers.
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