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The oncological relevance of fragile sites in cancer

Simpson, BS; Pye, H; Whitaker, HC; (2021) The oncological relevance of fragile sites in cancer. Communications Biology , 4 (1) , Article 567. 10.1038/s42003-021-02020-5. Green open access

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Abstract

Recent developments in sequencing the cancer genome have provided the first in-depth mapping of structural variants (SV) across 38 tumour types. Sixteen signatures of structural variants have been proposed which broadly characterise the variation seen across cancer types. One signature shows increased duplications and deletions at fragile sites, with little association with the typical DNA repair defects. We discuss how, for many of these fragile sites, the clinical impacts are yet to be explored. One example is NAALADL2, one of the most frequently altered fragile sites in the cancer genome. The copy-number variations (CNVs) which occur at fragile sites, such as NAALADL2, may span many genes without typical DNA repair defects and could have a large impact on cell signalling.

Type: Article
Title: The oncological relevance of fragile sites in cancer
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02020-5
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02020-5
Language: English
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Keywords: Cancer genomics, Mechanisms of disease, Prognostic markers
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute > Research Department of Oncology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci > Department of Targeted Intervention
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10127822
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