Unravelling the Sequential Interplay of Mutational Mechanisms during Clonal Evolution in Relapsed Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. 2021

Željko Antić, and Stefan H Lelieveld, and Cédric G van der Ham, and Edwin Sonneveld, and Peter M Hoogerbrugge, and Roland P Kuiper
Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric malignancy and is characterized by clonal heterogeneity. Genomic mutations can increase proliferative potential of leukemic cells and cause treatment resistance. However, mechanisms driving mutagenesis and clonal diversification in ALL are not fully understood. In this proof of principle study, we performed whole genome sequencing of two cases with multiple relapses in order to investigate whether groups of mutations separated in time show distinct mutational signatures. Based on mutation allele frequencies at diagnosis and subsequent relapses, we clustered mutations into groups and performed cluster-specific mutational profile analysis and de novo signature extraction. In patient 1, who experienced two relapses, the analysis unraveled a continuous interplay of aberrant activation induced cytidine deaminase (AID)/apolipoprotein B editing complex (APOBEC) activity. The associated signatures SBS2 and SBS13 were present already at diagnosis, and although emerging mutations were lost in later relapses, the process remained active throughout disease evolution. Patient 2 had three relapses. We identified episodic mutational processes at diagnosis and first relapse leading to mutations resembling ultraviolet light-driven DNA damage, and thiopurine-associated damage at first relapse. In conclusion, our data shows that investigation of mutational processes in clusters separated in time may aid in understanding the mutational mechanisms and discovery of underlying causes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009154 Mutation Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations. Mutations
D010372 Pediatrics A medical specialty concerned with maintaining health and providing medical care to children from birth to adolescence.
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D004249 DNA Damage Injuries to DNA that introduce deviations from its normal, intact structure and which may, if left unrepaired, result in a MUTATION or a block of DNA REPLICATION. These deviations may be caused by physical or chemical agents and occur by natural or unnatural, introduced circumstances. They include the introduction of illegitimate bases during replication or by deamination or other modification of bases; the loss of a base from the DNA backbone leaving an abasic site; single-strand breaks; double strand breaks; and intrastrand (PYRIMIDINE DIMERS) or interstrand crosslinking. Damage can often be repaired (DNA REPAIR). If the damage is extensive, it can induce APOPTOSIS. DNA Injury,DNA Lesion,DNA Lesions,Genotoxic Stress,Stress, Genotoxic,Injury, DNA,DNA Injuries
D004252 DNA Mutational Analysis Biochemical identification of mutational changes in a nucleotide sequence. Mutational Analysis, DNA,Analysis, DNA Mutational,Analyses, DNA Mutational,DNA Mutational Analyses,Mutational Analyses, DNA
D005260 Female Females
D005787 Gene Frequency The proportion of one particular in the total of all ALLELES for one genetic locus in a breeding POPULATION. Allele Frequency,Genetic Equilibrium,Equilibrium, Genetic,Allele Frequencies,Frequencies, Allele,Frequencies, Gene,Frequency, Allele,Frequency, Gene,Gene Frequencies
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

Related Publications

Željko Antić, and Stefan H Lelieveld, and Cédric G van der Ham, and Edwin Sonneveld, and Peter M Hoogerbrugge, and Roland P Kuiper
July 2020, Blood cancer discovery,
Željko Antić, and Stefan H Lelieveld, and Cédric G van der Ham, and Edwin Sonneveld, and Peter M Hoogerbrugge, and Roland P Kuiper
October 2016, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America,
Željko Antić, and Stefan H Lelieveld, and Cédric G van der Ham, and Edwin Sonneveld, and Peter M Hoogerbrugge, and Roland P Kuiper
August 2021, Scientific reports,
Željko Antić, and Stefan H Lelieveld, and Cédric G van der Ham, and Edwin Sonneveld, and Peter M Hoogerbrugge, and Roland P Kuiper
January 2018, Nature,
Željko Antić, and Stefan H Lelieveld, and Cédric G van der Ham, and Edwin Sonneveld, and Peter M Hoogerbrugge, and Roland P Kuiper
July 2015, Nature immunology,
Željko Antić, and Stefan H Lelieveld, and Cédric G van der Ham, and Edwin Sonneveld, and Peter M Hoogerbrugge, and Roland P Kuiper
November 2020, Nature cancer,
Željko Antić, and Stefan H Lelieveld, and Cédric G van der Ham, and Edwin Sonneveld, and Peter M Hoogerbrugge, and Roland P Kuiper
January 2017, Cancer research,
Željko Antić, and Stefan H Lelieveld, and Cédric G van der Ham, and Edwin Sonneveld, and Peter M Hoogerbrugge, and Roland P Kuiper
July 2020, Blood cancer discovery,
Željko Antić, and Stefan H Lelieveld, and Cédric G van der Ham, and Edwin Sonneveld, and Peter M Hoogerbrugge, and Roland P Kuiper
November 2008, Science (New York, N.Y.),
Željko Antić, and Stefan H Lelieveld, and Cédric G van der Ham, and Edwin Sonneveld, and Peter M Hoogerbrugge, and Roland P Kuiper
July 2013, Blood,
Copied contents to your clipboard!