Single nucleotide polymorphism array lesions, TET2, DNMT3A, ASXL1 and CBL mutations are present in systemic mastocytosis

PLoS One. 2012;7(8):e43090. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043090. Epub 2012 Aug 15.

Abstract

We hypothesized that analysis of single nucleotide polymorphism arrays (SNP-A) and new molecular defects may provide new insight in the pathogenesis of systemic mastocytosis (SM). SNP-A karyotyping was applied to identify recurrent areas of loss of heterozygosity and bidirectional sequencing was performed to evaluate the mutational status of TET2, DNMT3A, ASXL1, EZH2, IDH1/IDH2 and the CBL gene family. Overall survival (OS) was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method. We studied a total of 26 patients with SM. In 67% of SM patients, SNP-A karyotyping showed new chromosomal abnormalities including uniparental disomy of 4q and 2p spanning TET2/KIT and DNMT3A. Mutations in TET2, DNMT3A, ASXL1 and CBL were found in 23%, 12%, 12%, and 4% of SM patients, respectively. No mutations were observed in EZH2 and IDH1/IDH2. Significant differences in OS were observed for SM mutated patients grouped based on the presence of combined TET2/DNMT3A/ASXL1 mutations independent of KIT (P = 0.04) and sole TET2 mutations (P<0.001). In conclusion, TET2, DNMT3A and ASXL1 mutations are also present in mastocytosis and these mutations may affect prognosis, as demonstrated by worse OS in mutated patients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases / genetics*
  • DNA Methyltransferase 3A
  • DNA Mutational Analysis
  • DNA Primers / genetics
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics*
  • Dioxygenases
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation*
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Humans
  • Karyotyping
  • Mastocytosis, Systemic / genetics*
  • Middle Aged
  • Mutation
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide*
  • Prognosis
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / genetics*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-cbl / genetics*
  • Repressor Proteins / genetics*

Substances

  • ASXL1 protein, human
  • DNA Primers
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • DNMT3A protein, human
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins
  • Repressor Proteins
  • Dioxygenases
  • TET2 protein, human
  • DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases
  • DNA Methyltransferase 3A
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-cbl
  • CBL protein, human