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Erschienen in: Virchows Archiv 5/2015

Open Access 01.11.2015 | Original Article

Mitochondrial D310 mutation as clonal marker for solid tumors

verfasst von: Willemina R. R. Geurts-Giele, Gerard H. G. K. Gathier, Peggy N. Atmodimedjo, Hendrikus J. Dubbink, Winand N. M. Dinjens

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Abstract

Patients with multiple tumors, either synchronous or metachronous, can have metastatic disease or suffer from multiple independent primary tumors. While proper diagnosis of these patients is important for prognosis and treatment, this can be challenging using only clinical and histological criteria. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the value of mitochondrial D310 mutation analysis in diagnostic questions regarding tumor clonality for a wide range of tumor types. Sanger sequencing of D310 was performed on a diagnostic cohort of 382 patients with 857 tumors that were previously analyzed using routine molecular analysis on genomic DNA. The D310 mononucleotide repeat was frequently somatically mutated (56/321, 17 %) in several tumor types, including breast, head and neck, gynecological, lung, colorectal, and skin tumors. For 84/327 (26 %) patients, a D310 mutation was detected in at least one of their tumors; for these patients, D310 can be used to determine the clonal relationship between their multiple tumors. Clonality assessments based on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and routine genomic DNA analysis were concordant in 52/73 (71 %) patients. We conclude that D310 mutation status might aid in determining clonality of clinically challenging synchronous or metachronous tumors. To this end, next generation sequencing targeted genomic DNA assays should be complemented with mtDNA markers, such as the D310 repeat.
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Introduction

When a patient presents with multiple tumors, either synchronous or metachronous, the question arises whether this is metastatic (recurrent) disease or, alternatively, the patient suffers from multiple primary tumors, as appears to be the case in 8 % of cancer patients [1]. To distinguish between multiple independent primary tumors and metastatic disease is of prime importance for prognosis and treatment [2] but can be challenging, when only clinical and histological criteria are available. Since tumor cells differ from normal cells by the presence of clonal DNA aberrations, these can be used to determine whether or not a clonal relationship exists between multiple tumors within one patient [24].
Most molecular clonality assays focus on genomic DNA. Human cells, however, also contain numerous copies of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Mutations in mtDNA initially result in heteroplasmic cells (cells with mutant and non-mutant mitochondrial DNA molecules). Upon cellular expansion, these heteroplasmic cells can achieve mutant DNA homoplasmy (all mtDNA molecules within one cell harbor the same mutation), as has been demonstrated in tumor models, human tumors, and tumor cell lines [58]. Apparently, homoplasmic mtDNA aberrations have been frequently found in human tumors [9], notably in a polymorphic cytosine mononucleotide repeat within the non-coding displacement-loop (D-loop) region (D310) [10]. In several studies on different tumor types, mitochondrial DNA alterations have been used as a marker for clonality [1114]. The aim of the present study was to evaluate for a wide range of tumor types whether or not D310 mutation analysis helps to solve diagnostic questions regarding tumor clonality.
For this study, we selected patients with multiple synchronous or metachronous tumors, for which the question of a clonal relationship was raised leading to routine molecular analysis on genomic DNA. We addressed the following questions: (1) Do these tumors have mtDNA D310 mutations? (2) Are the tumors clonally related based on mtDNA analysis and does this correspond to the clonality status assessed by routine genomic DNA analysis?

Materials and methods

We studied a cohort of patients with synchronous or metachronous tumors for which routine molecular clonality analysis on genomic DNA had been performed between January 2006 and April 2013 at the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. All cases concerned patients for which pathologists or clinicians had previously submitted a request for molecular analysis in view of questions regarding diagnosis, prognosis, and/or patient treatment. For routine analysis, normal and tumor DNA had been extracted from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue blocks using proteinase K and, for extractions from 2009 onwards, 5 % Chelex 100 resin, as previously described [15]. DNA was used in accordance with the Code of Proper Use established by the Dutch Federation of Medical Scientific Societies (https://​www.​federa.​org/​sites/​default/​files/​digital_​version_​first_​part_​code_​of_​conduct_​in_​uk_​2011_​12092012.​pdf). On these tumors, depending on the amount of tissue available and the tumor type, different combinations of routine molecular analyses had been performed, among which loss of heterozygosity (LOH) analysis, TP53 mutation analysis following abnormal P53 immunohistochemical staining, and/or mutation analysis for other genes.
Of 466 patients eligible for inclusion in the study, 63 were excluded because no archival normal or tumor DNA was available, 17 because the original report was unavailable, and 4 because this was incomplete. In total, 857 tumors from 382 patients were included. Online Resource 1 shows an overview of all tumor details. Consecutive tumors in any single patient included have been numbered T1 to T7, in chronological order with T1 being the first diagnosed; in most cases this was the primary tumor.
PCR amplification of D310 was performed with normal and tumor DNA using Kapa 2G robust hotstart readymix (Kapa Biosystems, Woburn, MA) and M13-tailed custom-made primers (forward TGT AAA ACG ACG GCC AGT - TTG AAT GTC TGC ACA GCC AC and reverse CAG GAA ACA GCT ATG ACC - GGG GTT TGG CAG AGA TGT G). After purification using Exonuclease I and FastAP Thermosensitive Alkaline Phosphatase (Fermentas, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA), PCR products were sequenced with M13 primers using the BigDye Terminator v3.1 kit (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA). Fragments were detected on a ABI 3730xl genetic analyzer (Applied Biosystems). D310 repeat length (nucleotide position 303–309) was evaluated by visual inspection using Mutation Surveyor v.3.24 software (SoftGenetics, State College, PA). An altered D310 repeat length in tumor DNA compared to patient-matched normal DNA was classified as a D310 mutation (either deletion or insertion). To exclude genomic DNA amplification, DNA isolated from mtDNA-less cells was used as a negative control (143B/206 ρ0, a kind gift of Dr. G.P. Comi, Dino Ferrari Centre, Neuroscience Section, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (DEPT), University of Milan, Milan, Italy).

Results

Detailed results on the analysis of D310 in 857 synchronous or metachronous tumors of 382 patients are shown in Online Resource 1. Corresponding normal DNA could be evaluated in 332 patients and showed D310 repeat lengths of 6, 7, 8, or 9 cytosines (for 1, 187, 123, and 21 patients, respectively). Both normal DNA and DNA from the first tumor (T1) could be evaluated in 321 patients. A D310 mutation was found in 56/321 (17 %) of T1, of which 11/85 (13 %) in breast, 11/62 (18 %) in head and neck, 4/35 (11 %) in gynecological, 5/26 (19 %) in lung, 8/25 (32 %) in colorectal, and 3/19 (16 %) in skin tumors (Fig. 1). In 35/56 (63 %) tumors, an insertion of 1, 2, or 3 nucleotides was found (in 25, 7, and 3 tumors, respectively); 21/56 (37 %) tumors showed a deletion of 1, 2, or multiple nucleotides (18, 2, and 1 tumors, respectively).
Of the 327 patients for whom D310 status could be determined, 243 (74 %) showed tumors without D310 aberrations, while in 84 (26 %) a D310 mutation was detected in one or more tumors (Table 1). Of the 84 patients with a D310 mutated tumor, 29 (35 %) had clonally related tumors and 55 (65 %) had multiple primary tumors based upon D310 mutation status. For 73 of these 84 patients, a final clonality status assessed by genomic DNA molecular clonality analysis was available, and in 52 (71 %), mtDNA and genomic DNA results were concordant (Figs. 2 and 3; Online Resource 2).
Table 1
Routine genomic versus mitochondrial DNA results for 84 patients with a D310 mutation in at least one of their tumors
      
Genomic DNA results
Mitochondrial DNA results
Pt
T1
T2
T3
T4
T5
TP53
LOH
Other
Conclusion
N
T1
T2
T3
T4
T5
Conclusion
Concordant: 2 primary tumors
 9
Larynx, 2003
Pleura, 2006
   
Yes
 
Yes
T1 ≠ T2
7
7
9
   
T1 ≠ T2
 22
Lung, 1994
Larynx, 2006
    
Yes
 
T1 ≠ T2
8
7
8
   
T1 ≠ T2
 25
Breast, 2003
Breast, 2006
   
Yes
Yes
 
T1 ≠ T2
8
9
8
   
T1 ≠ T2
 26
Adnex, 2006
Kidney, 2006
    
Yes
 
T1 ≠ T2
NE
8
9
   
T1 ≠ T2
 36
Tonsil, 2006
Lung, 2007
   
Yes
Yes
 
T1 ≠ T2
8
7
8
   
T1 ≠ T2
 51
Tonsil, 2007
Esophagus, 2007
Lung, 2007
  
Yes
Yes
 
(T1 = T2) ≠ T3
8
8
8
9
  
(T1 = T2) ≠ T3
 63
Cervix, 2006
Colon, 2007
Liver, 2007
  
Yes
Yes
 
T1 ≠ T3 & T2 ≠ T3
8
8
8
10
  
(T1 = T2) ≠ T3
 64
Lung, 2007
Adrenal gland, 2007
    
Yes
 
T1 ≠ T2
8
10
8
   
T1 ≠ T2
 95
Lymph node, 2000
Breast, 2008
   
Yes
Yes
 
T1 ≠ T2
8
7
8
   
T1 ≠ T2
 118
Prostate, 2002
Skin, 2008
    
Yes
 
T1 ≠ T2
7
7
8
   
T1 ≠ T2
 152
Breast, 1993
Breast, 2009
    
Yes
Yes
T1 ≠ T2
8
7
8
   
T1 ≠ T2
 155
Breast, 1993
Breast, 2009
    
Yes
Yes
T1 ≠ T2
9
9
8
   
T1 ≠ T2
 163
Tongue, 2008
Maxilla, 2009
    
Yes
Yes
T1 ≠ T2
7
7
9
   
T1 ≠ T2
 185
Colon, 2006
Colon, 2010
    
Yes
 
T1 ≠ T2
8
7
8
   
T1 ≠ T2
 200
Breast, 2010
Peritoneum, 2010
    
Yes
 
T1 ≠ T2
8
8
7
   
T1 ≠ T2
 211
Rectum, 2002
Duodenum, 2010
   
Yes
Yes
 
T1 ≠ T2
8
9
10
   
T1 ≠ T2
 213
Larynx, 2005
Esophagus, 2010
   
Yes
Yes
 
T1 ≠ T2
8
8
7
   
T1 ≠ T2
 216
Breast, 1998
Bladder, 2010
    
Yes
Yes
T1 ≠ T2
8
8
9
   
T1 ≠ T2
 232
Breast, 2001
Breast, 2010
   
Yes
Yes
 
T1 ≠ T2
8
8
7
   
T1 ≠ T2
 240
Mouth, 2010
Lung, 2010
   
Yes
  
T1 ≠ T2
8
9
8
   
T1 ≠ T2
 250
Mouth, 2007
Lung, 2011
   
Yes
Yes
 
T1 ≠ T2
9
9
8
   
T1 ≠ T2
 263
Abdomen, 1999
Pelvis, 2011
    
Yes
 
T1 ≠ T2
8
7
8
   
T1 ≠ T2
 272
Mouth, 2009
Lung, 2011
    
Yes
Yes
T1 ≠ T2
8
9
8
   
T1 ≠ T2
 314
Skin, 2011
Skin, 2011
    
Yes
Yes
T1 ≠ T2
NE
9
8
   
T1 ≠ T2
 315
Vagina, 2011
Liver, 2011
Breast, 2011
  
Yes
Yes
 
T1 ≠ (T2 = T3)
8
8
9
9
  
T1 ≠ (T2 = T3)
 352
Lung, 2012
Lung, 2012
   
Yes
Yes
 
T1 ≠ T2
8
8
7
   
T1 ≠ T2
 367
Colon, 2012
Lymph node, 2012
   
Yes
  
T1 ≠ T2
9
10
7
   
T1 ≠ T2
 368
Lung, 2010
Pancreas, 2012
    
Yes
Yes
T1 ≠ T2
8
7
8
   
T1 ≠ T2
 371
Breast, 2008
Ovary, 2011
Liver, 2012
Liver, 2012
 
Yes
 
Yes
T1 ≠ (T2 = T3 = T4)
8
7
8
8
8
 
T1 ≠ (T2 = T3 = T4)
 373
Breast, 2010
Ovary, 2011
   
Yes
  
T1 ≠ T2
8
9
8
   
T1 ≠ T2
 382
Mouth, 2012
Esophagus, 2013
   
Yes
  
T1 ≠ T2
7
10
6
   
T1 ≠ T2
Concordant: clonally related tumors
 6
Nasopharynx, 2006
Maxillary sinus, 2006
    
Yes
 
T1 = T2
8
9
9
   
T1 = T2
 41
Breast, 2002
Liver, 2007
    
Yes
 
T1 = T2
9
7
7
   
T1 = T2
 59
Skin, 1996
Lung, 2007
    
Yes
Yes
T1 = T2
8
9
9
   
T1 = T2
 62
Colon, 2004
Colon, 2006
    
Yes
 
T1 = T2
9
8
8
   
T1 = T2
 93
Liver, 2006
Liver, 2008
    
Yes
Yes
T1 = T2
8
7
7
   
T1 = T2
 137
Tonsil, 2008
Nasal cavity, 2009
   
Yes
Yes
 
T1 = T2
8
7
7
   
T1 = T2
 143
Lymph node, 2008
Epiglottis, 2008
Lung, 2009
  
Yes
Yes
 
T1 = T2 = T3
8
7
7
NE
  
T1 = T2
 177
Esophagus, 2009
Esophagus, 2009
   
Yes
  
T1 = T2
7
8
8
   
T1 = T2
 184
Liver, 2007
Colon, 2010
    
Yes
Yes
T1 = T2
8
10
10
   
T1 = T2
 196
Ovary, 2010
Endometrium, 2010
     
Yes
T1 = T2
7
10
10
   
T1 = T2
 265
Larynx, 2010
Lung, 2011
   
Yes
  
T1 = T2
8
10
10
   
T1 = T2
 270
Lymph node, 2011
Lymph node, 2011
    
Yes
 
T1 = T2
8
9
9
   
T1 = T2
 299
Ovary, 2011
Uterus, 2011
     
Yes
T1 = T2
8
7
7
   
T1 = T2
 326
Colon, 2006
Lung, 2012
   
Yes
  
T1 = T2
8
9
9
   
T1 = T2
 344
Scrotum, 2012
Pleura, 2012
    
Yes
 
T1 = T2
8
10
10
   
T1 = T2
 347
Skin, 2009
Lung, 2012
    
Yes
 
T1 = T2
8
9
9
   
T1 = T2
 362
Breast, 2011
Lung, 2012
Skin, 2012
  
Yes
  
T1 = T2 = T3
8
10
10
10
  
T1 = T2 = T3
 365
Breast, 2012
Colon, 2012
     
Yes
T1 = T2
8
Del
Del
   
T1 = T2
 366
Colon, 2010
Lung, 2012
   
Yes
  
T1 = T2
8
9
9
   
T1 = T2
 379
Colon, 2012
Bladder, 2013
   
Yes
 
Yes
T1 = T2
8
7
7
   
T1 = T2
 380
Breast, 2011
Skin, 2013
    
Yes
Yes
T1 = T2
7
8
8
   
T1 = T2
Mitochondrial DNA: 2 primary tumors; genomic DNA: clonally related tumors
 3
Skin, 2003
Skin, 2003
   
Yes
Yes
 
T1 = T2
7
7
8
   
T1 ≠ T2
 12
Breast, 2003
Peritoneum, 2004
   
Yes
Yes
 
T1 = T2
NE
8
9
   
T1 ≠ T2
 104
Lung, 2008
Lung, 2008
Liver, 2008
   
Yes
Yes
T1 = T2 = T3
8
8
9
8
  
(T1 = T3) ≠ T2
 139
Lung, 2007
Lung, 2009
    
Yes
 
T1 = T2
8
8
7
   
T1 ≠ T2
 237
Esophagus, 2010
Esophagus, 2010
   
Yes
  
T1 = T2
8
9
8
   
T1 ≠ T2
 245
Colon, 2008
Lung, 2010
   
Yes
 
Yes
T1 = T2
7
7
8
   
T1 ≠ T2
 268
Larynx, 2010
Lung, 2011
   
Yes
Yes
 
T1 = T2
8
8
9
   
T1 ≠ T2
 334
Tonsil, 2008
Lymph node, 2012
    
Yes
 
T1 = T2
8
9
8
   
T1 ≠ T2
 350
Larynx, 2010
Larynx, 2010
Lung, 2012
   
Yes
Yes
T1 = T2 = T3
NE
7
8
7
  
(T1 = T3) ≠ T2
Mitochondrial DNA: clonally related tumors; genomic DNA: 2 primary tumors
 27
Stomach, 2000
Pancreas, 2006
   
Yes
Yes
 
T1 ≠ T2
8
7
7
   
T1 = T2
 219
Lung, 2007
Small intestine, 2010
Small intestine, 2010
  
Yes
  
T1 ≠ (T2 = T3)
9
10
10
10
  
T1 = T2 = T3
 248
Breast, 2000
Breast, 2010
    
Yes
 
T1 ≠ T2
9
8
8
   
T1 = T2
 262
Breast, 2003
Breast, 2011
   
Yes
  
T1 ≠ T2
9
8
8
   
T1 = T2
 275
Pancreas, 2003
Liver, 2011
   
Yes
  
T1 ≠ T2
8
9
9
   
T1 = T2
 324
Epiglottis, 2011
Lung, 2012
   
Yes
  
T1 ≠ T2
8
9
9
   
T1 = T2
 346
Lymph node, 2011
Palatum, 2012
    
Yes
 
T1 ≠ T2
9
10
10
   
T1 = T2
Discordant: complex
 178
Bladder, 2003
Lung, 2004
Small intestine, 2004
   
Yes
Yes
T1 ≠ (T2 = T3)
8
8
8
7
  
(T1 = T2) ≠ T3
 187
Oropharynx, 2004
Skin, 2006
Lung, 2010
Lung, 2010
 
Yes
Yes
Yes
T1 ≠ T2 ≠ T3 ≠ T4
8
8
8
7
7
 
(T1 = T2) ≠ (T3 = T4)
 306
Pharynx, 2011
Mouth, 2011
Larynx, 2011
Lung, 2011
  
Yes
Yes
T1 ≠ T2 ≠ T4
7
7
8
7
7
 
(T1 = T3 = T4) ≠ T2
 316
Esophagus, 1999
Esophagus, 2002
Esophagus, 2011
  
Yes
 
Yes
T2 ≠ T3
NE
7
6
6
  
T1 ≠ (T2 = T3)
 340
Lung, 1990
Bladder, 2007
Breast, 2009
Groin, 2012
Bladder, 2012
Yes
  
(T2 = T4 = T5) ≠ T3
8
10
8
8
8
9
T1 ≠ (T2 = T3 = T4) ≠ T5
No comparison possible
 46
Breast, 1989
Breast, 2007
      
No conclusion
8
8
9
   
T1 ≠ T2
 69
Stomach, 2007
Colon, 2007
      
No conclusion
8
7
8
   
T1 ≠ T2
 91
Tonsil, 2006
Skin, 2008
    
Yes
Yes
T1 = T2 (uncertain)
8
9
9
   
T1 = T2
 107
Colon, 1995
Colon, 1995
Vertebra, 2008
     
No conclusion
8
9
9
8
  
(T1 = T2) ≠ T3
 121
Thorax, 1996
Skin, 1998
Breast, 2008
     
No conclusion
8
8
8
10
  
(T1 = T2) ≠ T3
 126
Breast, 2000
Peritoneum, 2008
      
No conclusion
8
8
7
   
T1 ≠ T2
 173
Breast, 2009
Breast, 2009
      
No conclusion
9
7
9
   
T1 ≠ T2
 179
Skin, 2008
Breast, 2009
    
Yes
Yes
T1 = T2 (uncertain)
8
9
8
   
T1 ≠ T2
 246
Esophagus, 2011
Esophagus, 2011
      
No conclusion
7
10
7
   
T1 ≠ T2
 259
Ovary, 2011
Endometrium, 2011
Ovary, 2011
     
No conclusion
8
10
9
10
  
(T1 = T3) ≠ T2
 372
Tongue, 2012
Pleural fluid, 2012
     
Yes
T1 = T2 (uncertain)
8
9
8
   
T1 ≠ T2
Patients are categorized according to the final results of both genomic and mitochondrial DNA analyses. Genomic DNA results are based on TP53 mutation analysis, LOH analysis, and/or other analyses (“Yes” indicates that the particular analysis contributed to the final conclusion). Details about the genomic DNA analysis are provided in Online Resource 2. Mitochondrial DNA results show the D310 repeat length for all analyzed tumors
Del deletion, NE non-evaluable, pt patient, T1-T5 tumor 1-5

Discussion

We found that the D310 mononucleotide repeat in mtDNA is somatically mutated in 13 % of breast tumors, 18 % of head and neck tumors, 11 % of gynecological tumors, 19 % of lung tumors, 32 % of colorectal tumors, and 16 % of skin tumors. These results are in close agreement with previous studies in which D310 mutations were found in 11–28 % of breast tumors, 0–16 % of head and neck tumors, 3–26 % of ovarian tumors, 0–13 % of lung tumors, and 8–36 % of colon tumors [10].
The identified D310 mutations were (nearly) homoplasmic, indicating that these mutations are present in the majority of the neoplastic cells and as a consequence must have occurred early during oncogenesis. Heteroplasmic D310 mutations have been reported in normal cells, achieving homoplasmy in tumor cells [6, 12]. This suggests that D310 mutation status might provide an ideal marker for tumor clonality. We found in 84/327 (26 %) patients with synchronous or metachronous tumors, for which the question of a clonal relationship was raised, a D310 mutation in at least one of the tumors. In such cases, D310 mutation status can be used to determine the possible clonal relationship between the tumors. In a large majority of patients (71 %), clonality status assessed by mtDNA analysis and routine genomic DNA analysis were concordant.
Discordant results between clonality status assessed by mtDNA and genomic DNA analysis were found in 21/73 (29 %) patients. Clonality assays on multiple tumors often result in some markers with concordant results but also markers with discordant results between the different tumors. Close scrutiny of individual markers is then necessary to decide whether the tumors are clonally related or not in view of the notion that genomic DNA analysis generates a likelihood that multiple tumors might be clonally related, but does not provide a definitive result. For 11 of our patients with discordant results, a highly likely diagnostic result was obtained because the tumors had a mutation in common, had mutually exclusive mutations, or the first tumor had a mutation that was not found in consecutive tumor(s). For these patients, the discordant mtDNA result was probably incorrect. Possible explanations are firstly that two primary tumors by chance may have acquired identical D310 mutations, secondly that de novo D310 mutations acquired during tumor progression result in clonally related tumors with different D310 mutations, and thirdly that intercellular or intracellular heterogeneity (heteroplasmy) in regard of D310 mutations is maintained during tumor development. For five patients, a likely diagnostic result was obtained because a mutation was only present in a consecutive tumor or the tumors showed common or different LOH status of five or more loci. For another five patients, the diagnostic result was weak, based on common or different LOH status of less than five loci. To reliably classify such tumors as clonally related or not, more informative genomic and/or mtDNA markers would be necessary.
Although D310 mutations are the most common mtDNA mutations in human cancer, other mtDNA deletions, insertions, and point mutations have been described [9]. Recently, next generation sequencing assays for mitochondrial DNA have become available [16]. The use of such assays for clonality analysis would result in the detection of more mutations and probably result in a higher predictive value. However, approximately 1.8 point mutations in somatic mtDNA have been found in only 60 % of cancers [9], emphasizing the necessity to include analysis of genomic DNA as well. Mitochondrial DNA markers might be helpful when only a small number of cells are available, in view of the high number of mtDNA copies per cell compared to genomic DNA.
This study also has some limitations. Even though mtDNA is present in numerous copies per cell, facilitating amplification and analysis of a minute number of cells, no or an ambiguous D310 mutation analysis result was obtained for 55/382 (14 %) patients. This was mostly due to an insufficient amount of DNA. For 11/84 (13 %) patients with D310 mutations, a final clonality status assessed by genomic DNA analysis was not available, and for these patients, we were unable to compare mtDNA with genomic DNA results.
We conclude that D310 mutation status might aid in clonality determinations of clinically challenging synchronous or metachronous tumors, but as a single assay, has limited predictive value. To further evaluate the potential contribution of mtDNA markers to assessment of tumor clonality, we propose to include in existing next generation sequencing targeted genomic DNA assays mtDNA markers, such as the D310 repeat.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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Metadaten
Titel
Mitochondrial D310 mutation as clonal marker for solid tumors
verfasst von
Willemina R. R. Geurts-Giele
Gerard H. G. K. Gathier
Peggy N. Atmodimedjo
Hendrikus J. Dubbink
Winand N. M. Dinjens
Publikationsdatum
01.11.2015
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Virchows Archiv / Ausgabe 5/2015
Print ISSN: 0945-6317
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-2307
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-015-1817-5

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