Histone H3-wild type diffuse midline gliomas with H3K27me3 loss are a distinct entity with exclusive EGFR or ACVR1 mutation and differential methylation of homeobox genes

Abstract Diffuse midline gliomas (DMG) harbouring H3K27M mutation are paediatric tumours with a dismal outcome. Recently, a new subtype of midline gliomas has been described with similar features to DMG, including loss of H3K27 trimethylation, but lacking the canonical H3K27M mutation (H3-WT). Here,...

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Main Authors: Pamela Ajuyah, Chelsea Mayoh, Loretta M. S. Lau, Paulette Barahona, Marie Wong, Hazel Chambers, Fatima Valdes-Mora, Akanksha Senapati, Andrew J. Gifford, Colleen D’Arcy, Jordan R. Hansford, Neevika Manoharan, Wayne Nicholls, Molly M. Williams, Paul J. Wood, Mark J. Cowley, Vanessa Tyrrell, Michelle Haber, Paul G. Ekert, David S. Ziegler, Dong-Anh Khuong-Quang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30395-4