MNTI is a rare tumor of indeterminate histogenesis and molecular signature. We performed methylation and copy number variation (CNV) profiles in patients with MNTI (n = 7) and PAT (n = 1) compared to the methylation brain tumor classifier v11b4 (BT-C) and the medulloblastoma (MB) classifier group 3/4 v1.0 (MB3/4-C). The patients’ mean age was 8 months (range: 4–48). The BT-C classified five MNTIs and one PAT (relapse) as class family MB-G3/G4, subclass group 3 (score: >0.9). The remaining two MNTIs and PAT (primary) were classified as class family plexus tumor, subclass pediatric (scores: >0.45). The MB3/4-C classified all MNTIs as high-risk MB-G3, Subtype II (score: >0.45). The primary PAT was classified as subtype III (score: 0.99) and its relapse as subtype II/III. MNTI and PAT clustered close to MB-G3. CNV analysis showed multiple rearrangements in one PAT and two MNTIs. The median follow-up was 54 months (four MNTIs in remission, one PAT died). In conclusion, we demonstrated that MNTI shares a homogenous methylation profile with MB-G3, and possibly with PAT. The role of a multipotent progenitor cell (i.e., early cranial neural crest cell) in their histogenesis and the influence of the anatomical site, tumor microenvironment, and other cytogenetic events in their divergent biologic behavior deserve further investigation.

Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (Mnti) and pineal anlage tumor (pat) harbor a medulloblastoma signature by dna methylation profiling / Lopez-Nunez, O.; Alaggio, R.; John, I.; Ciolfi, A.; Pedace, L.; Mastronuzzi, A.; Gianno, F.; Giangaspero, F.; Rossi, S.; Donofrio, V.; Cinalli, G.; Surrey, L. F.; Tartaglia, M.; Locatelli, F.; Miele, E.. - In: CANCERS. - ISSN 2072-6694. - 13:4(2021), pp. 1-17. [10.3390/cancers13040706]

Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (Mnti) and pineal anlage tumor (pat) harbor a medulloblastoma signature by dna methylation profiling

Alaggio R.
;
Gianno F.;
2021

Abstract

MNTI is a rare tumor of indeterminate histogenesis and molecular signature. We performed methylation and copy number variation (CNV) profiles in patients with MNTI (n = 7) and PAT (n = 1) compared to the methylation brain tumor classifier v11b4 (BT-C) and the medulloblastoma (MB) classifier group 3/4 v1.0 (MB3/4-C). The patients’ mean age was 8 months (range: 4–48). The BT-C classified five MNTIs and one PAT (relapse) as class family MB-G3/G4, subclass group 3 (score: >0.9). The remaining two MNTIs and PAT (primary) were classified as class family plexus tumor, subclass pediatric (scores: >0.45). The MB3/4-C classified all MNTIs as high-risk MB-G3, Subtype II (score: >0.45). The primary PAT was classified as subtype III (score: 0.99) and its relapse as subtype II/III. MNTI and PAT clustered close to MB-G3. CNV analysis showed multiple rearrangements in one PAT and two MNTIs. The median follow-up was 54 months (four MNTIs in remission, one PAT died). In conclusion, we demonstrated that MNTI shares a homogenous methylation profile with MB-G3, and possibly with PAT. The role of a multipotent progenitor cell (i.e., early cranial neural crest cell) in their histogenesis and the influence of the anatomical site, tumor microenvironment, and other cytogenetic events in their divergent biologic behavior deserve further investigation.
2021
copy number variation; DNA methylation; medulloblastoma; melanotic neuroectodermal tumor; melanotic progonoma; pineal an-lage tumor
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Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (Mnti) and pineal anlage tumor (pat) harbor a medulloblastoma signature by dna methylation profiling / Lopez-Nunez, O.; Alaggio, R.; John, I.; Ciolfi, A.; Pedace, L.; Mastronuzzi, A.; Gianno, F.; Giangaspero, F.; Rossi, S.; Donofrio, V.; Cinalli, G.; Surrey, L. F.; Tartaglia, M.; Locatelli, F.; Miele, E.. - In: CANCERS. - ISSN 2072-6694. - 13:4(2021), pp. 1-17. [10.3390/cancers13040706]
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