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Convergent somatic evolution commences in utero in a germline ribosomopathy
Machado, H. E. Øbro, N. F. Williams, N. Tan, S. Boukerrou, A. Z. Davies, M. Belmonte, M. Mitchell, E. Baxter, E. J. Mende, N.
Machado, H. E.
Øbro, N. F.
Williams, N.
Tan, S.
Boukerrou, A. Z.
Davies, M.
Belmonte, M.
Mitchell, E.
Baxter, E. J.
Mende, N.
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Clonal tracking of cells using somatic mutations permits exploration of clonal dynamics in human disease. Here, we perform whole genome sequencing of 323 haematopoietic colonies from 10 individuals with the inherited ribosomopathy Shwachman-Diamond syndrome to reconstruct haematopoietic phylogenies. In ~30% of colonies, we identify mutually exclusive mutations in TP53, EIF6, RPL5, RPL22, PRPF8, plus chromosome 7 and 15 aberrations that increase SBDS and EFL1 gene dosage, respectively. Target gene mutations commence in utero, resulting in a profusion of clonal expansions, with only a few haematopoietic stem cell lineages (mean 8, range 1-24) contributing ~50% of haematopoietic colonies across 8 individuals (range 4-100% clonality) by young adulthood. Rapid clonal expansion during disease transformation is associated with biallelic TP53 mutations and increased mutation burden. Our study highlights how convergent somatic mutation of the p53-dependent nucleolar surveillance pathway offsets the deleterious effects of germline ribosomopathy but increases opportunity for TP53-mutated cancer evolution.
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2023
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Machado HE, Øbro NF, Williams N, Tan S, Boukerrou AZ, Davies M, et al. Convergent somatic evolution commences in utero in a germline ribosomopathy. Nature communications. 2023 Aug 22;14(1):5092. PubMed PMID: 37608017. Epub 2023/08/23. eng.