@article{930c87f5f3d54c40ae87045311c3bade,
title = "Frequent mutation of the major cartilage collagen gene COL2A1 in chondrosarcoma",
abstract = "Chondrosarcoma is a heterogeneous collection of malignant bone tumors and is the second most common primary malignancy of bone after osteosarcoma. Recent work has identified frequent, recurrent mutations in IDH1 or IDH2 in nearly half of central chondrosarcomas. However, there has been little systematic genomic analysis of this tumor type, and, thus, the contribution of other genes is unclear. Here we report comprehensive genomic analyses of 49 individuals with chondrosarcoma (cases). We identified hypermutability of the major cartilage collagen gene COL2A1, with insertions, deletions and rearrangements identified in 37% of cases. The patterns of mutation were consistent with selection for variants likely to impair normal collagen biosynthesis. In addition, we identified mutations in IDH1 or IDH2 (59%), TP53 (20%), the RB1 pathway (33%) and Hedgehog signaling (18%).",
author = "Tarpey, {Patrick S.} and Sam Behjati and Cooke, {Susanna L.} and {Van Loo}, Peter and Wedge, {David C.} and Nischalan Pillay and John Marshall and Meara, {Sarah O.} and Helen Davies and Zainal, {Serena Nik} and David Beare and Adam Butler and John Gamble and Claire Hardy and Jonathon Hinton and Jia, {Ming Ming} and Alagu Jayakumar and David Jones and Calli Latimer and Mark Maddison and Sancha Martin and Stuart McLaren and Andrew Menzies and Laura Mudie and Keiran Raine and Teague, {Jon W.} and Tubio, {Jose M.C.} and Dina Halai and Roberto Tirabosco and Fernanda Amary and Campbell, {Peter J.} and Stratton, {Michael R.} and Flanagan, {Adrienne M.} and Futreal, {P. Andrew}",
note = "Funding Information: We are grateful to the patients for participating in the research and to the clinicians and support staff of the London Sarcoma Service involved in their care. This work was supported by funding from the Wellcome Trust (grant 077012/Z/05/Z) and the Skeletal Cancer Action Trust (SCAT), UK. Material was obtained from the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Musculoskeletal Research Program and Biobank. Support was provided to A.M.F. by the National Institute for Health Research, the University College London Hospital Biomedical Research Centre and the UCL Experimental Cancer Centre. P.J.C. is personally funded through a Wellcome Trust Senior Clinical Research Fellowship (grant WT088340MA). P.V.L. is a postdoctoral researcher of the Research Foundation–Flanders (FWO). S.B. is funded through the Wellcome Trust PhD Programme for Clinicians.",
year = "2013",
month = aug,
doi = "10.1038/ng.2668",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "45",
pages = "923--926",
journal = "Nature Genetics",
issn = "1061-4036",
publisher = "Nature Publishing Group",
number = "8",
}