Nature Communications (May 2019)

ALPK1 hotspot mutation as a driver of human spiradenoma and spiradenocarcinoma

  • Mamunur Rashid,
  • Michiel van der Horst,
  • Thomas Mentzel,
  • Francesca Butera,
  • Ingrid Ferreira,
  • Alena Pance,
  • Arno Rütten,
  • Bostjan Luzar,
  • Zlatko Marusic,
  • Nicolas de Saint Aubain,
  • Jennifer S. Ko,
  • Steven D. Billings,
  • Sofia Chen,
  • Marie Abi Daoud,
  • James Hewinson,
  • Sandra Louzada,
  • Paul W. Harms,
  • Guia Cerretelli,
  • Carla Daniela Robles-Espinoza,
  • Rajiv M. Patel,
  • Louise van der Weyden,
  • Chris Bakal,
  • Jason L. Hornick,
  • Mark J. Arends,
  • Thomas Brenn,
  • David J. Adams

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09979-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Spiradenoma and cylindroma are skin adnexal tumors that can behave aggressively and undergo malignant transformation. Here, the authors genetically assess a cohort of these adnexal tumours, highlighting recurrent ALPK1 mutations and revealing the genomic landscape of these rare tumours.