Genotypic and Phenotypic Features of BAP1 Cancer Syndrome: A Report of 8 New Families and Review of Cases in the Literature. JAMA Dermatol 2017 Oct 01;153(10):999-1006
Date
08/10/2017Pubmed ID
28793149Pubmed Central ID
PMC5710339DOI
10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.2330Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85031323316 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 78 CitationsAbstract
IMPORTANCE: Patients with germline mutations in BAP1 may develop several flesh-colored melanocytic BAP1-mutated atypical intradermal tumors (MBAITs). These tumors generally develop earlier than other BAP1-associated tumors, highlighting an important role for dermatologists in identifying and screening patients with a history suggestive of a germline mutation.
OBJECTIVE: To describe 8 new families with germline mutations in BAP1 and provide a comprehensive review of reported cases.
DESIGN, SETTINGS AND PARTICIPANTS: Patients were identified in an outpatient dermatology clinical setting over a 6-month period (10 mutation carriers from 8 families) and through a literature review using PubMed (205 patients).
EXPOSURES: Mutations were identified through next-generation sequencing of saliva or blood samples, and RNA was extracted from fibroblasts cultured from a patient with an intronic variant to determine the impact of the mutation on the coding sequence.
MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: All 215 patients were assessed for personal and/or family history and genotype. These findings were compiled and assessed for any association between genotype and phenotype.
RESULTS: Overall, this study included 215 patients (108 women, 91 men, and 16 gender unspecified; median [range] age, 46.5 [10.0-79.0] years). Nine of the 10 patients who were identified in the outpatient dermatology setting were found to have MBAITs on clinical examination. Forty of 53 patients (75%) identified in the literature review who underwent total-body skin examinations (TBSE) were found to have MBAITs, suggesting a high penetrance in patients who have undergone TBSE. The most prevalent malignancies among BAP1 mutation carriers were uveal melanoma (n = 60 [28%]), mesothelioma (n = 48 [22%]), cutaneous melanoma (n = 38 [18%]), and renal cell carcinoma (n = 20 [9%]). A total of 71 unique mutations in BAP1 have been reported.
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Our results indicate that germline mutations in both coding and noncoding regions throughout the BAP1 gene can impair protein function, leading to an increased risk for several associated malignancies. Four of the 8 probands we present had no history of BAP1-associated malignancies and were assessed for germline mutations when found to have MBAITs on dermatologic examination. Dermatologists can identify patients with a high likelihood of the BAP1 cancer syndrome through personal and family history and TBSE for the presence of possible MBAITs.
Author List
Haugh AM, Njauw CN, Bubley JA, Verzì AE, Zhang B, Kudalkar E, VandenBoom T, Walton K, Swick BL, Kumar R, Rana HQ, Cochrane S, McCormick SR, Shea CR, Tsao H, Gerami PAuthor
Kara E. Young MD Associate Professor in the Dermatology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Aged
Carcinoma, Renal Cell
Child
Female
Genotype
Germ-Line Mutation
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms
Male
Melanoma
Mesothelioma
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Skin Neoplasms
Tumor Suppressor Proteins
Ubiquitin Thiolesterase
Young Adult
