Fuerte, G. (Gema)

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    Preneoplastic somatic mutations including MYD88(L265P) in lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma
    (2022) Reinhardt, H.C. (Hans Christian); Vilas, A. (Amaia); Sanchez-Garcia, I. (Isidro); Perez, C. (Cristina); Paiva, A. (Artur); López-de-Arancibia, A. (Aitziber); Sacco, A. (Antonio); Santos, S. (S.); Celay, J. (Jon); Sarvide, S. (Sarai); García-Sanz, R. (Ramón); Goicoechea, I. (Ibai); García-Barchino, M.J. (María José); Martinez-Climent, J.A. (José Ángel); Gárate-Luzuriaga, S. (Sonia); Carrasco, Y.R. (Yolanda R.); Panizo, C. (Carlos); Larrayoz, M. (Marta); Vitoria, H. (Helena); Puig, N. (Noemí); Botta, C. (Cirino); Rodríguez-Díaz, S. (Saray); Garcés-Latre, J.J. (Juan José); Motta, M. (Marina); Geraldes, C. (Catarina); Lamo-de-Espinosa-Vázquez-de-Sola, J.M. (José María); Alignani, D. (Diego); Duarte, S. (Sara); Paiva, B. (Bruno); Larrayoz, M.J. (María J.); Prosper-Cardoso, F. (Felipe); Calasanz-Abinzano, M.J. (Maria Jose); Roccaro, A.M. (Aldo M.); Fuerte, G. (Gema); Tucci, A. (Alessandra); San-Miguel, J.F. (Jesús F.); Gentile, M. (Massimo); Jiménez, C. (Cristina)
    Normal cell counterparts of solid and myeloid tumors accumulate mutations years before disease onset; whether this occurs in B lymphocytes before lymphoma remains uncertain. We sequenced multiple stages of the B lineage in elderly individuals and patients with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma, a singular disease for studying lymphomagenesis because of the high prevalence of mutated MYD88. We observed similar accumulation of random mutations in B lineages from both cohorts and unexpectedly found MYD88(L265P) in normal precursor and mature B lymphocytes from patients with lymphoma. We uncovered genetic and transcriptional pathways driving malignant transformation and leveraged these to model lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma in mice, based on mutated MYD88 in B cell precursors and BCL2 overexpression. Thus, MYD88(L265P) is a preneoplastic event, which challenges the current understanding of lymphomagenesis and may have implications for early detection of B cell lymphomas.