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Title: | Approaches to functionally validate candidate genetic variants involved in colorectal cancer predisposition |
Author: | Bonjoch Gassol, Laia Mur, Pilar Arnau Collell, Coral Vargas Parra, Gardenía María Shamloo, Bahar Franch Expósito, Sebastià Pineda Riu, Marta Capellá, G. (Gabriel) Erman, Batu Castellví Bel, Sergi |
Keywords: | Càncer colorectal Malalties hereditàries Cribratge genètic Genòmica Colorectal cancer Genetic diseases Genetic screening Genomics |
Issue Date: | 1-Oct-2019 |
Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd |
Abstract: | Most next generation sequencing (NGS) studies identified candidate genetic variants predisposing to colorectal cancer (CRC) but do not tackle its functional interpretation to unequivocally recognize a new hereditary CRC gene. Besides, germline variants in already established hereditary CRC-predisposing genes or somatic variants share the same need when trying to categorize those with relevant significance. Functional genomics approaches have an important role in identifying the causal links between genetic architecture and phenotypes, in order to decipher cellular function in health and disease. Therefore, functional interpretation of identified genetic var iants by NGS platforms is now essential. Available approaches nowadays include bioinformatics, cell and mo lecular biology and animal models. Recent advances, such as the CRISPR-Cas9, ZFN and TALEN systems, have been already used as a powerful tool with this objective. However, the use of cell lines is of limited value due to the CRC heterogeneity and its close interaction with microenvironment. Access to tridimensional cultures or organoids and xenograft models that mimic the in vivo tissue architecture could revolutionize functional ana lysis. This review will focus on the application of state-of-the-art functional studies to better tackle new genes involved in germline predisposition to this neoplasm. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mam.2019.03.004 |
It is part of: | Molecular Aspects of Medicine, 2019, vol. 69, p. 27-40 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/175148 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mam.2019.03.004 |
ISSN: | 0098-2997 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (IDIBAPS: Institut d'investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer) Articles publicats en revistes (Institut d'lnvestigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL)) Articles publicats en revistes (Ciències Clíniques) |
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