Recurrent candidiasis and early-onset gastric cancer in a patient with a genetically defined partial MYD88 defect
Publication year
2016Source
Familial Cancer, 15, 2, (2016), pp. 289-96ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

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Organization
Human Genetics
Pathology
Internal Medicine
Tumorimmunology
Medical Oncology
Journal title
Familial Cancer
Volume
vol. 15
Issue
iss. 2
Page start
p. 289
Page end
p. 96
Subject
Radboudumc 14: Tumours of the digestive tract RIMLS: Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences; Radboudumc 2: Cancer development and immune defence RIMLS: Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences; Radboudumc 4: lnfectious Diseases and Global Health RIMLS: Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences; Radboudumc 9: Rare cancers RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health SciencesAbstract
Gastric cancer is caused by both genetic and environmental factors. A woman who suffered from recurrent candidiasis throughout her life developed diffuse-type gastric cancer at the age of 23 years. Using whole-exome sequencing we identified a germline homozygous missense variant in MYD88. Immunological assays on peripheral blood mononuclear cells revealed an impaired immune response upon stimulation with Candida albicans, characterized by a defective production of the cytokine interleukin-17. Our data suggest that a genetic defect in MYD88 results in an impaired immune response and may increase gastric cancer risk.
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