Article Dans Une Revue Journal of Hepatology Année : 2022

Bi-allelic hydroxymethylbilane synthase inactivation defines a homogenous clinico-molecular subtype of hepatocellular carcinoma

Junjie Zhu
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Xiaochao Ma
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Brigitte Le Bail
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Laurence Chiche
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Paulette Bioulac-Sage
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Charles Balabaud
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Laurent Possenti
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Marie Decraecker
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Valérie Paradis
Alexis Laurent
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Background & Aims: Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP), caused by heterozygous germline mutations of the heme synthesis pathway enzyme HMBS (hydroxymethylbilane synthase), confers a high risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development. Yet, the role of HMBS in liver tumorigenesis remains unclear. Methods: Herein, we explore HMBS alterations in a large series of 758 HCC cases, including 4 patients with AIP. We quantify the impact of HMBS mutations on heme biosynthesis pathway intermediates and we investigate the molecular and clinical features of HMBS-mutated tumors. Results: We identify recurrent bi-allelic HMBS inactivation, both in patients with AIP acquiring a second somatic HMBS mutation and in sporadic HCC with 2 somatic hits. HMBS alterations are enriched in truncating mutations, in particular in splice regions, leading to abnormal transcript structures. Bi-allelic HMBS inactivation results in a massive accumulation of its toxic substrate porphobilinogen and synergizes with CTNNB1-activating mutations, leading to the development of well-differentiated tumors with a transcriptomic signature of Wnt/β-catenin pathway activation and a DNA methylation signature related to ageing. HMBS-inactivated HCC mostly affects females, in the absence of fibrosis and classical HCC risk factors. Conclusions: These data identify HMBS as a tumor suppressor gene whose bi-allelic inactivation defines a homogenous clinical and molecular HCC subtype.

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hal-03883708 , version 1 (10-02-2024)

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Laura Molina, Junjie Zhu, Eric Trépo, Quentin Bayard, Giuliana Amaddeo, et al.. Bi-allelic hydroxymethylbilane synthase inactivation defines a homogenous clinico-molecular subtype of hepatocellular carcinoma. Journal of Hepatology, 2022, 77 (4), pp.1038-1046. ⟨10.1016/j.jhep.2022.05.018⟩. ⟨hal-03883708⟩
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