MARIA CLAUDIA NOGUEIRA ZERBINI
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Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina - Docente
LIM/14 - Laboratório de Investigação em Patologia Hepática, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/14 - Laboratório de Investigação em Patologia Hepática, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- International Histopathology Consensus for Unilateral Primary Aldosteronism(2021) WILLIAMS, Tracy Ann; GOMEZ-SANCHEZ, Celso E.; RAINEY, William E.; GIORDANO, Thomas J.; LAM, Alfred K.; MARKER, Alison; METE, Ozgur; YAMAZAKI, Yuto; ZERBINI, Maria Claudia Nogueira; BEUSCHLEIN, Felix; SATOH, Fumitoshi; BURRELLO, Jacopo; SCHNEIDER, Holger; LENDERS, Jacques W. M.; MULATERO, Paolo; CASTELLANO, Isabella; KNOSEL, Thomas; PAPOTTI, Mauro; SAEGER, Wolfgang; SASANO, Hironobu; REINCKE, MartinT Objective: Develop a consensus for the nomenclature and definition of adrenal histopathologic features in unilateral primary aldosteronism (PA). Context: Unilateral PA is the most common surgically treated form of hypertension. Morphologic examination combined with CYP11B2 (aldosterone synthase) immunostaining reveals diverse histopathologic features of lesions in the resected adrenals. Patients and methods: Surgically removed adrenals (n = 37) from 90 patients operated from 2015 to 2018 in Munich, Germany, were selected to represent the broad histologic spectrum of unilateral PA. Five pathologists (Group 1 from Germany, Italy, and Japan) evaluated the histopathology of hematoxylin-eosin (HE) and CYP11B2 immunostained sections, and a consensus was established to define the identifiable features. The consensus was subsequently used by 6 additional pathologists (Group 2 from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, United States) for the assessment of all adrenals with disagreement for histopathologic diagnoses among group 1 pathologists. Results: Consensus was achieved to define histopathologic features associated with PA. Use of CYP11B2 immunostaining resulted in a change of the original HE morphology-driven diagnosis in 5 (14%) of 37 cases. Using the consensus criteria, group 2 pathologists agreed for the evaluation of 11 of the 12 cases of disagreement among group 1 pathologists. Conclusion: The HISTALDO (histopathology of primary aldosteronism) consensus is useful to standardize nomenclature and achieve consistency among pathologists for the histopathologic diagnosis of unilateral PA. CYP11B2 immunohistochemistry should be incorporated into the routine clinical diagnostic workup to localize the likely source of aldosterone production.
- Phosphodiesterase 2A and 3B variants are associated with primary aldosteronism(2021) RASSI-CRUZ, Marcela; MARIA, Andrea G.; FAUCZ, Fabio R.; LONDON, Edra; VILELA, Leticia A. P.; SANTANA, Lucas S.; BENEDETTI, Anna Flavia F.; GOLDBAUM, Tatiana S.; TANNO, Fabio Y.; SROUGI, Vitor; CHAMBO, Jose L.; PEREIRA, Maria Adelaide A.; CAVALCANTE, Aline C. B. S.; CARNEVALE, Francisco C.; PILAN, Bruna; BORTOLOTTO, Luiz A.; DRAGER, Luciano F.; LERARIO, Antonio M.; LATRONICO, Ana Claudia; V, Maria Candida B. Fragoso; MENDONCA, Berenice B.; ZERBINI, Maria Claudia N.; STRATAKIS, Constantine A.; ALMEIDA, Madson Q.Familial primary aldosteronism (PA) is rare and mostly diagnosed in early-onset hypertension (HT). However, 'sporadic' bilateral adrenal hyperplasia (BAH) is the most frequent cause of PA and remains without genetic etiology in most cases. Our aim was to investigate new genetic defects associated with BAH and PA. We performed whole-exome sequencing (paired blood and adrenal tissue) in six patients with PA caused by BAH that underwent unilateral adrenalectomy. Additionally, we conducted functional studies in adrenal hyperplastic tissue and transfected cells to confirm the pathogenicity of the identified genetic variants. Rare germline variants in phosphodiesterase 2A (PDE2A) and 3B (PDE3B) genes were identified in three patients. The PDE2A heterozygous variant (p.Ile629Val) was identified in a patient with BAH and early-onset HT at 13 years of age. Two PDE3B heterozygous variants (p.Arg217Gln and p.Gly392Val) were identified in patients with BAH and HT diagnosed at 18 and 33 years of age, respectively. A strong PDE2A staining was found in all cases of BAH in zona glomerulosa and/or micronodules (that were also positive for CYP11B2). PKA activity in frozen tissue was significantly higher in BAH from patients harboring PDE2A and PDE3B variants. PDE2A and PDE3B variants significantly reduced protein expression in mutant transfected cells compared to WT. Interestingly, PDE2A and PDE3B variants increased SGK1 and SCNN1G/ENaCg at mRNA or protein levels. In conclusion, PDE2A and PDE3B variants were associated with PA caused by BAH. These novel genetic findings expand the spectrum of gene tic etiologies of PA.
article 31 Citação(ões) na Scopus A microRNA signature profile in EBV+ diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the elderly(2014) ANDRADE, Tathiana Azevedo de; EVANGELISTA, Adriane Feijo; CAMPOS, Antonio Hugo Froes; POLES, Wagner Augusto; BORGES, Natalia Morais; CAMILLO, Claudia Malheiros Coutinho; SOARES, Fernando Augusto; VASSALLO, Jose; PAES, Roberto Pinto; ZERBINI, Maria Claudia; SCAPULATEMPO, Cristovam; ALVES, Antonio Correa; YOUNG, Ken H.; COLLEONI, Gisele Wally BragaCurrently, there is no characteristic microRNA (miRNA) expression pattern in Epstein-Barr virus(+) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the elderly (EBV(+)DLBCLe). This study aims to characterize a signature profile and identify miRNAs that can be used as biomarkers and alternative therapeutic targets for EBV(+)DLBCLe. Seventy-one DLBCL patients aged 50 years and older were included and four EBV+ and four EBV- samples were analyzed in two miRNA array platforms (pilot study). A larger multicenter cohort (29 EBV(+)DLBCLe and 65 EBV-DLBCL patients) was used to validate the results by real-time polymerase chain reaction. In the pilot study, 9% of DLBCL were EBV(+)DLBCLe by in situ hybridization. In multicenter study, EBV(+)w DLBCLe group showed a predominance of non-germinal center B-cell origin. Overall survival duration of EBV(+)DLBCLe was significantly inferior to that of EBV-DLBCL patients. We found 10 deregulated miRNAs in the two groups, but only seven were statistically different. We confirmed overexpression of hsa-miR-126, hsa-miR-146a, hsa-miR-146b, hsa-miR-150, and hsa-miR-222 and underexpression of hsa-miR-151 in EBV(+)DLBCLe cases compared to EBV-DLBCL cases. Hsa-miR-146b and hsa-miR-222 showed high specificity for identifying EBV(+)DLBCLe. The present study proposed a miRNA signature for EBV(+)DLBCLe and our findings suggest that hsa-miR-146b and hsa-miR-222 could be biomarkers and therapeutic targets.conferenceObject Penetrance of TMEM127-related pheochromocytoma in a six-generation family(2014) TOLEDO, S. P. A.; LOURENCO JR., D. M.; SEKIYA, T.; LUCON, A. M.; BAENA, R. C.; CASTRO, C. C.; BORTOLOTTO, L. A.; ZERBINI, M. C. N.; SIQUEIRA, S. A. C.; TOLEDO, R. A.; DAHIA, P. L. M.- Targeted Assessment of G0S2 Methylation Identifies a Rapidly Recurrent, Routinely Fatal Molecular Subtype of Adrenocortical Carcinoma(2019) MOHAN, Dipika R.; LERARIO, Antonio Marcondes; ELSE, Tobias; MUKHERJEE, Bhramar; ALMEIDA, Madson Q.; VINCE, Michelle; REGE, Juilee; MARIANI, Beatriz M. P.; ZERBINI, Maria Claudia N.; MENDONCA, Berenice B.; LATRONICO, Ana Claudia; MARIE, Suely K. N.; RAINEY, William E.; GIORDANO, Thomas J.; V, Maria Candida B. Fragoso; HAMMER, Gary D.Purpose: Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare, aggressive malignancy with few therapies; however, patients with locoregional disease have variable outcomes. The Cancer Genome Atlas project on ACC (ACC-TCGA) identified that cancers of patients with homogeneously rapidly recurrent or fatal disease bear a unique CpG island hypermethylation phenotype, ""CIMP-high."" We sought to identify a biomarker that faithfully captures this subgroup. Experimental Design: We analyzed ACC-TCGA data to characterize differentially regulated biological processes, and identify a biomarker that is methylated and silenced exclusively in CIMP-high ACC. In an independent cohort of 114 adrenocortical tumors (80 treatment-naive primary ACC, 22 adrenocortical adenomas, and 12 non-naive/nonprimary ACC), we evaluated biomarker methylation by a restriction digest/qPCR-based approach, validated by targeted bisulfite sequencing. We evaluated expression of this biomarker and additional prognostic markers by qPCR. Results: We show that CIMP-high ACC is characterized by upregulation of cell cycle andDNAdamage response programs, and identify that hypermethylation and silencing of G0S2 distinguishes this subgroup. We confirmed G0S2 hypermethylation and silencing is exclusive to 40% of ACC, and independently predicts shorter disease- free and overall survival (median 14 and 17 months, respectively). Finally, G0S2 methylation combined with validated molecular markers (BUB1B-PINK1) stratifies ACC into three groups, with uniformly favorable, intermediate, and uniformly dismal outcomes. Conclusions: G0S2 hypermethylation is a hallmark of rapidly recurrent or fatal ACC, amenable to targeted assessment using routine molecular diagnostics. Assessing G0S2 methylation is straightforward, feasible for clinical decision-making, and will enable the direction of efficacious adjuvant therapies for patients with aggressive ACC.
- Autoimmune manifestations in SCID due to IL7R mutations: Omenn syndrome and cytopenias(2014) ZAGO, Claudia Augusta; JACOB, Cristina Miuki Abe; DINIZ, Edna Maria de Albuquerque; LOVISOLO, Silvana Maria; ZERBINI, Maria Claudia Nogueira; DORNA, Mayra; WATANABE, Leticia; FERNANDES, Juliana Folloni; ROCHA, Vanderson; OLIVEIRA, Joao Bosco; CARNEIRO-SAMPAIO, MagdaB+NK+SCID (severe combined immunodeficiency) due to IL7R alpha deficiency represents approximately 10% of American SCID cases. To better understand the spectrum of autoimmune disorders associated with IL7R alpha deficiency, we describe two unrelated IL7R alpha-deficient female SCID infants whose clinical picture was dominated by autoimmune manifestations: one with intrauterine Omenn syndrome (OS) and another with persistent thrombocytopenic purpura since 4 months of age. The OS baby harbored a homozygous p.C118Y mutation in IL7R. She presented dense eosinophilic infiltrates in several organs, including pancarditis, which may have contributed to her death (on the 2nd day of life). B cells were observed in lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow and thymus. The second patient harbored compound heterozygous p.01 8Y and p.I121NfsX8 mutations. She underwent a successful unrelated cord blood transplant. In conclusion, early OS can be observed in patients with IL7R mutations, and autoimmune cytopenias could also complicate the clinical course of SCID babies with this type of defect. (C) 2014 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics.
- High Prevalence of Alterations in DNA Mismatch Repair Genes of Lynch Syndrome in Pediatric Patients with Adrenocortical Tumors Carrying a Germline Mutation on TP53(2020) BRONDANI, Vania Balderrama; MONTENEGRO, Luciana; LACOMBE, Amanda Meneses Ferreira; MAGALHAES, Breno Marchiori; NISHI, Mirian Yumie; FUNARI, Mariana Ferreira de Assis; NARCIZO, Amanda de Moraes; CARDOSO, Lais Cavalca; SIQUEIRA, Sheila Aparecida Coelho; ZERBINI, Maria Claudia Nogueira; DENES, Francisco Tibor; LATRONICO, Ana Claudia; MENDONCA, Berenice Bilharinho; ALMEIDA, Madson Queiroz; LERARIO, Antonio Marcondes; SOARES, Ibere Cauduro; FRAGOSO, Maria Candida Barisson VillaresAdrenocortical cancer is a rare malignant neoplasm associated with a dismal prognosis. Identification of the molecular pathways involved in adrenal tumorigenesis is essential for a better understanding of the disease mechanism and improvement of its treatment. The aim of this study is to define the prevalence of alterations in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes in Lynch syndrome among pediatric patients with adrenocortical neoplasia from southern Brazil, where the prevalence of a specific TP53 germline mutation (p.Arg337His) is quite high. Thirty-six pediatric patients were retrospectively evaluated. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) for theMMR enzymes MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, and PMS2, as well as next-generation sequencing (NGS) were performed. For IHC, 36 pediatric tumors were tested. In all of them, the expression of all evaluated MMR proteins was well-preserved. For NGS, 35 patients with pediatric tumor were tested. Three patients (8.57%) with the TP53 p.Arg337His germline mutation presented pathogenic and likely pathogenic variants in the MMR genes (two in MLH1 and one in MSH6). The prevalence of alteredMMR genes among pediatric patients was elevated (8.57%) and higher than in colorectal and endometrial cancer cohorts. Pediatric patients with adrenocortical tumors should, thus, be strongly considered as at genetic risk for Lynch syndrome.
conferenceObject Adrenal Cystic Lesions of Lymphatic Origin: A Clinical and Pathological Study of 6 New Cases and Systematic Literature Review(2020) MARQUES-PIUBELLI, Mario; POMA-GONZALEZ, Eloiza; BALANCIN, Marcelo; GONCALVES, Victor; BOTELHO, Maria Luiza; FRAGOSO, Maria; ZERBINI, MariaconferenceObject Adrenal Cystic Lesions of Lymphatic Origin: A Clinical and Pathological Study of 6 New Cases and Systematic Literature Review(2020) MARQUES-PIUBELLI, Mario; POMA-GONZALEZ, Eloiza; BALANCIN, Marcelo; GONCALVES, Victor; BOTELHO, Maria Luiza; FRAGOSO, Maria; ZERBINI, Maria- Understanding the tumor microenvironment in the primary cutaneous CD30-positive lymphoproliferative disorders(2018) FERREIRA, Cristiane; MIYASHIRO, Denis Ricardo; SANCHES JUNIOR, Jose Antonio; Zhao Shuchun; ZERBINI, Maria Claudia; AZEVEDO, Raymundo Soares; NATKUNAM, Yasodha Natkunam; GRATZINGER, Dita