MADSON QUEIROZ DE ALMEIDA
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Instituto Central, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
LIM/42 - Laboratório de Hormônios e Genética Molecular, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
LIM/42 - Laboratório de Hormônios e Genética Molecular, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- 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.
- Embryonic stem cell factor FOXD3 (Genesis) defects in gastrointestinal stromal tumors(2023) FAUCZ, Fabio R.; HORVATH, Anelia D.; ASSIE, Guillaume; ALMEIDA, Madson Q.; SZAREK, Eva; BOIKOS, Sosipatros; ANGELOUSI, Anna; LEVY, Isaac; MARIA, Andrea G.; CHITNIS, Ajay; ANTONESCU, Cristina R.; CLAUS, Rainer; BERTHERAT, Jerome; PLASS, Christoph; ENG, Charis; STRATAKIS, Constantine A.Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are mesenchymal neoplasms, believed to originate from the interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC), often caused by overexpression of tyrosine kinase receptors (TKR) KIT or PDGFRA. Here, we present evidence that the embryonic stem cell factor FOXD3, first identified as 'Genesis' and involved in both gastrointestinal and neural crest cell development, is implicated in GIST pathogenesis; its involvement is investigated both in vitro and in zebrafish and a mouse model of FOXD3 deficiency. Samples from a total of 58 patients with wild-type GISTs were used for molecular analyses, including Sanger sequencing, comparative genomic hybridization, and methylation analysis. Immunohistochemistry and western blot evaluation were used to assess FOXD3 expression. Additionally, we conducted in vitro functional studies in tissue samples and in transfected cells to confirm the pathogenicity of the identified genetic variants. Germline partially inactivating FOXD3 sequence variants (p.R54H and p.Ala88_Gly91del) were found in patients with isolated GISTs. Chromosome 1p loss was the most frequent chromosomal abnormality identified in tumors. In vitro experiments demonstrate the impairment of FOXD3 in the presence of those variants. Animal studies showed disruption of the GI neural network and changes in the number and distribution in the ICC. FOXD3 suppresses KIT expression in human cells; its inactivation led to an increase in ICC in zebrafish, as well as mice, providing evidence for a functional link between FOXD3 defects and KIT overexpression leading to GIST formation.
- The role of fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 overexpression and gene amplification as prognostic markers in pediatric and adult adrenocortical tumors(2012) BRITO, Luciana Pinto; RIBEIRO, Tamaya Castro; ALMEIDA, Madson Q.; JORGE, Alexander Augusto de Lima; SOARES, Ibere Cauduro; LATRONICO, Ana Claudia; MENDONCA, Berenice Bilharinho; FRAGOSO, Maria Candida Barisson Villares; LERARIO, Antonio Marcondes
- Preventive medicine of von Hippel-Lindau disease-associated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors(2018) KRAUSS, Tobias; FERRARA, Alfonso Massimiliano; LINKS, Thera P.; WELLNER, Ulrich; BANCOSS, Irina; KVACHENYUK, Andrey; HERAS, Karim Villar Gomez de las; YUKINA, Marina Y.; PETROV, Roman; BULLIVANT, Garrett; DUECKER, Laura von; JADHAV, Swati; PLOECKINGER, Ursula; WELIN, Staffan; SCHALIN-JANTTI, Camilla; GIMM, Oliver; PFEIFER, Marija; NGEOW, Joanne; HASSE-LAZAR, Kornelia; SANSO, Gabriela; QI, Xiaoping; UGURLU, M. Umit; DIAZ, Rene E.; WOHLLK, Nelson; PECZKOWSKA, Mariola; ABERLE, Jens; JR, Delmar M. Lourenco; PEREIRA, Maria A. A.; V, Maria C. B. Fragoso; HOFF, Ana O.; ALMEIDA, Madson Q.; VIOLANTE, Alice H. D.; OUIDUTE, Ana R. P.; ZHANG, Zhewei; RECASENS, Monica; DIAZ, Luis Robles; KUNAVISARUT, Tada; WANNACHALEE, Taweesak; SIRINVARAVONG, Sirinart; JONASCH, Eric; GROZINSKY-GLASBERG, Simona; FRAENKEL, Merav; BELTSEVICH, Dmitry; I, Viacheslav Egorov; BAUSCH, Dirk; SCHOTT, Matthias; TILING, Nikolaus; PENNELLI, Gianmaria; ZSCHIEDRICH, Stefan; DAERR, Roland; RUF, Juri; DENECKE, Timm; LINK, Karl-Heinrich; ZOVATO, Stefania; DOBSCHUETZ, Ernst von; YAREMCHUK, Svetlana; AMTHAUER, Holger; MAKAY, Ozer; PATOCS, Attila; WALZ, Martin K.; HUBER, Tobias B.; SEUFERT, Jochen; HELLMAN, Per; EKATERINA, Raymond H.; KUCHINSKAYA, Ekaterina; SCHIAVI, Francesca; MALINOC, Angelica; REISCH, Nicole; JARZAB, Barbara; BARONTINI, Marta; JANUSZEWICZ, Andrzej; SHAH, Nalini; YOUNG JR., William F.; OPOCHER, Giuseppe; ENG, Charis; NEUMANN, Hartmut P. H.; BAUSCH, BirkePancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) are rare in von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) but cause serious morbidity and mortality. Management guidelines for VHL-PanNETs continue to be based on limited evidence, and survival data to guide surgical management are lacking. We established the European-American-Asian-VHL-PanNET-Registry to assess data for risks for metastases, survival and long-term outcomes to provide best management recommendations. Of 2330 VHL patients, 273 had a total of 484 PanNETs. Median age at diagnosis of PanNET was 35 years (range 10-75). Fifty-five (20%) patients had metastatic PanNETs. Metastatic PanNETs were significantly larger (median size 5 vs 2 cm; P < 0.001) and tumor volume doubling time (TVDT) was faster (22 vs 126 months; P = 0.001). All metastatic tumors were >= 2.8 cm. Codons 161 and 167 were hotspots for VHL germline mutations with enhanced risk for metastatic PanNETs. Multivariate prediction modeling disclosed maximum tumor diameter and TVDT as significant predictors for metastatic disease (positive and negative predictive values of 51% and 100% for diameter cut-off >= 2.8 cm, 44% and 91% for TVDT cut-off of <= 24 months). In 117 of 273 patients, PanNETs > 1.5 cm in diameter were operated. Ten-year survival was significantly longer in operated vs non-operated patients, in particular for PanNETs < 2.8 cm vs >= 2.8 cm (94% vs 85% by 10 years; P = 0.020; 80% vs 50% at 10 years; P = 0.030). This study demonstrates that patients with PanNET approaching the cut-off diameter of 2.8 cm should be operated. Mutations in exon 3, especially of codons 161/167 are at enhanced risk for metastatic PanNETs. Survival is significantly longer in operated non-metastatic VHL-PanNETs.