Abstract
Patients with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) harbor BRAF V600E and activating mutations of MAP2K1/MEK1 in 50% and 25% of cases, respectively. We evaluated a patient with treatment-refractory LCH for mutations in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK pathway and identified a novel mutation in the MAP2K1 gene resulting in a p.L98_K104 > Q deletion and predicted to be auto-activating. During treatment with the MEK inhibitor trametinib, the patient's disease showed significant progression. In vitro characterization of the MAP2K1 p.L98_K104 > Q deletion confirmed its effect on cellular activation of the ERK pathway and drug resistance.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | e27237 |
| Pages (from-to) | e27237-e27237 |
| Journal | Pediatric Blood and Cancer |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 16 May 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Langerhans cell histiocytosis
- MAP2K1
- mutation