The genetic code of a rare form of kidney cancer, called reninoma, has been studied for the first time. In the new paper, published today (25th September) in Nature Communications, researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Great Ormond Street Hospital and The Royal Free Hospital also revealed a new drug target that could serve as an alternative treatment if surgery is not recommended.
There are around 100 cases of reninoma reported to date worldwide , and it is amongst the rarest of tumors in humans. Although it can usually be cured with surgery, it can cause severe hypertension or it can spread and develop into metastases. There are no existing medical treatments for reninoma and management involves surgery alone. Until now, it had been unknown what genetic error causes reninoma.
The team examined two cancer samples -; from a young adult and a child -; with advanced genomic techniques, known as whole genome and single nuclear sequencing . Their findings suggest that the use of existing drugs targeting this specific gene is a possible solution to treating reninoma for patients where surgery is not a viable option.
Taryn Treger, first author of the study and The Little Princess Trust Fellow at the Wellcome Sanger Institute
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