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Title: Análisis de alteraciones del número de copias y variantes de un único nucleótido en la evolución de adenoma a adenocarcinoma colorrectal mediante secuenciación completa del genoma
Author: Lozano García, Manuel
Tutor: BASSAGANYAS, LAIA  
Camps Polo, Jordi
Others: Prados Carrasco, Ferran  
Abstract: During the progression from adenoma (AD) to adenocarcinoma (ADK) in colorectal cancer (CRC), cells acquire genomic alterations, both in copy number (CNA) and single nucleotide variants (SNV), which favor proliferation tumor. Comprehensive analysis of CNAs and SNVs is necessary to understand intra-tumor heterogeneity and tumor progression and to improve treatments. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) has revolutionized the genomic study of CRC, but its high cost limits the accessibility of this technique. In this sense, the low coverage WGS (LP-WGS) offers the main advantages of the WGS but at a more affordable cost. The objective of this study was to analyze the differences between AD and ADK regions of 23 advanced AD samples, mainly in the CNA profile, from LP-WGS data, and additionally in the SNVs identified by targeted sequencing. The analysis of the CNAs has made it possible to correctly identify the main broad CNAs (at the chromosomal arm level) associated with the progression of CRC. The LP-WGS data have also made it possible to identify focal CNAs (localized alterations) that may be related to AD-ADK evolution. In addition, it has been possible to identify the SNVs, and the corresponding genes, that have a greater impact on the carcinogenesis of CRC. Therefore, LP-WGS is a cost-effective technique for CNA detection that, in combination with other sequencing techniques, can strongly contribute to a better understanding of CRC genetics.
Keywords: copy number alteration
single nucleotide variant
colorectal cancer
human genomics
Document type: info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Issue Date: Jan-2021
Publication license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/  
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