Parity associates with chromosomal damage in uterine leiomyomas

Heli Kuisma; Simona Bramante; Kristiina Rajamäki; Lauri J. Sipilä; Eevi Kaasinen; Jaana Kaukomaa; Kimmo Palin; Netta Mäkinen; Jari Sjöberg; Nanna Sarvilinna; Jussi Taipale; Liisa Kauppi; Manuela Tumiati; Antti Hassinen; Janne Pitkäniemi; Jyrki Jalkanen; Sanna Heikkinen; Annukka Pasanen; Oskari Heikinheimo; Ralf Bützow; Niko Välimäki; Lauri A. Aaltonen

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Parity associates with chromosomal damage in uterine leiomyomas

Heli Kuisma, Simona Bramante, Kristiina Rajamäki, Lauri J. Sipilä, Eevi Kaasinen, Jaana Kaukomaa, Kimmo Palin, Netta Mäkinen, Jari Sjöberg, Nanna Sarvilinna, Jussi Taipale, Liisa Kauppi, Manuela Tumiati, Antti Hassinen, Janne Pitkäniemi, Jyrki Jalkanen, Sanna Heikkinen, Annukka Pasanen, Oskari Heikinheimo, Ralf BützowNiko Välimäki, Lauri A. Aaltonen

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Mechanical forces in a constrained cellular environment were recently established as a facilitator of chromosomal damage. Whether this could contribute to tumorigenesis is not known. Uterine leiomyomas are common neoplasms that display relatively few chromosomal aberrations. We hypothesized that if mechanical forces contribute to chromosomal damage, signs of this could be seen in uterine leiomyomas from parous women. We examined the karyotypes of 1946 tumors, and found a striking overrepresentation of chromosomal damage associated with parity. We then subjected myometrial cells to physiological forces similar to those encountered during pregnancy, and found this to cause DNA breaks and a DNA repair response. While mechanical forces acting in constrained cellular environments may thus contribute to neoplastic degeneration, and genesis of uterine leiomyoma, further studies are needed to prove possible causality of the observed association. No evidence for progression to malignancy was found.

Original language	English
Article number	5448
Journal	Nature Communications
Volume	12
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25806-x
Publication status	Published - 2021
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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Kuisma, H., Bramante, S., Rajamäki, K., Sipilä, L. J., Kaasinen, E., Kaukomaa, J., Palin, K., Mäkinen, N., Sjöberg, J., Sarvilinna, N., Taipale, J., Kauppi, L., Tumiati, M., Hassinen, A., Pitkäniemi, J., Jalkanen, J., Heikkinen, S., Pasanen, A., Heikinheimo, O., ... Aaltonen, L. A. (2021). Parity associates with chromosomal damage in uterine leiomyomas. Nature Communications, 12(1), [5448]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25806-x

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Parity associates with chromosomal damage in uterine leiomyomas

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