A RAG driver on the road to pediatric ALL

Roland P Kuiper, Esmé Waanders

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Abstract

Genomic aberrations affecting genes in B cell differentiation are hallmarks of B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). A new whole-genome sequencing study of ETV6-RUNX1-positive ALL has now identified RAG-mediated recombination, which specifically targets genes and regulatory elements active during B cell differentiation, as the underlying mechanism.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)96-8
Number of pages3
JournalNature Genetics
Volume46
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit/genetics
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/genetics
  • Gene Rearrangement/genetics
  • Genetic Variation
  • Homeodomain Proteins/genetics
  • Humans
  • Oncogene Proteins, Fusion/genetics
  • Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/genetics
  • Recombination, Genetic/genetics

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