The genomic landscape of high hyperdiploid childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Kajsa Paulsson, Henrik Lilljebjörn, Andrea Biloglav, Linda Olsson, Marianne Rissler, Anders Castor, Gisela Barbany, Linda Fogelstrand, Ann Nordgren, Helene Sjögren, Thoas Fioretos, Bertil Johansson

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Abstract

High hyperdiploid (51-67 chromosomes) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is one of the most common childhood malignancies, comprising 30% of all pediatric B cell-precursor ALL. Its characteristic genetic feature is the nonrandom gain of chromosomes X, 4, 6, 10, 14, 17, 18 and 21, with individual trisomies or tetrasomies being seen in over 75% of cases, but the pathogenesis remains poorly understood. We performed whole-genome sequencing (WGS) (n = 16) and/or whole-exome sequencing (WES) (n = 39) of diagnostic and remission samples from 51 cases of high hyperdiploid ALL to further define the genomic landscape of this malignancy. The majority of cases showed involvement of the RTK-RAS pathway and of histone modifiers. No recurrent fusion gene-forming rearrangement was found, and an analysis of mutations on trisomic chromosomes indicated that the chromosomal gains were early events, strengthening the notion that the high hyperdiploid pattern is the main driver event in this common pediatric malignancy.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)672-676
JournalNature Genetics
Volume47
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Medical Genetics and Genomics (including Gene Therapy)

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