Various types of rearrangements target TLX3 locus in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Xin Ying Su, Maryvonne Busson, Véronique Della Valle, Paola Ballerini, Nicole Dastugue, Pascaline Talmant, Adolfo A. Ferrando, Dominique Baudry-Bluteau, Serge Romana, Roland Berger, Olivier A. Bernard

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Most chromosomal translocations observed in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) often produce transcriptional activation of transcription factor oncogenes. Ectopic expression of the TLX3 (also known as HOX11L2) gene has been shown to be associated with a cryptic t(5;14)(q35;q32) translocation specific for a subtype of T-ALL. Here we report several examples of variant and alternative translocations resulting in expression of TLX3 in T-ALL, and we describe three of these translocations in detail. In particular, the CDK6 gene was rearranged in two t(5;7)(q35;q21) translocations. In two additional instances, fusion of the BCL11B (also known as CT1P2) and RANBP17/TLX3 loci were shown to result from subtle genomic insertion/deletion within these loci. This study further underscores that TLX3 expression in T-ALL is strongly associated with the presence of genomic rearrangements.

langue originaleAnglais
Pages (de - à)243-249
Nombre de pages7
journalGenes Chromosomes and Cancer
Volume41
Numéro de publication3
Les DOIs
étatPublié - 1 nov. 2004
Modification externeOui

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