Abstract
Activating tyrosine kinase mutations or cytokine receptor signalling alterations have attracted attention as therapeutic targets for high-risk paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). We identified two novel kinase fusions, OFD1-JAK2 and NCOR1-LYN, in paediatric ALL patients with IKZF1 deletion, by mRNA sequencing. The patient with CSF2RA-CRLF2 also harboured IGH-EPOR. All these patients had high-risk features, such as high initial white blood cell counts and initial poor response to prednisolone. The functional analysis of these novel fusions is on-going to determine whether these genetic alterations can be targeted by drugs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 813-817 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | British Journal of Haematology |
Volume | 171 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 Dec 1 |
Keywords
- IKZF1
- Kinase fusion
- Paediatric ALL
- Ph-like ALL
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology