Ten-Eleven Translocation-2 gene mutations: A potential new molecular marker in malignant gliomas (Review)

Alterations of the Ten-Eleven Translocation-2 (TET2) gene in myeloid malignancies and isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) gene mutations in gliomas and myeloid malignancies have recently been identified using molecular, comparative genomic hybridization and single nucleotide polymorphism array techniques. The mutations of the TET2 gene have been shown to be mutually exclusive with IDH1/2 mutations in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and evidence has been found to provide a biochemical basis for the mutual exclusivity of IDH1/2 and TET2 gene mutations. Based on mounting evidence, we aimed to investigate whether TET2 mutations may be identified as novel mutations in malignant gliomas without IDH1/2 mutations, and indicate their possible significance in gliomas.