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Immunoglobulin Gene Sequence Analysis In Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: From Patient Material To Sequence Interpretation
Published on: November 26, 2018
Characterization of Immunoglobulin Heavy Locus Rearrangements in Molecular Subtypes of Childhood B-Cell Precursor
Guilherme Navarro Nilo Giusti1,2, Patrícia Yoshioka Jotta1, Caroline de Oliveira Lopes1,3
1Centro Infantil Boldrini Campinas São Paulo Brazil.
Abstract:
Biased IGH VDJ recombination has been previously described in childhood B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL), although its causes are not yet fully understood. This study assesses differential features in 565 IGH clonotypes from BCP-ALL molecular subsets against 560 clonotypes from bone marrow donors. Leukemia clonotypes were enriched for IGHV6-1 segments in the KMT2A rearranged and B-other subtypes, while IGHV3-23 was enriched in TCF3::PBX1. ETV6::RUNX1 presented a topological gap in the usage of central IGHV segments. BCP-ALL also presented shorter CDR3 regions, higher GC content, and lower productivity. Interestingly, productive clonotypes tended to be absent after induction therapy.
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