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Thomas C Fisher-Heath1, Aastha Sharma1, Mark S Marshall1
1Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Children's Health Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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Somatic and epigenetic alterations contribute to myeloid leukemogenesis and play an important role in risk stratification and the optimization of treatment for myeloid malignancies. The significance of rare genetic alterations, such B-cell lymphoma-6 corepressor (BCOR) and B-cell lymphoma-6 corepressor-like protein 1 (BCORL1) mutations, in pediatric acute myeloid leukemias (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is unknown. We present a case series of pediatric and adolescent patients, with de novo AML, harboring BCOR/BCORL1 mutations. Studies involving larger cohorts of patients are needed to further elucidate the role of BCOR/BCORL1 mutations in pediatric AML and MDS.
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