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Case Reports
. 2023 Aug;45(4):533-540.
doi: 10.1111/ijlh.14072. Epub 2023 Apr 14.

TCF3 gene rearrangements in pediatric B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia-A single center experience

Elena Zerkalenkova  1 , Yaroslav Menchits  1 , Alexandra Borkovskaia  1 , Sophia Sokolova  1 , Olga Soldatkina  1 , Ekaterina Mikhailova  2 , Alexander Popov  2 , Alexander Komkov  1   3 , Yulia Rumiantseva  4 , Alexander Karachunskii  4 , Yulia Olshanskaya  1
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TCF3 gene rearrangements in pediatric B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia-A single center experience

Elena Zerkalenkova et al. Int J Lab Hematol. 2023 Aug.

Abstract

Introduction: B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL) is the most common neoplasm in children. One of the long known recurrent rearrangements in BCP-ALL is t(1;19)(q23;p13.3)/TCF3::PBX1. However, other TCF3 gene rearrangements were also described that are associated with significant difference in ALL prognosis.

Methods: The current study aimed to analyze the spectrum of TCF3 gene rearrangements in children in Russian Federation. A cohort of 203 patients with BCP-ALL was selected based on FISH screening and was studied by karyotyping, FISH, RT-PCR and high throughput sequencing.

Results: T(1;19)(q23;p13.3)/TCF3::PBX1 is the most common aberration in TCF3-positive pediatric BCP-ALL (87.7%), with its unbalanced form prevailing. It resulted from TCF3::PBX1 exon 16-exon 3 fusion junction (86.2%) or unconventional exon 16-exon 4 junction (1.5%). Rarer events included t(12;19)(p13;p13.3)/TCF3::ZNF384 (6.4%) and t(17;19)(q21-q22;p13.3)/TCF3::HLF (1.5%). The latter translocations demonstrated high molecular heterogeneity and complex structure-four distinct transcripts were shown for TCF3::ZNF384 and each patient with TCF3::HLF had a unique transcript. These features hamper TCF3 rearrangement primary detection by molecular methods and brings FISH screening to the fore. A case of novel TCF3::TLX1 fusion in a patient with t(10;19)(q24;p13) was also discovered. Survival analysis within the national pediatric ALL treatment protocol demonstrated the severe prognosis of TCF3::HLF compared to both TCF3::PBX1 and TCF3::ZNF384.

Conclusion: So, high molecular heterogeneity of TCF3 gene rearrangement in pediatric BCP-ALL was demonstrated and a novel fusion gene TCF3::TLX1 was described.

Keywords: TCF3; chromosomal translocations; cytogenetics; fusion genes; pediatric acute leukemia.

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