[HTML][HTML] SWI/SNF complexes in hematological malignancies: biological implications and therapeutic opportunities

A Andrades, P Peinado, JC Alvarez-Perez… - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
Hematological malignancies are a highly heterogeneous group of diseases with varied
molecular and phenotypical characteristics. SWI/SNF (SWItch/Sucrose Non-Fermentable) …

Transcription factor networks link B-lymphocyte development and malignant transformation in leukemia

M Sigvardsson - Genes & Development, 2023 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Rapid advances in genomics have opened unprecedented possibilities to explore the
mutational landscapes in malignant diseases, such as B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia …

[HTML][HTML] Defining the condensate landscape of fusion oncoproteins

S Tripathi, HK Shirnekhi, SD Gorman… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Fusion oncoproteins (FOs) arise from chromosomal translocations in~ 17% of cancers and
are often oncogenic drivers. Although some FOs can promote oncogenesis by undergoing …

[HTML][HTML] Ultraviolet radiation shapes dendritic cell leukaemia transformation in the skin

GK Griffin, CAG Booth, K Togami, SS Chung, D Ssozi… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Tumours most often arise from progression of precursor clones within a single anatomical
niche. In the bone marrow, clonal progenitors can undergo malignant transformation to …

[HTML][HTML] Whole genome sequencing provides comprehensive genetic testing in childhood B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

SL Ryan, JF Peden, Z Kingsbury, CJ Schwab, T James… - Leukemia, 2023 - nature.com
Childhood B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL) is characterised by recurrent
genetic abnormalities that drive risk-directed treatment strategies. Using current techniques …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive analysis of mutational signatures reveals distinct patterns and molecular processes across 27 pediatric cancers

V Thatikonda, SMA Islam, RJ Autry, BC Jones… - Nature cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Analysis of mutational signatures can reveal underlying molecular mechanisms of
the processes that have imprinted the somatic mutations found in cancer genomes. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] Hyperdiploidy: the longest known, most prevalent, and most enigmatic form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children

OA Haas, A Borkhardt - Leukemia, 2022 - nature.com
Hyperdiploidy is the largest genetic entity B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia in
children. The diagnostic hallmark of its two variants that will be discussed in detail herein is …

Somatic mutations of MLL4/COMPASS induce cytoplasmic localization providing molecular insight into cancer prognosis and treatment

Z Zhao, Y Aoi, CN Philips… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Cancer genome sequencing consortiums have recently catalogued an abundance of
somatic mutations, across a wide range of human cancers, in the chromatin-modifying …

Advancing diagnostics and therapy to reach universal cure in childhood ALL

R Pieters, CG Mullighan, SP Hunger - Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2023 - ascopubs.org
Systemic combination chemotherapy and intrathecal chemotherapy markedly increased the
survival rate of children with ALL. In the past two decades, the use of minimal (measurable) …

Genomic landscape of Down syndrome–associated acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Z Li, TC Chang, JJ Junco, M Devidas… - Blood, The Journal …, 2023 - ashpublications.org
Trisomy 21, the genetic cause of Down syndrome (DS), is the most common congenital
chromosomal anomaly. It is associated with a 20-fold increased risk of acute lymphoblastic …