Table 1.

Rare heterozygous ERG variants and population variants

Patient no.SexERG variant (479 aa)VAF (%)gnomAD
v4.0.0
REVELHematological-related
phenotype
Nonhematological
phenotype
Age onset of first phenotype (y)Germ line ERG (inherited/de novo)
(Sample)
Somatic variantsChr 21q cnLOH
E20Vfs∗13 60 NA MDS  38 Yes (MSC)  No 
P116R 56 69
0.004% 
0.36 Thrombocytopenia, thrombocytopathy, and platelet aggregation disorder Hypertension, diabetes, cataract 73   No 
 V127Efs∗82 50 NA ALL  <18 Yes   
 I126T 59 1
0.00016% 
0.512 Chronic thrombocytopenia Not reported in clinical records <14 Yes (SF) FLT3-ITD and IDH1  
AML 40 
R302C 40 10
0.00068% (1× R302L)
(17× R302H) 
0.365 CLL Not reported in clinical records Unknown Yes (hair)   
P306L 44 0 (6× P306W) 0.394 None Lymphedema <1 Yes (inherited)
(PB) 
 No 
P306L 57 0 (6× P306W) 0.394 None Lymphedema  Yes   
M341V 45 0.45 Severe congenital aplasia and abnormal B cells Prematurity for acute fetal distress (33 wk) Yes (inherited)
(SF) 
None  
M341V 45 0.45 MDS  56   No 
10  D345N 24 1
0.00012% 
0.3149 MDS     No 
11  D363A 34 0.6209 MDS     No 
12 R370H 45 0.881 Neutropenia  Yes (SF) None (blood at 18 y)  
Pancytopenia 18 
13 R370P 44 0.888 MDS (asymptomatic thrombocytopenia and leukopenia) Deformation (avascular necrosis) of femoral head, severe aortic valve insufficiency with secondary heart failure 29 Yes (hair) None No 
14 Y372∗ 48 NA Congenital pancytopenia, and BMF  Yes (de novo)
(PB) 
  
15 Y373C 30 0.852 AML, thrombocytopenia, and t-MDS (RAEB2) Not reported in clinical records 27 Yes (hair) IDH1 (R132C) (40%)
TP53 (C238Y) (22%)
GATA2 (H442Qfs∗95) (20%) 
Yes 
16 Y373C 17 0.852 Thrombocytopenia and neutropenia Not reported in clinical records 21 Yes (inherited)
(hair) 
RUNX1 (G165V) (2%) Yes (2 events) 
17 Y373C 44 0.852 Thrombocytopenia and neutropenia Not reported in clinical records 19 Yes (inherited)
(hair) 
None Yes 
18  K380N 46 0.642 Anemia, thrombocytopenia, pancytopenia, macrocytic anemia, abnormality of the spleen, and eosinophilic infiltration of the esophagus Hemangioma, hepatosplenomegaly, gastrointestinal inflammation, erythema, and capillary malformation >18 Yes (de novo)
(PB) 
 No 
19 Y388C 50 0.90 None Lymphedema Yes (inherited)
(PB) 
 No 
20 Y388C 33 0.90 None Lymphedema (bilateral intermittent lower limb swelling) 50 Yes (PB)  Yes 
21  G394W 15 0 (3× G394R) 0.661 t-AML after treatment for DLBCL and prostate cancer DLBCL and prostate cancer  Yes (PB)  No 
Population  M219I  372
0.023% (1 hom) 
0.058 NA   Yes   
Population  P275S  254
0.016% (3 hom) 
0.223 NA   Yes   
Mouse  S322P  0.574 ALL and thrombocytopenia   Yes   
ETV6  R370S  0.803 ALL   No   
COSMIC  R385H  0 (2× R385C) 0.674 NA 2× BrCa, 1× biliary, 1× upper aerodigestive tract  No   
Population  P404A  236
0.015% 
0.086 NA   Yes   
Patient no.SexERG variant (479 aa)VAF (%)gnomAD
v4.0.0
REVELHematological-related
phenotype
Nonhematological
phenotype
Age onset of first phenotype (y)Germ line ERG (inherited/de novo)
(Sample)
Somatic variantsChr 21q cnLOH
E20Vfs∗13 60 NA MDS  38 Yes (MSC)  No 
P116R 56 69
0.004% 
0.36 Thrombocytopenia, thrombocytopathy, and platelet aggregation disorder Hypertension, diabetes, cataract 73   No 
 V127Efs∗82 50 NA ALL  <18 Yes   
 I126T 59 1
0.00016% 
0.512 Chronic thrombocytopenia Not reported in clinical records <14 Yes (SF) FLT3-ITD and IDH1  
AML 40 
R302C 40 10
0.00068% (1× R302L)
(17× R302H) 
0.365 CLL Not reported in clinical records Unknown Yes (hair)   
P306L 44 0 (6× P306W) 0.394 None Lymphedema <1 Yes (inherited)
(PB) 
 No 
P306L 57 0 (6× P306W) 0.394 None Lymphedema  Yes   
M341V 45 0.45 Severe congenital aplasia and abnormal B cells Prematurity for acute fetal distress (33 wk) Yes (inherited)
(SF) 
None  
M341V 45 0.45 MDS  56   No 
10  D345N 24 1
0.00012% 
0.3149 MDS     No 
11  D363A 34 0.6209 MDS     No 
12 R370H 45 0.881 Neutropenia  Yes (SF) None (blood at 18 y)  
Pancytopenia 18 
13 R370P 44 0.888 MDS (asymptomatic thrombocytopenia and leukopenia) Deformation (avascular necrosis) of femoral head, severe aortic valve insufficiency with secondary heart failure 29 Yes (hair) None No 
14 Y372∗ 48 NA Congenital pancytopenia, and BMF  Yes (de novo)
(PB) 
  
15 Y373C 30 0.852 AML, thrombocytopenia, and t-MDS (RAEB2) Not reported in clinical records 27 Yes (hair) IDH1 (R132C) (40%)
TP53 (C238Y) (22%)
GATA2 (H442Qfs∗95) (20%) 
Yes 
16 Y373C 17 0.852 Thrombocytopenia and neutropenia Not reported in clinical records 21 Yes (inherited)
(hair) 
RUNX1 (G165V) (2%) Yes (2 events) 
17 Y373C 44 0.852 Thrombocytopenia and neutropenia Not reported in clinical records 19 Yes (inherited)
(hair) 
None Yes 
18  K380N 46 0.642 Anemia, thrombocytopenia, pancytopenia, macrocytic anemia, abnormality of the spleen, and eosinophilic infiltration of the esophagus Hemangioma, hepatosplenomegaly, gastrointestinal inflammation, erythema, and capillary malformation >18 Yes (de novo)
(PB) 
 No 
19 Y388C 50 0.90 None Lymphedema Yes (inherited)
(PB) 
 No 
20 Y388C 33 0.90 None Lymphedema (bilateral intermittent lower limb swelling) 50 Yes (PB)  Yes 
21  G394W 15 0 (3× G394R) 0.661 t-AML after treatment for DLBCL and prostate cancer DLBCL and prostate cancer  Yes (PB)  No 
Population  M219I  372
0.023% (1 hom) 
0.058 NA   Yes   
Population  P275S  254
0.016% (3 hom) 
0.223 NA   Yes   
Mouse  S322P  0.574 ALL and thrombocytopenia   Yes   
ETV6  R370S  0.803 ALL   No   
COSMIC  R385H  0 (2× R385C) 0.674 NA 2× BrCa, 1× biliary, 1× upper aerodigestive tract  No   
Population  P404A  236
0.015% 
0.086 NA   Yes   

Rare ERG variants (NP_891548.1) from similar phenotypic groups, including BMF and/or HM and lymphedema, among population variants (gnomAD >200),38 a germ line thrombocytopenic mouse mutation,1 a paralogous ETV6 pathogenic variant (thrombocytopenia),49 and COSMIC mutation (somatic).41 Information unavailable (blank); gnomAD v4.0.0, alternative variants at the same amino acid position (brackets).

Chr, chromosome; CLL, chronic lymphocytic leukemia; COSMIC, Catalogue Of Somatic Mutations In Cancer; DLBCL, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; F, female; hom, homozygous; M, male; NA, not applicable; MSC, mesenchymal stromal cells; PB, peripheral blood; REVEL, Rare Exome Variant Ensemble Learner; SF, skin fibroblasts; t-MDS, therapy-related myelodysplastic syndrome.

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