Table 1.

Mutation frequencies in adult vs pediatric T-ALL

GeneType of genetic aberrationFrequency
PediatricAdult
NOTCH1 signaling pathway    
FBXW7 Inactivating mutations 14 14 
NOTCH1 Chromosomal rearrangements/activating mutations 50 57 
Cell cycle    
CDKN2A 9p21 deletion 61 55 
CDKN2B 9p21 deletion 58 46 
RB1 Deletions 12* 
Transcription factors    
BCL11B Inactivating mutations/deletions 10 
ETV6 Inactivating mutations/deletions 14 
GATA3 Inactivating mutations/deletions 
HOXA (CALM-AF10, MLL-ENL and SET-NUP214) Chromosomal rearrangements/inversions/expression 
LEF1 Inactivating mutations/deletions 10 
LMO2 Chromosomal rearrangements/deletions/expression 13 21 
MYB Chromosomal rearrangements/duplications 17 
NKX2.1/NKX2.2 Chromosomal rearrangements/expression 8* 
RUNX1 Inactivating mutations/deletions 10 
TAL1 Chromosomal rearrangements/5′ super-enhancer mutations/deletions/expression 30 34 
TLX1 Chromosomal rearrangements/deletions/expression 20 
TLX3 Chromosomal rearrangements/expression 19 
WT1 Inactivating mutation/deletion 19 11 
Signaling    
AKT Activating mutations 
DNM2 Inactivating mutations 13 13 
FLT3 Activating mutations 
JAK1 Activating mutations 
JAK3 Activating mutations 12 
IL7R Activating mutations 10 12 
NF1 Deletions 
KRAS Activating mutations 
NRAS Activating mutations 14 
NUP214-ABL1/ ABL1 gain Chromosomal rearrangement/duplication 8* 
PI3KCA Activating mutations 
PTEN Inactivating mutations/deletion 19 11 
PTPN2 Inactivating mutations/deletion 
STAT5B Activating mutations 
Epigenetic factors    
DNMT3A Inactivating mutations 14 
EED Inactivating mutations/deletions 
EZH2 Inactivating mutations/deletions 12 12 
KDM6A/UTX Inactivating mutations/deletions 
PHF6 Inactivating mutations/deletions 19 30 
SUZ12 Inactivating mutations/deletions 11 
Translation and RNA stability    
CNOT3 Missense mutations 
mTOR Activating mutations 5* 
RPL5 Inactivating mutations 
RPL10 Missense mutations 
RPL22 Inactivating mutations/deletion 
GeneType of genetic aberrationFrequency
PediatricAdult
NOTCH1 signaling pathway    
FBXW7 Inactivating mutations 14 14 
NOTCH1 Chromosomal rearrangements/activating mutations 50 57 
Cell cycle    
CDKN2A 9p21 deletion 61 55 
CDKN2B 9p21 deletion 58 46 
RB1 Deletions 12* 
Transcription factors    
BCL11B Inactivating mutations/deletions 10 
ETV6 Inactivating mutations/deletions 14 
GATA3 Inactivating mutations/deletions 
HOXA (CALM-AF10, MLL-ENL and SET-NUP214) Chromosomal rearrangements/inversions/expression 
LEF1 Inactivating mutations/deletions 10 
LMO2 Chromosomal rearrangements/deletions/expression 13 21 
MYB Chromosomal rearrangements/duplications 17 
NKX2.1/NKX2.2 Chromosomal rearrangements/expression 8* 
RUNX1 Inactivating mutations/deletions 10 
TAL1 Chromosomal rearrangements/5′ super-enhancer mutations/deletions/expression 30 34 
TLX1 Chromosomal rearrangements/deletions/expression 20 
TLX3 Chromosomal rearrangements/expression 19 
WT1 Inactivating mutation/deletion 19 11 
Signaling    
AKT Activating mutations 
DNM2 Inactivating mutations 13 13 
FLT3 Activating mutations 
JAK1 Activating mutations 
JAK3 Activating mutations 12 
IL7R Activating mutations 10 12 
NF1 Deletions 
KRAS Activating mutations 
NRAS Activating mutations 14 
NUP214-ABL1/ ABL1 gain Chromosomal rearrangement/duplication 8* 
PI3KCA Activating mutations 
PTEN Inactivating mutations/deletion 19 11 
PTPN2 Inactivating mutations/deletion 
STAT5B Activating mutations 
Epigenetic factors    
DNMT3A Inactivating mutations 14 
EED Inactivating mutations/deletions 
EZH2 Inactivating mutations/deletions 12 12 
KDM6A/UTX Inactivating mutations/deletions 
PHF6 Inactivating mutations/deletions 19 30 
SUZ12 Inactivating mutations/deletions 11 
Translation and RNA stability    
CNOT3 Missense mutations 
mTOR Activating mutations 5* 
RPL5 Inactivating mutations 
RPL10 Missense mutations 
RPL22 Inactivating mutations/deletion 

Genes targeted by genetic alterations in >2% of T-ALL cases are shown. Calculation of the different frequencies is based on several previously published independent studies that analyzed pediatric and/or adult T-ALL patient cohorts. For frequency calculations, chromosomal rearrangements, copy-number variations and mutations were considered. For HOXA, TLX1, TLX3, TAL1, NKX2.1, NKX2.2, and LMO2, gene expression was also considered. The HOXA group includes cases that are positive for CALM-AF10, SET-NUP214, or MLL-ELN chromosomal rearrangements.

*

It was not possible to have separate numbers for pediatric and adult cases.

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