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High expression of miR-125b-2 and SNORD116 noncoding RNA clusters characterize ERG-related B cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia

  • Elena Vendramini*
  • , Marco Giordan
  • , Emanuela Giarin
  • , Barbara Michielotto
  • , Grazia Fazio
  • , Gianni Cazzaniga
  • , Andrea Biondi
  • , Daniela Silvestri
  • , Maria Grazia Valsecchi
  • , Martina U. Muckenthaler
  • , Andreas E. Kulozik
  • , Valter Gattei
  • , Shai Izraeli
  • , Giuseppe Basso
  • , Geertruy te Kronnie
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Padua
  • Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer
  • Tel Aviv University
  • University of Milan - Bicocca
  • Heidelberg University 
  • IRCCS Centro di Riferimento Oncologico - Aviano PN

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Abstract

ERG-related leukemia is a B cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP ALL) subtype characterized by aberrant expression of DUX4 and ERG transcription factors, and highly recurrent ERG intragenic deletions. ERG-related patients have remarkably favorable outcome despite a high incidence of inauspicious IKZF1 aberrations. We describe clinical and genomic features of the ERG-related cases in an unselected cohort of B-other BCP ALL pediatric patients enrolled in the AIEOP ALL 2000 therapeutic protocol. We report a small noncoding RNA signature specific of ERG-related group, with up-regulation of miR-125b-2 cluster on chromosome 21 and several snoRNAs in the Prader-Willi locus at 15q11.2, including the orphan SNORD116 cluster.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)42398-42413
Number of pages16
JournalOncotarget
Volume8
Issue number26
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

Funding

FundersFunder number
European Commission
Seventh Framework Programme261474

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    1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
      SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

    Keywords

    • B cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia
    • ERG aberrations
    • MiR-125
    • Noncoding RNAs
    • SNORD116

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