A novel subgroup of B-cell ALL with CD2 expression that does not belong in the other defined groups has been recently discovered26,27. This subgroup harbors intragenic deletions in the ERG gene that codes for a transcription factor in hematopoiesis. It
IKZF1 The IKZF1 gene on the short-arm of chromosome 7 codes for IKAROS, a hematopoietic transcription factor with an essential role in lymphoid differentiation. It rose to prominence in 2009 when multiple groups discovered recurrent focal deletions in its exons11,12,
DNMT3A codes for the enzyme DNA methyltransferase 3A that facilitates DNA methylation, thus playing a major role in epigenetic regulation of gene expression. In 2010, the first carcinogenic mutations in DNMT3A were identified1, which have since been found to occur
Blood cancer, or leukemias, are complicated because of the large number of ‘driver’ genetic mutations seen in the disease. These mutations affect the disease in terms of severity, survival, and risk of relapse. Apart from detecting the disease and
Molecular diagnostics offer unparalleled sensitivity and accuracy in Sarcomas Accurate Cancers of soft tissues, sarcomas, have many different types. It can be notoriously difficult to precisely diagnose some of the sarcomas in the histopathology laboratory. It is reported that even