IKZF1 (IKAROS): The Mutation that’s now most important in Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

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,

IKZF1 (IKAROS): The Mutation that’s now most important in Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

DNMT3A: Why and How to test this Important Gene in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

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

DNMT3A: Why and How to test this Important Gene in Acute Myeloid Leukemia