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ArticleAnnals of hematology2024

Recurrent PAX5::ZCCHC7 rearrangement in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Yan Li, Qin Zhang, Haigang Shao

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Yan LiDepartment of Hematology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China.
Qin ZhangDepartment of Hematology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China.
Haigang ShaoDepartment of Hematology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China. xya3shg@163.com.

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Abstract

The PAX5 (paired box 5) gene encodes a transcription factor that plays a critical role in B-cell development. PAX5 rearrangement is a recurrent abnormality seen in about 1.0-2.5% of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) cases. In this study, we presented 3 cases of B-ALL harboring PAX5::ZCCHC7 rearrangement. We subsequently reviewed the literature and identified 45 additional B-ALL cases with PAX5::ZCCHC7. Our data showed that the majority of B-ALL patients with PAX5::ZCCHC7 were observed in various subtypes of B-ALL, including BCR::ABL1-like, BCR::ABL1, ETV6::RUNX1 and others. In B-ALL, PAX5::ZCCHC7 was always co-occur with other subtype-defining rearrangements, which as the sole abnormality in only 8 patients, with the remaining 34 patients harboring CRLF2, JAK2, TCF3 or other rearrangements. In PAX5::ZCCHC7, the PAX5 breakpoints are mainly between exon 1 and 2 (30/51). As a result, nearly all PAX5 protein domains are lost in PAX5::ZCCHC7, suggesting that the PAX5::ZCCHC7 seems to disrupt PAX5 similarly to a PAX5 deletion. In summary, the PAX5::ZCCHC7 is a recurrent genetic aberration in B-ALL and seems to act as an additional genetic abnormality of subtype-defining aberration. Whether the PAX5::ZCCHC7 could act as a leukemia-initiating event or not needs further investigation.

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PAX5 Transcription FactorPrecursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaTranscription FactorsAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGene RearrangementHumansMaleOncogene Proteins, FusionOncogene Proteins, FusionPAX5 protein, humanPAX5 Transcription FactorTranscription FactorsZCCHC7 protein, humanB-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaPAX5 rearrangementPAX5:ZCCHC7

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