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Genetic lesions associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia transformation to Richter syndrome.


ABSTRACT: Richter syndrome (RS) derives from the rare transformation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) into an aggressive lymphoma, most commonly of the diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) type. The molecular pathogenesis of RS is only partially understood. By combining whole-exome sequencing and copy-number analysis of 9 CLL-RS pairs and of an extended panel of 43 RS cases, we show that this aggressive disease typically arises from the predominant CLL clone by acquiring an average of ?20 genetic lesions/case. RS lesions are heterogeneous in terms of load and spectrum among patients, and include those involved in CLL progression and chemorefractoriness (TP53 disruption and NOTCH1 activation) as well as some not previously implicated in CLL or RS pathogenesis. In particular, disruption of the CDKN2A/B cell cycle regulator is associated with ?30% of RS cases. Finally, we report that the genomic landscape of RS is significantly different from that of de novo DLBCL, suggesting that they represent distinct disease entities. These results provide insights into RS pathogenesis, and identify dysregulated pathways of potential diagnostic and therapeutic relevance.

SUBMITTER: Fabbri G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3804949 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Genetic lesions associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia transformation to Richter syndrome.

Fabbri Giulia G   Khiabanian Hossein H   Holmes Antony B AB   Wang Jiguang J   Messina Monica M   Mullighan Charles G CG   Pasqualucci Laura L   Rabadan Raul R   Dalla-Favera Riccardo R  

The Journal of experimental medicine 20131014 11


Richter syndrome (RS) derives from the rare transformation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) into an aggressive lymphoma, most commonly of the diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) type. The molecular pathogenesis of RS is only partially understood. By combining whole-exome sequencing and copy-number analysis of 9 CLL-RS pairs and of an extended panel of 43 RS cases, we show that this aggressive disease typically arises from the predominant CLL clone by acquiring an average of ∼20 genetic le  ...[more]

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