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==Gene Rearrangements==
==Gene Rearrangements==
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*This AML subtype is classified based on the presence of a t(6;9)(p23;q34.1), which results in fusion of the 5’ portion of ''DEK'' at “6p23” (specifically 6p22.3[hg38]) and the 3’ portion of ''NUP214''(''CAN'') at “9q34.1” (specifically 9q34.13[hg38])<ref name=":0">WHO Classification of Tumours Editorial Board, eds, WHO Classification of Tumours, Haematolymphoid Tumours, 5th edition, IARC Press:Lyon, 2024.  Online at: [https://tumourclassification.iarc.who.int/welcome/ WHO Classification of Tumours].</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Khoury|first=Joseph D.|last2=Solary|first2=Eric|last3=Abla|first3=Oussama|last4=Akkari|first4=Yassmine|last5=Alaggio|first5=Rita|last6=Apperley|first6=Jane F.|last7=Bejar|first7=Rafael|last8=Berti|first8=Emilio|last9=Busque|first9=Lambert|date=2022-07|title=The 5th edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Haematolymphoid Tumours: Myeloid and Histiocytic/Dendritic Neoplasms|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35732831|journal=Leukemia|volume=36|issue=7|pages=1703–1719|doi=10.1038/s41375-022-01613-1|issn=1476-5551|pmc=9252913|pmid=35732831}}</ref>.  The breakpoints are intronic, producing an in-frame fusion<ref>{{Cite journal|last=von Lindern|first=M.|last2=Fornerod|first2=M.|last3=van Baal|first3=S.|last4=Jaegle|first4=M.|last5=de Wit|first5=T.|last6=Buijs|first6=A.|last7=Grosveld|first7=G.|date=1992|title=The translocation (6;9), associated with a specific subtype of acute myeloid leukemia, results in the fusion of two genes, dek and can, and the expression of a chimeric, leukemia-specific dek-can mRNA|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1549122|journal=Molecular and Cellular Biology|volume=12|issue=4|pages=1687–1697|doi=10.1128/mcb.12.4.1687|issn=0270-7306|pmc=PMC369612|pmid=1549122}}</ref>. The ''DEK''-''NUP214'' fusion present on the derivative chromosome 6 is considered the pathogenic entity as the reciprocal ''NUP214''-''DEK'' fusion on chromosome 9 does not appear to be transcribed<ref>{{Cite journal|last=von Lindern|first=M.|last2=Fornerod|first2=M.|last3=Soekarman|first3=N.|last4=van Baal|first4=S.|last5=Jaegle|first5=M.|last6=Hagemeijer|first6=A.|last7=Bootsma|first7=D.|last8=Grosveld|first8=G.|date=1992|title=Translocation t(6;9) in acute non-lymphocytic leukaemia results in the formation of a DEK-CAN fusion gene|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1308167|journal=Bailliere's Clinical Haematology|volume=5|issue=4|pages=857–879|doi=10.1016/s0950-3536(11)80049-1|issn=0950-3536|pmid=1308167}}</ref>. Typically, the ''DEK''-''NUP214'' fusion presents as the sole abnormality but can be part of a complex karyotype<ref name=":0" />. Cases with the 6;9 translocation and <20% blasts are not currently classified as AML, which is controversial. Such cases should have close follow-up to monitor for development of more definitive evidence of AML or may be treated as AML if clinically appropriate<ref name=":0" />.


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*This AML subtype is classified based on the presence of a t(6;9)(p23;q34.1), which results in fusion of the 5’ portion of ''DEK'' at “6p23” (specifically 6p22.3[hg38]) and the 3’ portion of ''NUP214''(''CAN'') at “9q34.1” (specifically 9q34.13[hg38])<ref name=":0">WHO Classification of Tumours Editorial Board, eds, WHO Classification of Tumours, Haematolymphoid Tumours, 5th edition, IARC Press:Lyon, 2024.  Online at: [https://tumourclassification.iarc.who.int/welcome/ WHO Classification of Tumours].</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Khoury|first=Joseph D.|last2=Solary|first2=Eric|last3=Abla|first3=Oussama|last4=Akkari|first4=Yassmine|last5=Alaggio|first5=Rita|last6=Apperley|first6=Jane F.|last7=Bejar|first7=Rafael|last8=Berti|first8=Emilio|last9=Busque|first9=Lambert|date=2022-07|title=The 5th edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Haematolymphoid Tumours: Myeloid and Histiocytic/Dendritic Neoplasms|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35732831|journal=Leukemia|volume=36|issue=7|pages=1703–1719|doi=10.1038/s41375-022-01613-1|issn=1476-5551|pmc=9252913|pmid=35732831}}</ref>. The breakpoints are intronic, producing an in-frame fusion<ref>{{Cite journal|last=von Lindern|first=M.|last2=Fornerod|first2=M.|last3=van Baal|first3=S.|last4=Jaegle|first4=M.|last5=de Wit|first5=T.|last6=Buijs|first6=A.|last7=Grosveld|first7=G.|date=1992|title=The translocation (6;9), associated with a specific subtype of acute myeloid leukemia, results in the fusion of two genes, dek and can, and the expression of a chimeric, leukemia-specific dek-can mRNA|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1549122|journal=Molecular and Cellular Biology|volume=12|issue=4|pages=1687–1697|doi=10.1128/mcb.12.4.1687|issn=0270-7306|pmc=PMC369612|pmid=1549122}}</ref>. The ''DEK''-''NUP214'' fusion present on the derivative chromosome 6 is considered the pathogenic entity as the reciprocal ''NUP214''-''DEK'' fusion on chromosome 9 does not appear to be transcribed<ref>{{Cite journal|last=von Lindern|first=M.|last2=Fornerod|first2=M.|last3=Soekarman|first3=N.|last4=van Baal|first4=S.|last5=Jaegle|first5=M.|last6=Hagemeijer|first6=A.|last7=Bootsma|first7=D.|last8=Grosveld|first8=G.|date=1992|title=Translocation t(6;9) in acute non-lymphocytic leukaemia results in the formation of a DEK-CAN fusion gene|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1308167|journal=Bailliere's Clinical Haematology|volume=5|issue=4|pages=857–879|doi=10.1016/s0950-3536(11)80049-1|issn=0950-3536|pmid=1308167}}</ref>.
*Typically, the ''DEK''-''NUP214'' fusion presents as the sole abnormality but can be part of a complex karyotype<ref name=":0" />.
*Cases with the 6;9 translocation and <20% blasts are not currently classified as AML, which is controversial. Such cases should have close follow-up to monitor for development of more definitive evidence of AML or may be treated as AML if clinically appropriate<ref name=":0" />.
*The t(6;9) occurs in 0.6-1.7% of AML cases in children<ref name=":1" /> (REFERENCES) and about 1% of adult AML cases (REFERENCES).
*The t(6;9) occurs in 0.6-1.7% of AML cases in children<ref name=":1" /> (REFERENCES) and about 1% of adult AML cases (REFERENCES).
*''DEK''::''NUP214'' has traditionally been associated with a poor prognosis in both adult and pediatric AML cases<ref name=":0" />.  Of note, a 2014 retrospective analysis suggests a better outcome for pediatric patients with this translocation than previously reported<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Sandahl|first=Julie Damgaard|last2=Coenen|first2=Eva A.|last3=Forestier|first3=Erik|last4=Harbott|first4=Jochen|last5=Johansson|first5=Bertil|last6=Kerndrup|first6=Gitte|last7=Adachi|first7=Souichi|last8=Auvrignon|first8=Anne|last9=Beverloo|first9=H. Berna|date=2014|title=t(6;9)(p22;q34)/DEK-NUP214-rearranged pediatric myeloid leukemia: an international study of 62 patients|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24441146|journal=Haematologica|volume=99|issue=5|pages=865–872|doi=10.3324/haematol.2013.098517|issn=1592-8721|pmc=4008104|pmid=24441146}}</ref>.  Elevated white blood cell counts and higher bone marrow blast percentages are associated with shorter periods of overall survival and disease-free survival, respectively<ref name=":0" />. Limited data suggests early allogeneic stem cell transplantation may be associated with better overall survival compared to patients without transplantation, suggesting accurate diagnosis for these patients is crucial<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Slovak|first=M. L.|last2=Gundacker|first2=H.|last3=Bloomfield|first3=C. D.|last4=Dewald|first4=G.|last5=Appelbaum|first5=F. R.|last6=Larson|first6=R. A.|last7=Tallman|first7=M. S.|last8=Bennett|first8=J. M.|last9=Stirewalt|first9=D. L.|date=2006|title=A retrospective study of 69 patients with t(6;9)(p23;q34) AML emphasizes the need for a prospective, multicenter initiative for rare 'poor prognosis' myeloid malignancies|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16628187|journal=Leukemia|volume=20|issue=7|pages=1295–1297|doi=10.1038/sj.leu.2404233|issn=0887-6924|pmid=16628187}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ishiyama|first=K.|last2=Takami|first2=A.|last3=Kanda|first3=Y.|last4=Nakao|first4=S.|last5=Hidaka|first5=M.|last6=Maeda|first6=T.|last7=Naoe|first7=T.|last8=Taniguchi|first8=S.|last9=Kawa|first9=K.|date=2012|title=Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia with t(6;9)(p23;q34) dramatically improves the patient prognosis: a matched-pair analysis|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21869835|journal=Leukemia|volume=26|issue=3|pages=461–464|doi=10.1038/leu.2011.229|issn=1476-5551|pmid=21869835}}</ref>.
*''DEK''::''NUP214'' has traditionally been associated with a poor prognosis in both adult and pediatric AML cases<ref name=":0" />.  Of note, a 2014 retrospective analysis suggests a better outcome for pediatric patients with this translocation than previously reported<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Sandahl|first=Julie Damgaard|last2=Coenen|first2=Eva A.|last3=Forestier|first3=Erik|last4=Harbott|first4=Jochen|last5=Johansson|first5=Bertil|last6=Kerndrup|first6=Gitte|last7=Adachi|first7=Souichi|last8=Auvrignon|first8=Anne|last9=Beverloo|first9=H. Berna|date=2014|title=t(6;9)(p22;q34)/DEK-NUP214-rearranged pediatric myeloid leukemia: an international study of 62 patients|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24441146|journal=Haematologica|volume=99|issue=5|pages=865–872|doi=10.3324/haematol.2013.098517|issn=1592-8721|pmc=4008104|pmid=24441146}}</ref>.  Elevated white blood cell counts and higher bone marrow blast percentages are associated with shorter periods of overall survival and disease-free survival, respectively<ref name=":0" />. Limited data suggests early allogeneic stem cell transplantation may be associated with better overall survival compared to patients without transplantation, suggesting accurate diagnosis for these patients is crucial<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Slovak|first=M. L.|last2=Gundacker|first2=H.|last3=Bloomfield|first3=C. D.|last4=Dewald|first4=G.|last5=Appelbaum|first5=F. R.|last6=Larson|first6=R. A.|last7=Tallman|first7=M. S.|last8=Bennett|first8=J. M.|last9=Stirewalt|first9=D. L.|date=2006|title=A retrospective study of 69 patients with t(6;9)(p23;q34) AML emphasizes the need for a prospective, multicenter initiative for rare 'poor prognosis' myeloid malignancies|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16628187|journal=Leukemia|volume=20|issue=7|pages=1295–1297|doi=10.1038/sj.leu.2404233|issn=0887-6924|pmid=16628187}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ishiyama|first=K.|last2=Takami|first2=A.|last3=Kanda|first3=Y.|last4=Nakao|first4=S.|last5=Hidaka|first5=M.|last6=Maeda|first6=T.|last7=Naoe|first7=T.|last8=Taniguchi|first8=S.|last9=Kawa|first9=K.|date=2012|title=Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia with t(6;9)(p23;q34) dramatically improves the patient prognosis: a matched-pair analysis|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21869835|journal=Leukemia|volume=26|issue=3|pages=461–464|doi=10.1038/leu.2011.229|issn=1476-5551|pmid=21869835}}</ref>.
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