Research Article

Gene Expression Profile Signature of Aggressive Waldenström Macroglobulinemia with Chromosome 6q Deletion

Table 3

Genes up-regulated in WM with 6q del compared with WM without 6q del.

Function categoriesUp-regulated gene

B-cell receptor signaling pathwayCD79a, SYK, BLNK, PLCγ2, CARD11

IL21/21R signaling pathwayIL21R, JAK3

NF-kB activaterFOXP1

Ubiqutin ligaseCBLB

Ikaros zinc finger familyIFZF3

CytokinesIFNγ

Other genesMSH6, IMPDH2, AKAP17A, CCR7, MEF2C, POU2F2, ITPKB, BANK1, IL7R, LAX1, ERCC1, PRKCB, KLRC4-KLRK, HDAC9, ITGAL, GON4L, PSEN1, RHOH, PSEN1

WM, Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia.