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. 2015 May 14;9:539. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2015.539

Table 3. Genetic susceptibility publications in childhood leukaemia involving genes related to cell cycle regulation, signaling, proliferation and differentiation.

Continent Country Leukaemia subtype Number of cases/controls Age of cases(years) Investigate dgenes Significant results First author, year Reference
Genetic variation OR (95%CI) P-value
Europe United Kingdom ALL 114/414 ≤14 TP53, MDM2, and others(DAXX, BAT3, LTA, DDR1, IER3) TP53 codon 72-Arg/Pro +Pro/Pro
BAT3 rs805303
BAT3 rs2077102
DAXX rs2239839-rs1059231rs2073524
1.67 (1.21–2.30)
0.68 (0.49–0.95)
0.62 (0.39–0.99)
2.45 (1.22–4.91)
0.002
0.020
0.040
0.010
Do, 2009 [83]
Germany/United Kingdom Pre-B ALL 1384/1877 mean 6 IKZF1, ARID5B, CEBPE IKZF1 rs4132601-AC
IKZF1 rs4132601-CC
ARID5B rs7089424-AC
ARID5B rs7089424-CC
CEBPE rs2239633-GG
1.80 (1.50–2.00)
2.80 (2.20–3.60)
1.80 (1.50–2.10)
3.20 (2.60–4.00)
1.60 (1.30–1.90)
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
Prasad, 2010 [95]
Poland ALL 398/731 med. 4,9 IKZF1, ARID5B, CEBPE, CDKN2A IKZF1 rs4132601-G
ARID5B rs7089424-G
1.34 (1.11–1.61)
1.33 (1.10–1.61)
0.002
0.003
Pastorczak, 2011 [77]
Hungary ALL 543/529 1–15 16 genesa ARID5B rs10821936 in B-ALL
ARID5B rs7089424 in B-ALL
ARID5B rs4506592 in B-ALL
IKZF1 rs6964969 in B-ALL
IKZF1 rs11978267 in B-ALL
IKZF1 rs4132601 in B-ALL
STAT3 rs3816769 in hyperdiploid ALL
STAT3 rs12949918 in hyperdiploid ALL
1.53 (1.26–1.85)
1.52 (1.25–1.84)
1.51 (1.24–1.83)
1.70 (1.40–2.08)
1.68 (1.38–2.05)
1.69 (1.38–2.06)
0.62 (0.49–0.79)
0.64 (0.50–0.81)
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
Lautner-Csorba, 2012 [43]
Asia Israel T-ALL 39/200 NA ATMTP53 ATM-T1229C, T1744C, T4388G
ATM-C103T, -30del215, 2284delCT
4.90 (1.20–18.20)
12.90(2.50–42.70)
0.030
0.004
Liberzon, 2004 [84]
China ALL 183/190 mean 9.32 CCND1 CCND1 870AA versus. AG+GG 3.29 (1.99–9.02) 0.021 Hou, 2005 [82]
China ALL 570/673 1–18 TERT TERT rs2735940-TT
TERT rs2853676-AG
TERT rs2736100-CC
TERT rs10069690-AA
TERT rs4246742-TA
1.38 (1.00–1.90)
1.36 (1.06–1.74)
1.56 (1.11–2.21)
2.00 (1.03–3.88)
0.78 (0.61–1.00)
0.034
0.010
0.006
0.032
0.029
Sheng, 2013 [85]
Thailand ALL 190/182 mean 6.0 IKZF1, ARID5B, CEBPE, CDKN2A IKZF1 rs4132601-C
ARID5B rs10821938-C inpre-B ALL
1.57 (1.01–2.44)
0.73 (0.55–0.97)
0.040
0.030
Vijayakrishnan, 2010 [97]
North America Canada Pre-B ALL 240/277 0.4–18 CDKN2A, CDKN2B, CDKN1A, CDKN1B CDKN2A -222-A
CDKN2A -222-TA
CDKN2B -593-T
CDKN2B -1270/-593/-287CTG haplotype
CDKN2B -1270/-593/-287CAG haplotype
CDKN1B -1608-GA
2.20 (1.20–4.00)
2.60 (1.10–4.30)
0.70 (0.60–1.00)
0.80 (0.60–1.00)
1.70 (1.20–2.40)
1.70 (1.00–2.80)
0.008
0.010
0.020
0.040
0.004
0.030
Healy, 2007 [16]
Canada Pre-B ALL 284/270 med. 4.2 ARID5B ARID5B rs7073837-AA
ARID5B rs10994982-AA
ARID5B rs10740055-CC
ARID5B rs10821936-CC
ARID5B rs7089424-CC
ARID5B-AACCG haplotype
2.37 (1.45–3.85)
2.29 (1.42–3.69)
2.76 (1.68–4.53)
3.11 (1.90–5.10)
3.11 (1.89–5.12)
1.93 (1.47–2.53)
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
Healy, 2010 [94]
United States (Caucasians) AML 432/496 <21 MDM2 MDM2 309-GG 1.50 (1.03–2.20) NA Phillips, 2010 [86]
United States (Caucasians) ALL 163/251 <21 23 genesb LMO1 rs442264
LMO1 rs442264 in B-ALL
1.90 (1.41–2.56)
1.98 (1.44–2.73)
<0.001
<0.001
Beuten, 2011 [21]
United States (Hispanics/non-Hispanics) B-ALL 203/414 mean6.8/6.0 MLL, CREBBP, TOP2A,EP300 MLL rs525549-AA versus AT/TT in Hispanics
MLL rs6589664-GG versusAG/AA in Hispanics
MLL rs6589664-AA versus AG/GG in Whites
EP300 rs5758222-GG/AG versus AA in Hispanics
EP300 rs7286979-AA/AG versus GG in Hispanics
EP300 rs20551-AA/AG versus GG in Hispanics
MLL-EP300 AG-GAA haplotype
2.56 (1.02–6.41)
2.49 (1.23–5.04)
0.39 (0.17–0.91)
2.79 (1.46–5.32)
2.67 (1.40–5.07)
2.79 (1.26–6.18)
5.68(2.82–11.44)
0.044
0.011
0.029
0.002
0.003
0.011
<0.001
Piwkham, 2011 [87]
United States (Hispanics/non-Hispanics) ALL 335/490 mean 5.5/5.6 Haplotypes of 32 genes(8 genes related to cell cycle and to poisomerase c) CDKN2A (rs3731257rs2518719) GG in hyperdiploid AL
CDKN2A (rs3731257rs2518719) AA and GG in
AL with any numerical ploidy change
0.30 (0.14–0.64)
0.67 (0.50–0.90)
0.44 (0.26–0.73)
0.0020.0080.001 Chokkalingam, 2011 [70]
United States (Hispanics/non-Hispanics) Pre-B ALL 1308/1587 <21 ARID5B ARID5B rs10821936 in non-Hispanics
ARID5B rs10821936 in Hispanics
ARID5B rs7915732 in Hispanics
2.13 (1.77–2.58)
1.92 (1.50–2.45)
2.58 (1.27–3.52)
<0.001
<0.001
0.009
Xu, 2012 [98]
United States (non-Hispanics) ALL, AML 171/384 <1 IKZF1, ARID5B, CEBPE IKZF1 rs11978267-GG
ARID5B rs10821936-C allele in ALL MLL-
ARID5B rs10994982-A allele in AML MLL+
2.30 (1.30–4.20)
2.80 (1.60–5.00)
0.50 (0.30–0.90)
<0.050
<0.050
<0.050
Ross, 2013 [96]

med.: median of age.

MLL+: positive for MLL gene rearrangement.

MLL–: negative for MLL gene rearrangement.

AL: acute leukaemia.

ALL: acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

AML: acute myeloid leukaemia.

OR: odds ratio. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.

NA: not available.

a

ARID5B, BAX, BCL2A, BCL2B, CCR5, CEBPA, CEBPE, IKZF1, JAK1, JAK3, NOTCH1, STAT1, STAT3, STAT5A, STAT5B, STAT6.

b

BCR, ABL1, ETV6, FBXW7, LMO1, LYL1, EP300, CREBBP, MLL, JAK2, RUNX1, TCF3, CHEK2, ATM, CCND1, TOP2A, CDKN1B, IKZF1, NR3C1, TP53, BLNK, CD6, SAMSN1.

c

TP53, TP53BP1, CCND1, CDKN2A (p16), CDKN2B (p15), TOP1, TOP2A, TOP2B.