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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 27.
Published in final edited form as: Crit Rev Oncog. 2015;20(3-4):227–243. doi: 10.1615/critrevoncog.2015013800

TABLE 2.

Genetic Alterations Commonly Observed in PAX Gene Fusion–Negative Rhabdomyosarcoma

Alteration Type Chromosome Locus Estimated Frequency References
IGF2 Loss of heterozygosity 11p15.5 65% 18
NRAS Point mutation Chr1:115256530
Chr1:115258745
7.5% 18
KRAS Point mutation Chr12:25398284
Chr12:25398281
4% 18
HRAS Point mutation Chr11:534289 3% 18
NF1 Point mutation Multiple 3.4% 18
PIK3CA Point mutation Chr3:178952084-178952085
Chr3:178936094-178936096
5.4% 18, 29
FBXW7 Point mutation Chr4:153247287
Chr4:153249456
Chr4:153251905
4.8% 18
FGFR4 Point mutation Chr5:176522551 9.3% 30
BCOR Point mutation/indel Multiple 5.4% 18
CTNNB1 Point mutation Chr3:41266101
Chr3:41266124
2% 18, 29
MYOD1 Point mutation p.Leu122Arg 10% of ERMS 20, 31
MDM2 Amplification 12q15 10% 32
Aneuploidy Chromosome gain Typically 2, 7, 8, 11, 13 Common 18
Chromosome loss Typically 1p, 9, 16 Common 18

ERMS, embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma; indel, insertion/deletion.