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. 2021 Apr 1;14(4):316. doi: 10.3390/ph14040316

Table 1.

Principal molecular classifications in Thymic Epithelial Tumors (TETs).

First Author, Year Molecular Subtypes Typical Genomic Profile Enriched for MG Main Histotypes Prognosis
Radovich M et al. 2018 1 (B-like) wtGTF2I, wtRAS, ↓p53, ↑MYC/MAX, ↓PPARA-RXRA, ↓XBP1-2, ↑MYB + B Intermediate
2 (C-like) wtGTF2I, wtRAS, chr16q loss, ↓p53, ↑MYC/MAX, ↓XBP1-2, ↓PPARA-RXRA, ↑MYB C Poor
3 (AB-like) mGTF2I, wtRAS, ↑C19MC, ↑MYB, ↓p53, ↑FOXM1, ↓TAp73a, ↑E2F1/DP AB Good
4 (A-like) mGTF2I, mRAS, ↑C19MC, ↑p53, ↑XBP1-2, ↓MYC/MAX, ↓MYB, ↓FOXM1 A and AB Good
Lee HS et al. 2017 GTF2I mGTF2I A and AB Good
TS wtGTF2I, ↑genes associated with TS ± AB, B1 and B2 Good
CS wtGTF2I, sCNA low + B2 Poor
CIN wtGTF2I, sCNA high, delCDKN2A + B2, B3 and C Poor

Abbreviations: MG, myasthenia gravis; m, mutated; wt, wild-type; ↑, overexpressed; ↓, underexpressed; chr, chromosome; TS, T-cell signaling; CS, chromosomal stability; CIN, chromosomal instability; sCNA, somatic copy number alterations; del, deletion.