MCL1 is deregulated in subgroups of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

ABSTRACT: MCL1 is an anti-apoptotic member of the BCL2 family that is deregulated in various solid and hematological malignancies. However, its role in the molecular pathogenesis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is unclear. We analyzed gene expression profiling data from 350 DLBCL patient samples and detected that activated B-cell-like (ABC) DLBCLs express MCL1 at significantly higher levels compared to germinal center B-cell-like (GCB) DLBCL patient samples (p=2.7 x 10(-10)) [PMID 23257783]. Immunohistochemistry confirmed high MCL1 protein expression predominantly in ABC DLBCL in an independent patient cohort (n=249; p=0.001). To elucidate molecular mechanisms leading to aberrant MCL1 expression, we analyzed array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) data of 203 DLBCL samples [GSE11318]

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Michael Grau 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-43272 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress