Table 1.

Major driver genes

Pathway/functionsDriver genes
DNA methylation DNMT3A, TET2, IDH1,*IDH2,* and WT1 
Chromatin modification EZH2, SUZ12, EED, JARID2, ASXL1, KMT2, KDM6A, ARID2, PHF6, and ATRX 
RNA splicing SF3B1, SRSF2, U2AF1, U2AF2, ZRSR2, SF1, PRPF8, LUC7L2 
Cohesin complex STAG2, RAD21, SMC3, and SMC1A (PDS5B, CTCF, NIPBL, and ESCO2
Transcription RUNX1,ETV6,GATA2,IRF1, CEBPA, BCOR, BCORL1, NCOR2, and CUX1 
Cytokine receptor/tyrosine kinase FLT3, KIT, JAK2, and MPL, CALR, and CSF3R 
RAS signaling PTPN11, NF1, NRAS, KRAS, and CBL (RIT1 and BRAF
Other signaling GNAS, GNB1, FBWX7, and PTEN 
Checkpoint/cell cycle TP53 and CDKN2A 
DNA repair ATM, BRCC3, and FANCL 
Others NPM1, SETBP1, and DDX41 
Pathway/functionsDriver genes
DNA methylation DNMT3A, TET2, IDH1,*IDH2,* and WT1 
Chromatin modification EZH2, SUZ12, EED, JARID2, ASXL1, KMT2, KDM6A, ARID2, PHF6, and ATRX 
RNA splicing SF3B1, SRSF2, U2AF1, U2AF2, ZRSR2, SF1, PRPF8, LUC7L2 
Cohesin complex STAG2, RAD21, SMC3, and SMC1A (PDS5B, CTCF, NIPBL, and ESCO2
Transcription RUNX1,ETV6,GATA2,IRF1, CEBPA, BCOR, BCORL1, NCOR2, and CUX1 
Cytokine receptor/tyrosine kinase FLT3, KIT, JAK2, and MPL, CALR, and CSF3R 
RAS signaling PTPN11, NF1, NRAS, KRAS, and CBL (RIT1 and BRAF
Other signaling GNAS, GNB1, FBWX7, and PTEN 
Checkpoint/cell cycle TP53 and CDKN2A 
DNA repair ATM, BRCC3, and FANCL 
Others NPM1, SETBP1, and DDX41 
*

Mutant IDH1 and IDH2, but not unmutated forms, affect DNA methylation.

Germline variants are implicated in the predisposition to AML/MDS.

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