BIRC6
Overview
BIRC6, as a negative regulator of non-canonical NF-κB signaling, is implicated in lymphomagenesis. Mutations in the BIRC6 were identified in grey zone lymphoma (GZL), contributing to its distinct mutational profile compared to other related lymphomas.1 These mutations are recurrent, albeit much less common, in DLBCL and FL.
Relevance tier by entity
| Entity | Tier | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DLBCL | 1 | high-confidence DLBCL gene |
| FL | 1 | high-confidence FL gene |
| BL | 2 | relevance in BL not firmly established |
Mutation incidence in large patient cohorts (GAMBL reanalysis)
| Entity | source | frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| DLBCL | GAMBL genomes | 7.27 |
| DLBCL | Schmitz cohort | 10.00 |
| DLBCL | Reddy cohort | 6.41 |
| DLBCL | Chapuy cohort | 4.70 |
| FL | GAMBL genomes | 3.70 |
| BL | GAMBL genomes+capture | 6.00 |
| BL | Thomas cohort | 3.80 |
| BL | Panea cohort | 14.90 |
Mutation pattern and selective pressure estimates
| Entity | aSHM | Significant selection | dN/dS (missense) | dN/dS (nonsense) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL | No | No | 0.862 | 1.339 |
| DLBCL | No | No | 1.795 | 5.011 |
| FL | No | No | 2.997 | 7.132 |
[!NOTE] First described in DLBCL in 2017 by Reddy A
## BIRC6 Hotspots
| Chromosome | Coordinate (hg19) | ref>alt | HGVSp |
|---|---|---|---|
| chr2 | 32740138 | T>A | C3550* |
View coding variants in ProteinPaint hg19 or hg38
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References
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Sarkozy C, Hung SS, Chavez EA, Duns G, Takata K, Chong LC, Aoki
T, Jiang A, Miyata-Takata T, Telenius A, Slack GW, Molina TJ, Ben-Neriah
S, Farinha P, Dartigues P, Damotte D, Mottok A, Salles GA, Casasnovas
RO, Savage KJ, Laurent C, Scott DW, Traverse-Glehen A, Steidl C.
Mutational landscape of gray zone lymphoma. Blood. 2021 Apr
1;137(13):1765-1776. doi: 10.1182/blood.2020007507. PMID: 32961552.
## BIRC6 Expression


