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Overview

CD36 is a transmembrane glycoprotein involved in fatty acid metabolism, glucose intolerance, and immune responses. It is expressed on various cell types, including platelets, monocytes, and some lymphocytes. One study showed higher rates of CD36 mutations in FL relative to DLBCLs.1

Relevance tier by entity

Entity Tier Description
DLBCL 1 high-confidence DLBCL gene1

Mutation incidence in large patient cohorts (GAMBL reanalysis)

Entity source frequency (%)
DLBCL GAMBL genomes 2.29
DLBCL Schmitz cohort 4.89
DLBCL Reddy cohort 2.80
DLBCL Chapuy cohort 2.99

Mutation pattern and selective pressure estimates

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Expression

References

1.
Pasqualucci L, Trifonov V, Fabbri G, Ma J, Rossi D, Chiarenza A, Wells VA, Grunn A, Messina M, Elliot O, Chan J, Bhagat G, Chadburn A, Gaidano G, Mullighan CG, Rabadan R, Dalla-Favera R. Analysis of the coding genome of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Nat Genet. 2011 Jul 31;43(9):830–837. PMCID: PMC3297422

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