HIST1H1B
Overview
This is one of several genes that encode linker histone proteins that are recurrently mutated in DLBCL and FL.1,2 Mutations are often found in the globular domain of the protein, which is critical for its interaction with DNA and other histone proteins.
History
Relevance tier by entity
| Entity | Tier | Description |
|---|---|---|
 |
1 | high-confidence PMBL/cHL/GZL genesarkozyMutationalLandscapeGray2021a? |
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2 | relevance in BL not firmly established |
 |
1 | high-confidence DLBCL genechapuyMolecularSubtypesDiffuse2018b? |
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1 | high-confidence FL genekrysiakRecurrentSomaticMutations2017b? |
Mutation incidence in large patient cohorts (GAMBL reanalysis)
| Entity | source | frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| BL | GAMBL genomes+capture | 4.62 |
| BL | Thomas cohort | 5.50 |
| BL | Panea cohort | 4.00 |
| DLBCL | GAMBL genomes | 8.41 |
| DLBCL | Schmitz cohort | 8.51 |
| DLBCL | Reddy cohort | 7.31 |
| DLBCL | Chapuy cohort | 9.83 |
| FL | GAMBL genomes | 5.54 |
Mutation pattern and selective pressure estimates
| Entity | aSHM | Significant selection | dN/dS (missense) | dN/dS (nonsense) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL | No | Yes | 6.345 | 34.135 |
| DLBCL | No | Yes | 5.595 | 0.000 |
| FL | No | No | 19.175 | 0.000 |
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HIST1H1B Expression
References
Citing
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Krysta Coyle, Kostiantyn Dreval, Daniel Hodson and Ryan D. Morin. Audit of B-cell cancer genes. Blood Adv (2025) 9 (8): 2019–2031.
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