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.

Relevance tier by entity

Entity Tier Description
PMBL 1 high-confidence PMBL/cHL/GZL gene
MZL 2 relevance in MZL not firmly established3
DLBCL 1 high-confidence DLBCL gene1,4
FL 1 high-confidence FL gene2

Mutation incidence in large patient cohorts (GAMBL reanalysis)

Entity source frequency (%)
BL GAMBL genomes+capture 3.23
BL Thomas cohort 4.70
BL Panea cohort 4.00
DLBCL GAMBL genomes 6.12
DLBCL Schmitz cohort 5.74
DLBCL Reddy cohort 6.11
DLBCL Chapuy cohort 7.69
FL GAMBL genomes 3.23

Mutation pattern and selective pressure estimates

Entity aSHM Significant selection dN/dS (missense) dN/dS (nonsense)
BL No No 8.064 0
DLBCL No No 2.458 0
FL No No 0.857 0

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