IL16
Overview
The IL16 gene, which encodes a pro-inflammatory cytokine, plays a role in immune responses. IL-16 is highly expressed in the activated B-cell-like (ABC) subtype of DLBCL compared to the germinal center B-cell-like (GCB) subtype. The role of mutations in lymphomagenesis is not understood. Overall, the mutation rate of IL16 is relatively low in DLBCL. Without further support, this gene may be migrated to Tier 2.
Relevance tier by entity
| Entity | Tier | Description |
|---|---|---|
 |
2 | Role of IL16 mutations in DLBCL requires confirmation |
Mutation incidence in large patient cohorts (GAMBL reanalysis)
| Entity | source | frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| DLBCL | GAMBL genomes | 2.29 |
| DLBCL | Schmitz cohort | 3.83 |
| DLBCL | Reddy cohort | 2.80 |
| DLBCL | Chapuy cohort | 5.13 |
Mutation pattern and selective pressure estimates
| Entity | Missense dN/dS | Nonsense dN/dS | Q value |
|---|---|---|---|
| BL | 1.0757 | 0.0000 | 1.0000 |
| FL | 0.4566 | 2.0718 | 1.0000 |
| DLBCL | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.9986 |
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Expression
References
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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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