IL4R
Overview
IL4R is one of a number of genes affected by aberrant somatic hypermutation in B-cell lymphomas, which complicates the interpretation of mutations at this locus.
Relevance tier by entity
| Entity | Tier | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DLBCL | 1-a | aSHM target and high-confidence DLBCL gene |
Mutation incidence in large patient cohorts (GAMBL reanalysis)
| Entity | source | frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| DLBCL | GAMBL genomes | 2.68 |
| DLBCL | Schmitz cohort | 2.13 |
| DLBCL | Reddy cohort | 2.50 |
| DLBCL | Chapuy cohort | 3.85 |
Mutation pattern and selective pressure estimates
| Entity | aSHM | Significant selection | dN/dS (missense) | dN/dS (nonsense) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL | Yes | No | 3.355 | 0 |
| DLBCL | Yes | No | 9.640 | 0 |
| FL | Yes | No | 0.000 | 0 |
aSHM regions
| chr_name | hg19_start | hg19_end | region | regulatory_comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| chr16 | 27322895 | 27329423 | TSS | active_promoter |
[!NOTE] First described in DLBCL in 2021 by Duns G
## IL4R Hotspots
| Chromosome | Coordinate (hg19) | ref>alt | HGVSp |
|---|---|---|---|
| chr16 | 27367183 | T>A | I242N |
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Citing
If you use the information or data from this site, please cite
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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