Table 4. Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) With Recurrent Gene Alterations Included in the WHO Classification of Pediatric Tumorsa

Diagnostic CategoryApproximate Prevalence in Pediatric AML
AML with t(8;21)(q22;q22); RUNX1::RUNX1T113%–14%
AML with inv(16)(p13.1q22) or t(16;16)(p13.1;q22); CBFB::MYH114%–9%
APL with t(15;17)(q24.1;q21.2); PML::RARA6%–11%
AML with KMT2A rearrangement 25%
AML with t(6;9)(p23;q34.1); DEK::NUP2141.7%
AML with inv(3)(q21q26)/t(3;3)(q21;q26); GATA2, RPN1::MECOM<1%
AML with ETV6 fusion 0.8%
AML with t(8;16)(p11.2;p13.3); KAT6A::CREBBP 0.5%
AML with t(1;22)(p13.3;q13.1); RBM15::MRTFA (MKL1)0.8%
AML with CBFA2T3::GLIS2 (inv(16)(p13q24))b3%
AML with NUP98 fusionb10%
AML with t(16;21)(p11;q22); FUS::ERG 0.3%–0.5%
AML with NPM1 variant8%
AML with variants in the bZIP domain of CEBPA5%

aAdapted from Pfister et al.[14]

bCryptic chromosomal translocation.

From: Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®)

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