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Symbol BCL11B contributors: mct/shn - updated : 12-09-2017
HGNC name B-cell CLL/lymphoma 11B (zinc finger protein)
HGNC id 13222
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s) IMD49
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
tumoral   translocation    
translocated with TLX3 in t(5,14)(q35;q32.2) in B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
tumoral   translocation    
t(2;14)(q34;q32) (fusion of BCL11B and IKZF2) in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL)
tumoral     --low  
is a key event in the multistep progression of ATLL (adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma) leukemogenesis
Susceptibility
Variant & Polymorphism
Candidate gene
  • may be considered a new candidate for targeted gene therapy in T-cell malignancies
  • Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • profound apoptosis in the thymus of neonatal Bcl11b-/- mice and adult mice show a block at the CD4-CD8- double-negative stage of thymocyte development