Adult Low-Hypodiploid Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Evolves from TP53-Mutated Clonal Hematopoiesis

Low-hypodiploid acute lymphoblastic leukemia (LH-ALL) in both children and adults is characterized by biallelic TP53 alterations in virtually all cases. However, in contrast to a common germline origin of the TP53 mutations in pediatric cases, those in adult cases are mostly somatic and are derived from age-related clonal hematopoiesis (ARCH), highlighting the role of TP53-mutant ARCH in the development not only of myeloid leukemogenesis but also of LH-ALL in aged populations.

See related article by Kim et al., p. 134 (4).