title: DNMT3A in haematological malignancies.
abstract: DNA methylation patterns are disrupted in various malignancies, suggesting a role in the development of cancer, but genetic aberrations directly linking the DNA methylation machinery to malignancies were rarely observed, so this association remained largely correlative. Recently, however, mutations in the gene encoding DNA methyltransferase 3A (DNMT3A) were reported in patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), and subsequently in patients with various other haematological malignancies, pointing to DNMT3A as a critically important new tumour suppressor. Here, we review the clinical findings related to DNMT3A, tie these data to insights from basic science studies conducted over the past 20 years and present a roadmap for future research that should advance the agenda for new therapeutic strategies.
authors.affiliation: 1] Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. [2].
authors.forename: Liubin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: 1] Department of Pediatrics, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. [2].
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rau
authors.affiliation: 1] Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. [2] Department of Pediatrics, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Margaret A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Goodell
mesh_terms: D004248:DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases / Q000235:genetics*; D019175:DNA Methylation; D000090205:DNA Methyltransferase 3A; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics*; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000235:genetics; D009154:Mutation; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: C000717967:DNMT3A protein, human; D004248:DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases; D000090205:DNA Methyltransferase 3A