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Optical genome mapping enhanced by refined variant interpretation in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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Reliable detection of structural variants (SVs) and copy number variations (CNVs) is crucial in the contemporary diagnostics of pediatric B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). However, limitations of commonly used conventional and molecular cytogenetic methods may hinder the accurate genetic characterization of patients. Optical genome mapping (OGM) offers a reliable alternative by enabling high-resolution, genome-wide detection of CNVs and SVs. Chromosomal aberrations were screened using OGM in 51 children with B-ALL. The results were compared with those of karyotyping, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), digital multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (digitalMLPA), and targeted RNA sequencing (RNA-seq). OGM data showed high congruency with karyotyping and FISH findings, detecting clinically relevant variants beyond G-banding results and unraveling a complex KMT2A fusion undetected by FISH. Gene fusions involved in complex ETV6::RUNX1 translocations, but not detected by RNA-seq, were confirmed using FISH. Normalization of OGM copy number values with DNA-index-improved concordance with FISH-derived copy numbers in near-tri/tetraploid cases. In the peripheral regions of OGM variants (fringe-zones), a novel evaluation strategy called ‘FriZone’ was applied, which significantly improved the concordance between OGM and digitalMLPA. In addition, a co-segregation analysis revealed strong associations between ETV6::RUNX1 fusion and deletions of ETV6, RAG2, and NR3C2. OGM uncovered complex rearrangements undetected by widely used methods in 15% of cases, improving genetic classification and risk stratification in 10% of the patients. The FriZone analysis and normalization by DNA-index provide a refined, more accurate approach to OGM variant interpretation, facilitating the efficient application of OGM in clinical diagnostics. © 2026 The Author(s). The Journal of Pathology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
Keywords:
pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia
B-ALL
optical genome mapping
cytogenomics
variant interpretation
molecular diagnostics
complex rearrangements
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