Summary
Marginal zone lymphoma (MONDO:0017604) is a cancer with 12 cohort genes (23 GWAS associations across 7 studies; 3 CIViC-evidence somatic drivers) and 341 clinical trials. Top therapeutic interventions include cyclophosphamide anhydrous, ublituximab, and zanubrutinib.
At a glance
- Classification: Cancer
- Prevalence: 1-9 / 100 000 (Europe) [Orphanet-validated]
- Cohort genes: 12
- GWAS associations: 23
- Clinical trials: 341
Clinical features
Epidemiology
Prevalence records
3 prevalence record(s), Orphanet:
| Type | Class | Value | Geography | Validation |
|---|
| Annual incidence | 1-9 / 1 000 000 | 0.3 | Europe | Validated |
| Point prevalence | 1-9 / 100 000 | 7 | Europe | Validated |
| Annual incidence | 1-9 / 100 000 | 2.8 | France | Validated |
Identifiers
Disease identifiers
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Canonical name | marginal zone lymphoma |
| Mondo ID | MONDO:0017604 |
| EFO | EFO:1000630 |
| Orphanet | 300912 |
| DOID | DOID:0050748 |
| NCIT | C4341 |
| SNOMED CT | 447100004 |
| UMLS | C1367654 |
| MedGen | 277950 |
| GARD | 0013237 |
| Is cancer (heuristic) | yes |
Also known as: lymphoma of marginal zone B cell · marginal zone B cell lymphoma · marginal zone B-cell lymphoma · marginal zone lymphoma · MZBCL · MZL
Data availability: 23 GWAS associations (7 studies).
Disease family
An umbrella term covering 4 Mondo subtypes.
Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by body system or component › immune system disorder › leukocyte disorder › B-cell neoplasm › B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma › indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma › marginal zone lymphoma
Related subtypes (5): B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia, indolent primary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma, lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma without IgM production, follicular lymphoma, Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
Subtypes (4): MALT lymphoma, splenic diffuse red pulp small B-cell lymphoma, splenic marginal zone lymphoma, nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma
Genetics & variants
GWAS landscape
23 GWAS associations across 7 studies. Top hits map to 15 distinct genes (as reported by GWAS).
Top associations by p-value
| rsID | p-value | Gene | Risk allele | Odds ratio |
|---|
| rs9461741 | 4e-15 | BTNL2, TSBP1-AS1 | C | 2.66 |
| rs1364229 | 2e-10 | RNU6-21P - DPPA3P11 | A | 1.35 |
| rs2922994 | 2e-09 | HLA-B - RNU6-283P | G | 1.64 |
| rs11187157 | 3e-09 | Y_RNA - EXOC6 | C | 1.15 |
| rs16947122 | 5e-09 | FBXW8 | C | 1.86 |
| rs1323292 | 2e-08 | RGS2-AS1 | ? | 1.12 |
| rs2777899 | 2e-08 | VMP1 | ? | 1.09 |
| rs8021741 | 2e-08 | BATF - FLVCR2-AS1 | ? | 1.09 |
| rs6062314 | 2e-08 | ZBTB46 | ? | 1.16 |
| rs1444766 | 2e-08 | KALRN | G | 1.17 |
| rs2941509 | 2e-08 | IKZF3 | T | 1.41 |
| rs1107345 | 3e-08 | IL2RA | ? | 1.11 |
| rs1439112 | 3e-08 | MGAT5 | ? | 1.17 |
| rs7382170 | 6e-08 | ATXN1-AS1 - STMND1 | ? | 1.15 |
| rs1250550 | 9e-08 | ZMIZ1 | ? | 1.09 |
| rs2425752 | 1e-07 | NCOA5 | ? | 1.1 |
| rs9268671 | 3e-07 | HLA-DRA - HLA-DRB9 | ? | 0.75 |
| rs73083074 | 3e-07 | STK38L | ? | 12.56 |
| rs17098246 | 4e-07 | PPM1H | ? | 0.56 |
| rs58319688 | 5e-07 | PPM1H | ? | 0.56 |
| rs76788097 | 2e-06 | PRKCH | G | 1.53 |
| rs76588427 | 3e-06 | LINC02850 - APOB | A | 2.05 |
| rs9421684 | 6e-06 | LINC02655 - RPS7P9 | A | 1.14 |
Top studies (by case count)
| Study | Lead author | Year | Cases | Controls | Title |
|---|
| GCST90267402 | Berndt SI | 2022 | 3,100 | 9,505 | Distinct germline genetic susceptibility profiles identified for common non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes. |
| GCST002742 | Vijai J | 2015 | 825 | 6,221 | A genome-wide association study of marginal zone lymphoma shows association to the HLA region. |
| GCST008723 | Din L | 2019 | 741 | 23,367 | Genetic overlap between autoimmune diseases and non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes. |
| GCST008726 | Din L | 2019 | 741 | 10,070 | Genetic overlap between autoimmune diseases and non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes. |
| GCST008729 | Din L | 2019 | 741 | 21,982 | Genetic overlap between autoimmune diseases and non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes. |
| GCST90624748 | Guler M | 2025 | 623 | 656,255 | Clustering of lymphoid neoplasms by cell of origin, somatic mutation and drug usage profiles: a multi-trait genome-wide association study. |
| GCST90704651 | Kleinstern G | 2025 | 45 | 0 | European-based polygenic risk score and genome-wide association study of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes in Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs. |
Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers
Tier distribution (top 50 variants)
| Tier | Variants |
|---|
| Tier 1: coding | 0 |
| Tier 2: splice/UTR | 1 |
| Tier 3: regulatory | 1 |
| Tier 4: intronic/intergenic | 21 |
MAF distribution
| Bucket | Variants |
|---|
| common (>=0.05) | 20 |
| low_freq (0.01-0.05) | 2 |
| rare (<0.01) | 0 |
| unknown | 1 |
Functional consequences
| Consequence | Count |
|---|
| intron_variant | 15 |
| intergenic_variant | 6 |
| regulatory_region_variant | 1 |
| 3_prime_UTR_variant | 1 |
Top variants
| rsID | Chr | Pos | Alleles | MAF | Consequence | Gene | p-value | Tier |
|---|
| rs9461741 | 6 | 32402810 | G>A,C,T | 0.018 | intron_variant | BTNL2, TSBP1-AS1 | 4e-15 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs1364229 | 16 | 62594871 | T>C,G | 0.05 | intergenic_variant | RNU6-21P - DPPA3P11 | 2e-10 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs2922994 | 6 | 31368124 | A>C,G | 0.113 | intron_variant | HLA-B - RNU6-283P | 2e-09 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs11187157 | 10 | 92742487 | T>C | 0.05 | regulatory_region_variant | Y_RNA - EXOC6 | 3e-09 | Tier 3: regulatory |
| rs16947122 | 12 | 116928726 | C>T | 0.05 | intron_variant | FBXW8 | 5e-09 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs1323292 | 1 | 192571891 | G>A,C,T | 0.05 | intron_variant | RGS2-AS1 | 2e-08 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs2777899 | 17 | 59755030 | T>A,G | 0.05 | intron_variant | VMP1 | 2e-08 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs8021741 | 14 | 75556057 | T>G | 0.05 | intergenic_variant | BATF - FLVCR2-AS1 | 2e-08 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs6062314 | 20 | 63778360 | C>A,G,T | 0.05 | intron_variant | ZBTB46 | 2e-08 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs1444766 | 3 | 124206424 | A>G,T | 0.05 | intron_variant | KALRN | 2e-08 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs2941509 | 17 | 39764941 | T>A,C | 0.05 | 3_prime_UTR_variant | IKZF3 | 2e-08 | Tier 2: splice/UTR |
| rs1107345 | 10 | 6045332 | G>T | 0.05 | intron_variant | IL2RA | 3e-08 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs1439112 | 2 | 134305027 | G>A | 0.05 | intron_variant | MGAT5 | 3e-08 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs7382170 | 6 | 16970739 | C>A | 0.05 | intergenic_variant | ATXN1-AS1 - STMND1 | 6e-08 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs1250550 | 10 | 79300560 | C>A,G | 0.05 | intron_variant | ZMIZ1 | 9e-08 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs2425752 | 20 | 46073481 | T>C,G | 0.05 | intron_variant | NCOA5 | 1e-07 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs9268671 | 6 | 32446513 | A>C,G,T | 0.05 | intron_variant | HLA-DRA - HLA-DRB9 | 3e-07 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs73083074 | 12 | 27275024 | C>G | | intron_variant | STK38L | 3e-07 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs17098246 | 12 | 62732293 | G>A | 0.05 | intron_variant | PPM1H | 4e-07 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs58319688 | 12 | 62732665 | G>A,T | 0.05 | intron_variant | PPM1H | 5e-07 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs76788097 | 14 | 61262775 | A>G | 0.062 | intergenic_variant | PRKCH | 2e-06 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs76588427 | 2 | 20935927 | G>A | 0.017 | intergenic_variant | LINC02850 - APOB | 3e-06 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
| rs9421684 | 10 | 80702590 | G>A | 0.05 | intergenic_variant | LINC02655 - RPS7P9 | 6e-06 | Tier 4: intronic/intergenic |
Genes & proteins
Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers
GenCC: 0 · Orphanet: 14 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 0
Somatic driver evidence (intOGen + CIViC, cohort fanout)
| Gene | intOGen role | Cancer types | CIViC |
|---|
| TCF19 | | | CIViC #5654 |
| IKZF3 | Act | CHOL,CLLSLL,DLBCLNOS | |
| HLA-B | LoF | CESC,DLBCLNOS,ESCA,HNSC,MLYM | CIViC #2607 |
Orphanet rare-disease linkage (cohort genes)
| Gene | Orphanet ID | Rare disease |
|---|
| BTNL2 | Orphanet:797 | Sarcoidosis |
| IKZF3 | Orphanet:67038 | B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
| IKZF3 | Orphanet:699590 | Immune dysregulation with immunodeficiency due to AIOLOS haploinsufficiency |
| IKZF3 | Orphanet:699593 | Combined immunodeficiency-lymphopenia-cancer predisposing syndrome due to AIOLOS deficiency |
| ZMIZ1 | Orphanet:528084 | Non-specific syndromic intellectual disability |
| HLA-B | Orphanet:117 | Behçet disease |
| HLA-B | Orphanet:275798 | Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue disease |
| HLA-B | Orphanet:29207 | Reactive arthritis |
| HLA-B | Orphanet:3287 | Takayasu arteritis |
| HLA-B | Orphanet:36426 | Stevens-Johnson syndrome |
| HLA-B | Orphanet:397 | Giant cell arteritis |
| IL2RA | Orphanet:169100 | Immunodeficiency due to CD25 deficiency |
| IL2RA | Orphanet:85408 | Rheumatoid factor-negative polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis |
| IL2RA | Orphanet:85410 | Oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis |
Cohort genes → proteins
12 cohort genes, 12 distinct canonical proteins.
Evidence partition
Cohort genes (full)
| Symbol | HGNC | Ensembl | UniProt | Name | Evidence |
|---|
| BTNL2 | HGNC:1142 | ENSG00000204290 | Q9UIR0 | Butyrophilin-like protein 2 | gwas |
| TCF19 | HGNC:11629 | ENSG00000137310 | Q9Y242 | Transcription factor 19 | gwas |
| IKZF3 | HGNC:13178 | ENSG00000161405 | Q9UKT9 | Zinc finger protein Aiolos | gwas |
| FBXW8 | HGNC:13597 | ENSG00000174989 | Q8N3Y1 | F-box/WD repeat-containing protein 8 | gwas |
| NCOA5 | HGNC:15909 | ENSG00000124160 | Q9HCD5 | Nuclear receptor coactivator 5 | gwas |
| ZBTB46 | HGNC:16094 | ENSG00000130584 | Q86UZ6 | Zinc finger and BTB domain-containing protein 46 | gwas |
| ZMIZ1 | HGNC:16493 | ENSG00000108175 | Q9ULJ6 | Zinc finger MIZ domain-containing protein 1 | gwas |
| VMP1 | HGNC:29559 | ENSG00000062716 | Q96GC9 | Vacuole membrane protein 1 | gwas |
| KALRN | HGNC:4814 | ENSG00000160145 | O60229 | Kalirin | gwas |
| HLA-B | HGNC:4932 | ENSG00000234745 | P01889 | HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B alpha chain | gwas |
| IL2RA | HGNC:6008 | ENSG00000134460 | P01589 | Interleukin-2 receptor subunit alpha | gwas |
| MGAT5 | HGNC:7049 | ENSG00000152127 | Q09328 | Alpha-1,6-mannosylglycoprotein 6-beta-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase A | gwas |
Cohort function summary
Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.
| Symbol | Protein name | Function (lead sentence) |
|---|
| BTNL2 | Butyrophilin-like protein 2 | Negative regulator of T-cell proliferation. |
| TCF19 | Transcription factor 19 | Potential transcription factor that may play a role in the regulation of genes involved in cell cycle G1/S transition. |
| IKZF3 | Zinc finger protein Aiolos | Transcription factor that plays an important role in the regulation of lymphocyte differentiation. |
| FBXW8 | F-box/WD repeat-containing protein 8 | Substrate-recognition component of the Cul7-RING(FBXW8) ubiquitin ligase complex, which mediates the ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of target proteins. |
| NCOA5 | Nuclear receptor coactivator 5 | Nuclear receptor coregulator that can have both coactivator and corepressor functions. |
| ZBTB46 | Zinc finger and BTB domain-containing protein 46 | Transcription regulator that mediates differentiation of conventional and non-conventional dendritic cells, and which is involved in tolerance to gut microbiota. |
| ZMIZ1 | Zinc finger MIZ domain-containing protein 1 | Acts as a transcriptional coactivator. |
| VMP1 | Vacuole membrane protein 1 | Phospholipid scramblase involved in lipid homeostasis and membrane dynamics processes. |
| KALRN | Kalirin | Promotes the exchange of GDP by GTP. |
| HLA-B | HLA class I histocompatibility antigen, B alpha chain | Antigen-presenting major histocompatibility complex class I (MHCI) molecule. |
| IL2RA | Interleukin-2 receptor subunit alpha | Receptor for interleukin-2. |
| MGAT5 | Alpha-1,6-mannosylglycoprotein 6-beta-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase A | Catalyzes the addition of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) in beta 1-6 linkage to the alpha-linked mannose of biantennary N-linked oligosaccharides. |
Protein-family classification
Druggable: 5 · Difficult: 5 · Unknown: 2 · Druggable fraction: 0.42
Family distribution
Cohort families vs a genome-wide background (hypergeometric, BH-FDR; fold = observed/expected). Counts kept; sorted by enrichment, so the catch-all Other/Unknown bucket no longer leads.
| Family | Genes | Fold | FDR |
|---|
| Complement | 1 | 22.3× | 0.144 |
| Antibody/Immunoglobulin | 2 | 4.9× | 0.144 |
| Transcription factor | 4 | 2.8× | 0.144 |
| Kinase | 1 | 2.3× | 0.624 |
| Scaffold/PPI | 1 | 1.4× | 0.715 |
| Enzyme (other) | 1 | 1.0× | 0.756 |
| Other/Unknown | 2 | 0.3× | 0.999 |
Per-gene assignment
| Symbol | Family | Druggable? | EC | InterPro (top 3) |
|---|
| BTNL2 | Antibody/Immunoglobulin | yes | | Ig_C1-set, Ig_sub, Ig-like_dom |
| TCF19 | Transcription factor | no | | FHA_dom, Znf_PHD, SMAD_FHA_dom_sf |
| IKZF3 | Transcription factor | no | | Znf_C2H2_type, Znf_C2H2_sf, Ikaros_C2H2-ZF |
| FBXW8 | Scaffold/PPI | no | | WD40_rpt, F-box_dom, Quinoprotein_ADH-like_sf |
| NCOA5 | Other/Unknown | no | | Anticodon-bd_dom_sf, Nuc_rcpt_coact/corep |
| ZBTB46 | Transcription factor | no | | BTB/POZ_dom, SKP1/BTB/POZ_sf, Znf_C2H2_type |
| ZMIZ1 | Transcription factor | no | | Znf_MIZ, Znf_RING/FYVE/PHD, ZMIZ1_N |
| VMP1 | Other/Unknown | no | | |
| KALRN | Kinase | yes | | DH_dom, Prot_kinase_dom, CRAL-TRIO_dom |
| HLA-B | Antibody/Immunoglobulin | yes | | MHC_I_a_a1/a2, Ig/MHC_CS, Ig_C1-set |
| IL2RA | Complement | yes | | Sushi_SCR_CCP_dom, IL-2_rcpt_alpha, Sushi/SCR/CCP_sf |
| MGAT5 | Enzyme (other) | yes | 2.4.1.155 | GT18_cat, MGT5A-like_N, MGAT5_Glycosyltransferase |
Expression context
Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.
8 cohort genes are a single-cell marker in ≥1 SCXA experiment.
Breadth distribution (Bgee present_calls)
| Bucket | Genes |
|---|
| narrow (1-5 tissues) | 0 |
| moderate (6-20) | 0 |
| broad (>20) | 12 |
| unknown | 0 |
Top tissues across cohort
| Tissue | Cohort genes |
|---|
| primordial germ cell in gonad | 3 |
| ventricular zone | 3 |
| lymph node | 3 |
| granulocyte | 2 |
| oviduct epithelium | 2 |
| blood | 2 |
| sural nerve | 1 |
| epithelium of nasopharynx | 1 |
| stromal cell of endometrium | 1 |
| cortical plate | 1 |
| ileal mucosa | 1 |
| right hemisphere of cerebellum | 1 |
| tendon of biceps brachii | 1 |
| dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve | 1 |
| seminal vesicle | 1 |
| tibia | 1 |
| monocyte | 1 |
| mononuclear cell | 1 |
| frontal pole | 1 |
| oocyte | 1 |
Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)
| Symbol | Bgee breadth | FANTOM5 breadth | SCXA | Top tissues |
|---|
| BTNL2 | 106 | | yes | sural nerve, ventricular zone, primordial germ cell in gonad |
| TCF19 | 133 | ubiquitous | yes | primordial germ cell in gonad, ventricular zone, lymph node |
| IKZF3 | 155 | broad | marker | granulocyte, lymph node, epithelium of nasopharynx |
| FBXW8 | 175 | ubiquitous | yes | stromal cell of endometrium, primordial germ cell in gonad, ventricular zone |
| NCOA5 | 231 | ubiquitous | marker | oviduct epithelium, ileal mucosa, cortical plate |
| ZBTB46 | 215 | ubiquitous | yes | oviduct epithelium, tendon of biceps brachii, right hemisphere of cerebellum |
| ZMIZ1 | 295 | ubiquitous | marker | dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve, tibia, seminal vesicle |
| VMP1 | 295 | ubiquitous | marker | blood, monocyte, mononuclear cell |
| KALRN | 257 | ubiquitous | marker | secondary oocyte, oocyte, frontal pole |
| HLA-B | 134 | ubiquitous | marker | blood, spleen, granulocyte |
| IL2RA | 153 | broad | marker | lymph node, vermiform appendix, caecum |
| MGAT5 | 282 | ubiquitous | marker | renal glomerulus, metanephric glomerulus, middle temporal gyrus |
Protein interactions among cohort
Intra-cohort edges: 0.
Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)
| Symbol | Interactor count |
|---|
| IKZF3 | 3,285 |
| HLA-B | 3,209 |
| IL2RA | 2,557 |
| NCOA5 | 2,462 |
| MGAT5 | 2,286 |
| TCF19 | 1,774 |
| ZMIZ1 | 1,773 |
| FBXW8 | 1,617 |
| KALRN | 1,603 |
| VMP1 | 1,567 |
Structural data
PDB: 7 · AlphaFold-only: 5 · No structure: 0
Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)
| Symbol | UniProt | PDB entries |
|---|
| HLA-B | P01889 | 237 |
| MGAT5 | Q09328 | 14 |
| KALRN | O60229 | 13 |
| IL2RA | P01589 | 10 |
| NCOA5 | Q9HCD5 | 4 |
| FBXW8 | Q8N3Y1 | 1 |
| ZMIZ1 | Q9ULJ6 | 1 |
AlphaFold-only cohort genes (top 30 by pLDDT)
| Symbol | UniProt | pLDDT |
|---|
| BTNL2 | Q9UIR0 | 85.97 |
| VMP1 | Q96GC9 | 78.64 |
| TCF19 | Q9Y242 | 63.17 |
| ZBTB46 | Q86UZ6 | 55.56 |
| IKZF3 | Q9UKT9 | 48.06 |
Function
Pathway analysis
Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 55. Enrichment computed across 12 evidence-associated genes (8 with Reactome annotation).
Pathways by enrichment
Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 8 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| Pathway | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|
| Interaction of NuRD complexes with transcription factors | 2 | 31.7× | 0.092 | TCF19, IKZF3 |
| RUNX1 and FOXP3 control the development of regulatory T lymphocytes (Tregs) | 1 | 142.8× | 0.096 | IL2RA |
| Endosomal/Vacuolar pathway | 1 | 129.8× | 0.096 | HLA-B |
| Interleukin-2 signaling | 1 | 119.0× | 0.096 | IL2RA |
| Butyrophilin (BTN) family interactions | 1 | 109.8× | 0.096 | BTNL2 |
| N-Glycan antennae elongation | 1 | 95.2× | 0.096 | MGAT5 |
| N-glycan antennae elongation in the medial/trans-Golgi | 1 | 71.4× | 0.101 | MGAT5 |
| DAP12 interactions | 1 | 59.5× | 0.101 | HLA-B |
| Interleukin receptor SHC signaling | 1 | 51.0× | 0.101 | IL2RA |
| Translation of Structural Proteins | 1 | 51.0× | 0.101 | MGAT5 |
| Antigen Presentation: Folding, assembly and peptide loading of class I MHC | 1 | 49.2× | 0.101 | HLA-B |
| Late SARS-CoV-2 Infection Events | 1 | 36.6× | 0.117 | MGAT5 |
| EPHB-mediated forward signaling | 1 | 33.2× | 0.117 | KALRN |
| Maturation of spike protein | 1 | 33.2× | 0.117 | MGAT5 |
| Cell death signalling via NRAGE, NRIF and NADE | 1 | 27.4× | 0.131 | KALRN |
| p75 NTR receptor-mediated signalling | 1 | 23.4× | 0.136 | KALRN |
| NRAGE signals death through JNK | 1 | 23.0× | 0.136 | KALRN |
| EPH-Ephrin signaling | 1 | 20.7× | 0.136 | KALRN |
| Interferon alpha/beta signaling | 1 | 19.0× | 0.136 | HLA-B |
| RHOG GTPase cycle | 1 | 18.5× | 0.136 | KALRN |
| Death Receptor Signaling | 1 | 17.4× | 0.136 | KALRN |
| G alpha (12/13) signalling events | 1 | 17.2× | 0.136 | KALRN |
| MAPK6/MAPK4 signaling | 1 | 17.0× | 0.136 | KALRN |
| ER-Phagosome pathway | 1 | 16.2× | 0.136 | HLA-B |
| Interferon gamma signaling | 1 | 15.7× | 0.136 | HLA-B |
| MAPK family signaling cascades | 1 | 12.9× | 0.153 | KALRN |
| Transport to the Golgi and subsequent modification | 1 | 12.9× | 0.153 | MGAT5 |
| SARS-CoV-2 activates/modulates innate and adaptive immune responses | 1 | 11.2× | 0.167 | HLA-B |
| Immunoregulatory interactions between a Lymphoid and a non-Lymphoid cell | 1 | 10.9× | 0.167 | HLA-B |
| SARS-CoV-2 Infection | 1 | 10.1× | 0.175 | MGAT5 |
GO biological processes by enrichment
Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 12 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.
| GO term | Cohort genes | Fold | FDR | Sample cohort genes |
|---|
| regulation of T cell tolerance induction | 1 | 1404.3× | 0.018 | IL2RA |
| plasmacytoid dendritic cell differentiation | 1 | 702.2× | 0.018 | ZBTB46 |
| positive regulation of ATPase-coupled calcium transmembrane transporter activity | 1 | 702.2× | 0.018 | VMP1 |
| regulation of CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell proliferation | 1 | 702.2× | 0.018 | IL2RA |
| negative regulation of leukocyte activation | 1 | 468.1× | 0.018 | ZBTB46 |
| pyramidal neuron migration to cerebral cortex | 1 | 468.1× | 0.018 | ZMIZ1 |
| regulation of lymphocyte differentiation | 1 | 468.1× | 0.018 | IKZF3 |
| regulation of T cell homeostatic proliferation | 1 | 468.1× | 0.018 | IL2RA |
| organelle localization by membrane tethering | 1 | 468.1× | 0.018 | VMP1 |
| regulation of dendritic cell differentiation | 1 | 468.1× | 0.018 | HLA-B |
| tolerance induction in gut-associated lymphoid tissue | 1 | 351.1× | 0.018 | ZBTB46 |
| regulation of T cell anergy | 1 | 351.1× | 0.018 | HLA-B |
| regulation of B cell proliferation | 1 | 351.1× | 0.018 | IKZF3 |
| regulation of interleukin-12 production | 1 | 351.1× | 0.018 | HLA-B |
| positive regulation of dendritic cell differentiation | 1 | 351.1× | 0.018 | ZBTB46 |
| positive regulation of T cell differentiation | 2 | 75.9× | 0.018 | ZMIZ1, IL2RA |
| negative regulation of insulin receptor signaling pathway | 2 | 62.4× | 0.018 | FBXW8, NCOA5 |
| vitellogenesis | 1 | 280.9× | 0.020 | ZMIZ1 |
| Golgi organization | 2 | 22.3× | 0.020 | FBXW8, VMP1 |
| protection from natural killer cell mediated cytotoxicity | 1 | 234.1× | 0.021 | HLA-B |
| activation-induced cell death of T cells | 1 | 200.6× | 0.021 | IL2RA |
| autophagosome membrane docking | 1 | 200.6× | 0.021 | VMP1 |
| negative regulation of monocyte differentiation | 1 | 200.6× | 0.021 | ZBTB46 |
| negative regulation of dendritic cell differentiation | 1 | 200.6× | 0.021 | ZBTB46 |
| negative regulation of granulocyte differentiation | 1 | 175.5× | 0.021 | ZBTB46 |
| interleukin-2-mediated signaling pathway | 1 | 175.5× | 0.021 | IL2RA |
| regulatory T cell differentiation | 1 | 175.5× | 0.021 | ZBTB46 |
| negative regulation of macrophage differentiation | 1 | 175.5× | 0.021 | ZBTB46 |
| obsolete mitochondrion-endoplasmic reticulum membrane tethering | 1 | 175.5× | 0.021 | VMP1 |
| activated T cell proliferation | 1 | 156.0× | 0.023 | IL2RA |
Therapeutics
Drugs indicated for this disease
0 approved, 8 in late-stage (phase 3) trials. Disease-direct ChEMBL indications, not inferred from the associated-gene cohort below.
Earlier-phase candidates (phase 2, investigational — efficacy not yet established): Acalabrutinib, Copanlisib, Everolimus, Mosunetuzumab, Obinutuzumab, Pembrolizumab, Pirtobrutinib, Polatuzumab Vedotin, Tafasitamab, Venetoclax, Zanubrutinib.
Drug target analysis
Approved (phase 4): 1 · Phase ≥3: 1 · Phased (≥1): 1 · Undrugged: 11
Druggability breadth: 5 of 12 evidence-associated genes (42%) have a ChEMBL target (buckets above are over the deeply-mined display cohort).
Genes with an approved drug
The molecule shown is one approved compound that hits the gene — not necessarily a drug of choice or one indicated for this disease.
| Symbol | Example approved molecule |
|---|
| IKZF3 | POMALIDOMIDE |
Top cohort targets by molecule count
| Symbol | Molecules | Max phase |
|---|
| IKZF3 | 5 | 4 |
| BTNL2 | 0 | 0 |
| TCF19 | 0 | 0 |
| FBXW8 | 0 | 0 |
| NCOA5 | 0 | 0 |
| ZBTB46 | 0 | 0 |
| ZMIZ1 | 0 | 0 |
| VMP1 | 0 | 0 |
| KALRN | 0 | 0 |
| HLA-B | 0 | 0 |
Drugs targeting cohort genes (top 30)
Bioactivity and enzyme data
Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 1.
Cohort genes with ChEMBL bioactivity (full, sorted by assay count)
| Symbol | Assays | Type breakdown |
|---|
| IKZF3 | 101 | Binding:100, Functional:1 |
| IL2RA | 2 | Binding:2 |
| VMP1 | 1 | Binding:1 |
| HLA-B | 1 | Binding:1 |
| MGAT5 | 1 | Binding:1 |
Cohort enzymes (BRENDA EC)
| Symbol | EC numbers | Names |
|---|
| MGAT5 | 2.4.1.155 | alpha-1,6-mannosyl-glycoprotein 6-beta-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase |
Cohort genes with high screening signal
≥100 ChEMBL assays — a studied-ness signal; see Therapeutics for approved-drug status.
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays |
|---|
| IKZF3 | 101 |
Pharmacogenomics
Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 12; with CPIC/DPWG dosing guidelines: 1.
Cohort genes with a CPIC/DPWG dosing guideline
| Symbol | CPIC guidelines |
|---|
| HLA-B | 1 |
Drug repurposing candidates
5 approved/phased drugs hit cohort targets but don’t yet appear in disease-level clinical trials. Target-inhibition rationale is strongest for cancer driver genes; a bioactivity hit is a screening signal, not a treatment claim.
| Compound | Max phase | Cohort target (bioactivity) |
|---|
| POMALIDOMIDE | 4 | IKZF3 |
| LENALIDOMIDE | 4 | IKZF3 |
| THALIDOMIDE | 4 | IKZF3 |
| IBERDOMIDE | 3 | IKZF3 |
| AVADOMIDE | 2 | IKZF3 |
Druggability pyramid
Cohort genes binned by druggability tier (high → low):
| Tier | Definition | Genes | Symbols |
|---|
| A | Approved (phase 4 drug) | 1 | IKZF3 |
| B | Phased (≥1) drug, not yet approved | 0 | |
| C | Druggable family + PDB, no drug | 4 | KALRN, HLA-B, IL2RA, MGAT5 |
| D | Druggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug | 1 | BTNL2 |
| E | Difficult family or no structure, no drug | 6 | TCF19, FBXW8, NCOA5, ZBTB46, ZMIZ1, VMP1 |
Undrugged target profiles
11 cohort genes are undrugged. Ranked by ‘starting-point quality’ (assay depth + drugged-partner adjacency).
| Symbol | ChEMBL assays | Drugged partners (top 3) |
|---|
| BTNL2 | 0 | — |
| TCF19 | 0 | — |
| FBXW8 | 0 | — |
| NCOA5 | 0 | — |
| ZBTB46 | 0 | — |
| ZMIZ1 | 0 | — |
| VMP1 | 1 | — |
| KALRN | 0 | — |
| HLA-B | 1 | — |
| IL2RA | 2 | — |
| MGAT5 | 1 | — |
Clinical trials & evidence
Clinical trials
Clinical trials: 341.
Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)
| Phase | Trials |
|---|
| PHASE2 | 118 |
| PHASE1 | 105 |
| PHASE1/PHASE2 | 52 |
| Not specified | 46 |
| PHASE3 | 14 |
| EARLY_PHASE1 | 4 |
| PHASE4 | 1 |
| PHASE2/PHASE3 | 1 |
Top trials by phase / activity
| NCT | Phase | Status | Title |
|---|
| NCT07355699 | PHASE4 | RECRUITING | Application of Orelabrutinib With or Without CD20 Monoclonal Antibody in Previously Untreated Marginal Zone Lymphoma |
| NCT00877214 | PHASE3 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Significance of Duration of Maintenance Therapy With Rituximab in Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas |
| NCT04212013 | PHASE3 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | A Study of Ibrutinib With Rituximab in People With Untreated Marginal Zone Lymphoma |
| NCT04680052 | PHASE3 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | A Phase 3 Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Tafasitamab Plus Lenalidomide and Rituximab Compared to Placebo Plus Lenalidomide and Rituximab in Patients With Relapsed/Refractory (R/R) Follicular Lymphoma or Marginal Zone Lymphoma. |
| NCT05100862 | PHASE3 | RECRUITING | A Study of Zanubrutinib Plus Anti-CD20 Versus Lenalidomide Plus Rituximab in Participants With Relapsed/Refractory Follicular or Marginal Zone Lymphoma |
| NCT06006117 | PHASE3 | RECRUITING | Mosunetuzumab-Lenalidomide Versus Investigator Choices in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Marginal Zone Lymphoma |
| NCT07029217 | PHASE3 | RECRUITING | A Study of Reduced Dose Radiation Therapy for People With B-Cell Lymphomas |
| NCT00799461 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Internet-Based Program With or Without Telephone-Based Problem-Solving Training in Helping Long-Term Survivors of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Cope With Late Complications |
| NCT00801281 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | First-line R-CVP vs R-CHOP Induction Immunochemotherapy for Indolent Lymphoma and R Maintenance. |
| NCT00991211 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Bendamustine Plus Rituximab Versus CHOP Plus Rituximab |
| NCT02576275 | PHASE3 | WITHDRAWN | A Study of Duvelisib in Combination With Rituximab and Bendamustine vs Placebo in Combination With Rituximab and Bendamustine in Subjects With Previously-Treated Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (BRAVURA) |
| NCT02793583 | PHASE2/PHASE3 | TERMINATED | Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Ublituximab + Umbralisib With or Without Bendamustine and Umbralisib Alone in Patients With Previously Treated Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma |
| NCT03078855 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | A Study to Evaluate the Effect of Vitamin D on PFS in Indolent Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma |
| NCT04745832 | PHASE3 | TERMINATED | Phase 3 Study of Zandelisib (ME-401) in Combination With Rituximab in Patients With iNHL - (COASTAL) |
| NCT04796922 | PHASE3 | WITHDRAWN | To Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Parsaclisib Plus Either Rituximab or Obinutuzumab in R/R Follicular Lymphoma (FL) and Marginal Zone Lymphoma (MZL) (CITADEL-302) |
| NCT06125028 | PHASE3 | TERMINATED | [68Ga]Ga-PentixaFor-PET Imaging for Staging of Marginal Zone Lymphoma |
| NCT02339922 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Ixazomib Citrate and Rituximab in Treating Patients With Indolent B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma |
| NCT02952508 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Study of Iopofosine I-131 (CLR 131) in Select B-Cell Malignancies (CLOVER-1) With Expansion in Waldenstrom |
| NCT03015896 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Nivolumab and Lenalidomide in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin or Hodgkin Lymphoma |
| NCT03147885 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Selinexor Plus Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Advanced B Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma |
| NCT03162536 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | A Study of Nemtabrutinib (MK-1026) in Participants With Relapsed or Refractory Hematologic Malignancies (ARQ 531-101/MK-1026-001) |
| NCT03277729 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | A Phase I/II Study to Evaluate the Safety of Cellular Immunotherapy Using Autologous T Cells Engineered to Express a CD20-Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor for Patients With Relapsed or Refractory B Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas |
| NCT03314974 | PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Myeloablative Allo HSCT With Related or Unrelated Donor for Heme Disorders |
| NCT03322865 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Obinutuzumab in Marginal Zone Lymphoma |
| NCT03474744 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Copanlisib and Rituximab in Marginal Zone Lymphoma Patients |
| NCT03625037 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | First-in-Human (FIH) Trial in Patients With Relapsed, Progressive or Refractory B-Cell Lymphoma |
| NCT03697512 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | MALIBU Trial - Combination of Ibrutinib and Rituximab in Untreated Marginal Zone Lymphomas |
| NCT04186520 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | RECRUITING | CAR-20/19-T Cells in Patients With Relapsed Refractory B Cell Malignancies |
| NCT04195633 | PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Donor Stem Cell Transplant With Treosulfan, Fludarabine, and Total-Body Irradiation for the Treatment of Hematological Malignancies |
| NCT04416451 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | A Phase II Study Using Rituximab Plus Venetoclax in the Front Line Treatment of Marginal Zone Lymphoma |
| NCT04491370 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Autologous Stem Cell Transplant Followed by Polatuzumab Vedotin in Patients With B-cell Non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin Lymphoma |
| NCT04542824 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of Epcoritamab in Japanese Subjects With Relapsed or Refractory (R/R) B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (R/R B-NHL) |
| NCT04646395 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Study of Acalabrutinib and Tafasitamab in MZL Patients |
| NCT04669171 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | RECRUITING | A Novel Vaccine (EO2463) as Monotherapy and in Combination, for Treatment of Patients With Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma |
| NCT04792502 | PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Mosunetuzumab With Lenalidomide Augmentation as First-line Therapy for Follicular and Marginal Zone Lymphoma |
| NCT04883437 | PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Acalabrutinib and Obinutuzumab for the Treatment of Previously Untreated Follicular Lymphoma or Other Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas |
| NCT05006716 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | RECRUITING | A Dose-Escalation and Expansion Study of BGB-16673 in Participants With B-Cell Malignancies |
| NCT05025800 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | ALX148, Rituximab and Lenalidomide for the Treatment of Indolent and Aggressive B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma |
| NCT05281809 | PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Local Manufacture of CAR T-Cell Products for the Treatment of B-Cell Lymphoma and B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
| NCT05294731 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | RECRUITING | Treatment of Chinese Participants With B-Cell Malignancies With BGB-16673, a Bruton Tyrosine Kinase-Targeted Protein-Degrader |
Drugs tested across these trials (top 30)
- Cohort genes: TCF19, IKZF3, HLA-B, BTNL2, FBXW8, NCOA5, ZBTB46, ZMIZ1, VMP1, KALRN, IL2RA, MGAT5
- Drugs: Cyclophosphamide, Ublituximab, Zanubrutinib, Bendamustine, Umbralisib, Obinutuzumab, Tafasitamab, YTTRIUM Y 90 IBRITUMOMAB TIUXETAN, Duvelisib, Ibrutinib, Mosunetuzumab, Alemtuzumab, Doxorubicin, Nelarabine, Oprelvekin, Vincristine, Orelabrutinib, Zandelisib, Oblimersen, INDIUM IN 111 IBRITUMOMAB TIUXETAN, Parsaclisib