| Function of the involved genes | 
        Functional status in NK-neoplasms | 
        Gene | 
        Genetic aberration | 
        References | 
       
      
        | Tumor suppressor genes | 
        Down-regulated | 
        PRDM1 | 
        6q21-q22.1 (del6q21) | 
        [54-56,64-66]  | 
       
      
        | FOXO3 | 
        6q21 | 
        [55-63] | 
       
      
        | ATG5 | 
        6q21 | 
        [54,66] | 
       
      
        | AIM1 | 
        6q21 | 
        [45,54,66] | 
       
      
        | HACE1 | 
        6q21-23 | 
        [45,48,55] | 
       
      
        | TNFAIP3 (A20) | 
        6q21-23 | 
        [55] | 
       
      
        | TP53 | 
        17p13.1 | 
        [82] | 
       
      
        | TP73 | 
        1p36.3 | 
        [84] | 
       
      
        | Cell signaling transducing pathways | 
        Up-regulated | 
        STAT3 | 
        17q21 | 
        [96,97] | 
       
      
        | JAK2 | 
        9p24 | 
        [45,48] | 
       
      
        | IL-10 | 
        1q31-q32 | 
        [111,112] | 
       
      
        | AKT1/2/3 | 
        14q32.3/19q13.1/1q44 | 
        [45,48,54] | 
       
      
        | NOTCH1 | 
        9q34.3 | 
        [45,101] | 
       
      
        | Β-CATENIN (WNT) | 
        3p22–p21.3 | 
        [48] | 
       
      
        | PDGFRA | 
        4q11–q13 | 
        [45,48]  | 
       
      
        | PDGFA/B | 
        7p22/22q12.3–q13.1 | 
        [48] | 
       
      
        | Cell survival en apoptosis | 
        Down-regulated | 
        CCND3 | 
        6p21.1 | 
        [48] | 
       
      
        | SERPINB9 (PI9) | 
        6p25 | 
        [132,133] | 
       
      
        | TNFAIP3 | 
        6q23 | 
        [48] | 
       
      
        | FAS | 
        10q24.1 | 
        [102,103] | 
       
      
        | Up-regulated | 
        SURVIVIN (BIRC5) | 
        17q25.3 | 
        [74] | 
       
      
        | FASL | 
        1q23 | 
        [102,103] | 
       
      
        | Cell division | 
        Up-regulated | 
        AURKA | 
        20q13 | 
        [101] | 
       
      
        | Angiogenesis | 
        Up-regulated | 
        MET or HGFR | 
        7q31 | 
        [45,48]  | 
       
      
        | VEGFR2 | 
        4q12 | 
        [45,48]  | 
       
      
        | VEGFA | 
        6q12 | 
        [45,48] | 
       
      
        | HIF1α | 
        14q21–q24 | 
        [45,54] | 
       
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