Abstract:Objective To screen differentially expressed microRNAs between children with recurrent B-ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukemia) blood and primary B-ALL blood. Methods Mononuclear cells from children with B-ALL newly diagnosed and recurrently diagnosed were isolated, and nucleic acid was extracted for HiSeq sequencing. Differentially expressed microRNAs are screened out. In addition, candidate gene and signaling pathways associated with them were predicted. Results There were 20 differentially expressed microRNAs in the recurrent/primary group, 10 up-regulated and 10 down-regulated, in which has-miR-30a-3p, has-miR-30a-5p, has-miR-30c -2-3p, has-miR-139-5p, has-miR-99b-5p showed significant difference. The enriched candidate target gene functions mainly focus on cell component and protein binding. Conclusion Recurrence is a difficult problem in the treatment of childhood ALL. The study investigated the differences between recurrent and primary childhood ALL at microRNA level, which provides a data base for the pathological mechanism of ALL and explores new targets for treatment, diagnosis and prognosis.