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We report a case of t-ALL with t(11;19)(q23;p13.3) and MLL-MLLT1 (alias ENL) gene rearrangement confirmed by cytogenetic analysis, multiplex reverse transcription-PCR (multiplex RT-PCR), and DNA sequencing in a patient who had undergone treatment for breast cancer. A 40-yr-old woman developed acute...
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PMID: 21239865
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The genetic origins of the development of malignant haematological disorders have been established at the beginning of the 80ies. Systematic characterization of chromosomal structural abnormalities and, more recently by DNA microarray approaches and sequencing of tumour genomes have allowed the iden...
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PMID: 21051318
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Yung-Li Yang,
Shu-Rung Lin,
Jiann-Shiuh Chen,
Chih-Cheng Hsiao,
Kai-Hsin Lin,
Jiunn-Ming Sheen,
Chao-Neng Cheng,
Kang-Hsi Wu,
Shu-Wha Lin,
Sung-Liang Yu,
Hsuan-Yu Chen,
Meng-Yao Lu,
Hsiu-Hao Chang,
Ching-Tzu Yen,
Jing-Fang Lin,
Ying-Hui Su,
Ya-Ping Li,
Chien-Yu Lin,
Shiann-Tarng Jou and
Dong-Tsamn Lin
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The biological factors of leukemia cells are associated with treatment outcomes in childhood ALL. Multiplex RT-PCR assay is an efficient and sensitive diagnostic tool that may improve the ability to accurately and rapidly risk-stratify children with ALL....
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PMID: 20930648
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We report herein mechanistic details concerning the role of these transcription factors in human peripheral blood Th2 cell development. Silencing c-Myb in normal human naive CD4(+) cells under Th2 cell-promoting conditions blocked up-regulation of GATA-3 and interleukin-4, and in effector/memory CD4...
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PMID: 20484083
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We have found that high levels of histone acetylation--the hallmarks of active chromosome regions in vivo--can increase the affinity of reconstituted nucleosomes to the SET domain of ALL-1 histone methyltransferase in a defined system in vitro.
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PMID: 20493169
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Our results suggest that increased risk of infant leukemia development in patients with NQO1 *1*3 polymorphism is partially dependent on the inhibition of p53 pathway, though further studies are needed to fully understand the pathological role of C465T variant in the development of childhood leukemi...
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PMID: 21073132
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The majority of cases of acute leukemia belong to a specific lineage origin, either lymphoid or myeloid, and therefore are classified as acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), based on morphologic features and cytochemical and immunophenotypic profile of the blast ce...
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PMID: 20513125
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We report a case of therapy-related ALL (t-ALL) with MLL gene rearrangement in a patient who had undergone treatment for breast cancer. A 60-yr-old woman with breast cancer underwent breast-conserving surgery followed by 6 cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, and fluorourac...
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PMID: 20603585
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We recommend a systematic approach to be used in all cases of acute leukemia starting with FISH analyses using a commercially available MLL split signal probe. Should an abnormality be discovered, the analysis has to be completed by further molecular cytogenetic and genomic PCR methods in order to u...
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PMID: 20206559
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We observed a high concordance using both methods, but the panel was very useful in the detection of an inv(16)(p13q22), a cryptic t(15;17)(q22;q21), and a cryptic deletion of the CBFbeta allele not detected with cytogenetics. Moreover, in six of nine patients (67%) without metaphases or with non-ev...
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PMID: 20233056
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Przemyslaw P Juszczynski,
Scott J SJ Rodig,
Jing J Ouyang,
Evan E O'Donnell,
Kunihiko K Takeyama,
Wojciech W Mlynarski,
Katarzyna K Mycko,
Tomasz T Szczepanski,
Anna A Gaworczyk,
Andrei A Krivtsov,
Joerg J Faber,
Amit U AU Sinha,
Gabriel A GA Rabinovich,
Scott A SA Armstrong,
Jeffery L JL Kutok and
Margaret A MA Shipp
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Gal-1 transcripts were significantly more abundant in MLL-rearranged B-ALLs. All 32 primary MLL-rearranged B-ALLs exhibited abundant Gal-1 immunostaining, regardless of the translocation partner, whereas only 2 of 81 germline-MLL B-ALLs expressed Gal-1. In addition, Gal-1 was selectively detected in...
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PMID: 20332322
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The B-ALL children with different fusion genes have different clinical characteristics, immunophenotypes and prognosis....
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PMID: 20350423
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We examined the binding of two SET domain-containing proteins, ALL1 and SET7, to chromatin substrates. The SET domains from these proteins bind and methylate intact nucleosomes poorly but can recognize disrupted nucleosomal structures associated with transcribed chromatin. Interestingly, the remodel...
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PMID: 19752191
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We will discuss the implications of these findings that point towards an evolutionary conservation of PcG/trxG mediated gene regulation in higher eukaryotes....
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PMID: 20083900
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We present the solution structure of the MLL CXXC domain in complex with DNA, showing how the CXXC domain distinguishes nonmethylated from methylated CpG DNA. On the basis of the structure, we generated point mutations that disrupt DNA binding. Introduction of these mutations into the MLL-AF9 fusion...
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PMID: 20010842
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We have recently observed that GC resistance in T-ALL cell lines is associated with a proliferative metabolism and reduced expression of MLL. In this study we have further explored the relationship between MLL status and GC sensitivity.
Negative correlation of MLL expression with GC resistance in 15...
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PMID: 20979663
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We summarize some typical chromosomal abnormalities or gene mutations associated with myeloid leukemia on the basis of this hypothesis....
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PMID: 19860182
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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a malignant hematopoietic neoplasm characterized by clonal proliferation of tumor cells that arise from the hematopoietic stem/progenitor population within the bone marrow. Cytogenetic abnormalities or point mutations of the hematopoiesis-specific genes are frequently...
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PMID: 19860185
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Genomic rearrangements of the locus 11q23 are frequently observed in aggressive acute leukemias with poor prognosis. These chromosomal aberrations fuse the mixed-lineage leukemia (MLL) gene to one of more than 50 partners. The resulting mixed-lineage leukemia fusions often code for chimeric transcri...
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PMID: 19852741
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We show that the histone 3/lysine 4 (H3/K4) HMT and the transcriptional regulator MLL associate with telomeres and contribute to their H3/K4 methylation and transcription in a telomere length-dependent manner. In human diploid fibroblasts, RNA interference-mediated MLL depletion affects telomere chr...
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PMID: 19528237
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MLL leukemias are characterized cytogenetically by reciprocal translocations of the MLL gene at 11q23 and clinically by unfavorable outcomes. Evidence indicating that MLL leukemias are resistant to apoptosis encourages the identification of agents that induce cell death by other mechanisms. The AF4-...
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PMID: 19232721
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Christian Langer,
Guido Marcucci,
Kelsi B Holland,
Michael D Radmacher,
Kati Maharry,
Peter Paschka,
Susan P Whitman,
Krzysztof Mrózek,
Claudia D Baldus,
Ravi Vij,
Bayard L Powell,
Andrew J Carroll,
Jonathan E Kolitz,
Michael A Caligiuri,
Richard A Larson and
Clara D Bloomfield
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PURPOSE To determine the prognostic importance of the meningioma 1 (MN1) gene expression levels in the context of other predictive molecular markers, and to derive MN1 associated gene- and microRNA-expression profiles in cytogenetically normal acute myeloid leukemia (CN-AML). PATIENTS AND METHODS MN...
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PMID: 19451432
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These results indicate that resistance to DX and MTX in human OS cell lines is a multigenic process involving gene copy number and expression changes....
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PMID: 19105235
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We directly observe the dynamic process through which the KIX domain of CREB binding protein communicates allosteric information between binding sites. KIX mediates cooperativity between pairs of transcription factors through binding to two distinct interaction surfaces in an allosteric manner. We s...
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PMID: 19203263
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We analyzed the dynamic association of MLL and H3K4 trimethylation at different stages of the cell cycle. Interestingly, MLL1, which is normally associated with transcriptionally active chromatins (G1 phase), dissociates from condensed mitotic chromatin and returns at the end of telophase when the n...
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PMID: 19220463
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We analysed gene expression of 40 paediatric AML-M4/M5 patients excluding inv(16) and t(8;21) patients, and found striking differences among the patients in an age-associated manner. In particular, most of the infants displayed very distinct gene expression. On the basis of this difference, we divid...
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PMID: 19120366
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We cloned 105 known and 8 new miRNA genes expressed in patients' leukemia cells. Instead of known miRNA genes, new miRNA genes were not evolutionarily conserved. Quantification of 19 selected miRNA genes revealed an aberrant expression in ALL as compared with normal CD34+ cells (P
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In the hematopoietic system, menin was found to interact with MLL, a large protein encoded by the mixed linage leukemia gene that acts as a histone H3 methyltransferase. The MLL gene is a recurrent target for translocations in both acute myeloid and acute lymphoid leukemias. MLL gene rearrangements i...
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PMID: 20175452
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Thiopurines (such as azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine) are widely used for the treatment of patients suffering from malignancies, rheumatic disease, inflammatory bowel disease and solid organ transplant rejection. These drugs are activated and eliminated by a number of enzymes in the human body. Th...
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PMID: 20045992
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Using MS-MLPA (methylation-specific multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification assay), methylation of 24 different TSG was analyzed in 28 MLLmu and MLLwt acute leukemia cell lines. On average, 1.8/24 TSG were methylated in MLLmu AML cells, while 6.2/24 TSG were methylated in MLLwt AML cells. H...
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PMID: 19835597
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We describe what is known thus far about septin deregulation in myeloid neoplasia. Septin abnormalities in myeloid neoplasia can be divided into two major groups. First, some septins (SEPT2, SEPT5, SEPT6, SEPT9, and SEPT11) have been repeatedly identified as in-frame fusion partners of the MLL gene...
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PMID: 20136629
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We survey MLL gene rearrangements that are associated with acute leukemia and discuss molecular pathways leading to these rearrangements....
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PMID: 19074864
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Polymorphisms in NQO1, a gene coding for the phase II enzyme involved in the detoxification of quinone carcinogens, have been associated with childhood leukemia in some studies, although the observed direction and magnitude of effects have been inconsistent. Therefore, the authors systematically rev...
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PMID: 18945694
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We have analysed 159 children included in the Brazilian Collaborative Study Group of Infant Acute Leukemia. FLT3-D835 mutations and FLT3-ITD were detected by PCR-RFLP assay and standard PCR amplification, respectively. Mean age at diagnosis was 11.3 months. Overall, 7.5% (ITDs n=6 and D835 n=6) of p...
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PMID: 19052976
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We evaluated twin 4-month-old monozygotic baby boys who presented with MLL-rearranged precursor-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Two different MLL/AF4 variants were found in both the twins, the first involving MLL intron 8 and AF4 intron 3 and the second stemming from translocations of MLL exon 10 an...
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PMID: 19131787
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We show that inclusion of the PHD fingers in the MLL fusion protein MLL-AF9 blocked immortalization of hematopoietic progenitors. Inclusion of 2 or more PHD fingers reduced association with the Hoxa9 locus and suppressed Hoxa9 up-regulation in hematopoietic progenitors. These data provide an explana...
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PMID: 18796627
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We describe the identification of a conserved arginine containing motif, called the "Win" or WDR5 interaction motif, that is essential for the assembly and H3K4 dimethylation activity of the MLL1 core complex. Here we present a 1.7-A crystal structure of WDR5 bound to a peptide derived from the MLL1...
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PMID: 18829459
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We have determined the biophysical basis for the interaction between the human WDR5 and MLL1. Our studies reveal that WDR5 preferentially recognizes a previously unidentified and conserved arginine-containing motif, called the "Win" or WDR5 interaction motif, which is located in the N-SET region of...
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PMID: 18829457
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We have recently described a model system whereby we expressed the MA9 fusion gene in human CD34(+) Umbilical Cord Blood (UCB) cells and showed that these cells transformed to acute myeloid or lymphoid leukemia when injected into immunodeficient mice. The Mixed Lineage Leukemia (MLL) oncogenes are u...
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PMID: 18948748
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We report pharmacological, physiological and genetic studies that demonstrate an oncogenic requirement for GSK3 in the maintenance of a specific subtype of poor prognosis human leukaemia, genetically defined by mutations of the MLL proto-oncogene. In contrast to its previously characterized roles in...
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PMID: 18806775
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Guido Marcucci,
Kati Maharry,
Michael D Radmacher,
Krzysztof Mrózek,
Tamara Vukosavljevic,
Peter Paschka,
Susan P Whitman,
Christian Langer,
Claudia D Baldus,
Chang-Gong Liu,
Amy S Ruppert,
Bayard L Powell,
Andrew J Carroll,
Michael A Caligiuri,
Jonathan E Kolitz,
Richard A Larson and
Clara D Bloomfield
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CEBPA mutations predicted better event-free (P = .007), disease-free (P = .014), and overall survival (P < .001) independently of other molecular and clinical prognosticators. Among patients with CEBPA mutations, 91% were in the CN-AML molecular high-risk group. Within this group, CEBPA mutations pr...
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PMID: 18809607
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We analyzed whether additional chromosomal abnormalities (ACA) other than 11q23 translocation could affect the disease behavior and its prognosis. Eighteen of seventy-four patients with infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia showed ACA, including three-way translocations in four, other novel translocat...
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PMID: 18448165
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We therefore generated mice expressing the Mll-PTD in the absence of Mll-WT. These Mll(PTD/-) mice die at birth unlike the normal life expectancy of Mll(PTD/WT), Mll(WT/-), and Mll(WT/WT) mice. Using Mll(WT/WT) fetal liver cells (FLC) as baseline, we compared Mll(PTD/-) with Mll(PTD/WT) FLC and foun...
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PMID: 18617636
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Primary genetic abnormalities of leukemia cells have important prognostic significance in childhood acute leukemia. In the last two years 30 newly diagnosed or recurrent childhood ALL bone marrow samples were analyzed for chromosomal abnormalities with conventional G-banding and interphase-fluoresce...
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PMID: 18845499
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We report a case of de novo acute monocytic leukemia (M5b) with t(11;17)(q23;q25). MLL involvement was revealed by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis, and an MLL/SEP9 fusion transcript was detected by RT-PCR. Sequencing analysis further showed that, in contrast to originally reported...
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PMID: 18642054
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We characterized the impact of etoposide on primary human long-term repopulating HSC that represent only a minor portion of CD34+ cells. The proliferative capacity of HSC is dramatically increased following both a single and multiple exposures to etoposide as determined by their ability to engraft b...
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PMID: 18510699
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Susan P Whitman,
Björn Hackanson,
Sandya Liyanarachchi,
Shujun Liu,
Laura J Rush,
Kati Maharry,
Dean Margeson,
Ramana Davuluri,
Jing Wen,
Tatiana Witte,
Li Yu,
Chunhui Liu,
Clara D Bloomfield,
Guido Marcucci,
Christoph Plass and
Michael A Caligiuri
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We report that acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with an aberrant histone methyltransferase, the mixed lineage leukemia partial tandem duplication (MLL-PTD), exhibits increased global DNA methylation versus AML with MLL-wildtype (MLL-WT; P = .02). Among the differentially methylated genes, the SLC5A8 tum...
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PMID: 18566324
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Review of the literature identified 13 reported cases of B-LBL occurring primarily in the skin, in addition to our 2 cases. Precursor B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma is more common in children and in young adults, with a tropism for the head and neck region. Histologically, B-LBL must be differentiate...
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PMID: 18794461
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Reciprocal chromosomal translocations at the MLL gene locus result in expression of novel fusion proteins, such as MLL-ENL, associated with leukemia. The three PHD finger cassette, one of the highly conserved domains in MLL, is absent in all fusion proteins. This domain has been shown to interact wi...
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PMID: 18676843
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We will discuss the most relevant gene alterations, including NPM1 gene mutations, internal tandem duplications (ITD) or tyrosine kinase domain (TKD) mutations of the FLT3 gene, CEBPA gene mutations, and partial tandem duplications (PTD) of the MLL gene, as well as mutations in the NRAS and WT1 gene...
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PMID: 18692685
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We report a case of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) with a 46,XY,t(11;19)(q23;p13.1) karyotype that transformed to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) without showing any karyotypic evolution. Interphase fluorescent in situ hybridization analysis showed the split MLL signals in 95% of bone marrow ce...
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PMID: 18617060
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We evaluated the prevalence of BCR/ABL, MLL, and ETV6/RUNX1 rearrangements as well as CDKN2A (alias p16) deletion in a group of Mexican children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) to determine whether the changes coexist, and to compare the incidences found with other reports in the literature....
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PMID: 18617057
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