Increased oxidative damage associated with unfavorable cytogenetic subgroups in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Rosa Collado1, David Ivars2, Isabel Oliver2
1Service of Hematology, CDB-University General Hospital of Valencia, Avenida Tres Cruces 2, 46014 Valencia, Spain.
Abstract:
Oxidative stress contributes to genomic instability in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), but its relationship with the acquisition of specific chromosomal abnormalities is unknown. We recruited 55 untreated CLL patients and assessed 8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxo-dG), glutathione, and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, and we compared them among the cytogenetic subgroups established using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Significant increases in 8-oxo-dG and/or MDA were observed in patients with unfavorable cytogenetic aberrations (17p and 11q deletions) compared to the 13q deletion group. TP53 deletion patients exhibited a diminished DNA repair efficiency. Finally, cases with normal FISH also showed enhanced 8-oxo-dG, which could result in adverse outcomes.
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