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Molecular defects associated with the acute phase CML

A Serra1, A Guerrasio, G Gaidano

  • 1Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Oncologia Umana, Università di Torino, Italy.

Leukemia & Lymphoma
|January 1, 1993
PubMed
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Investigating chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) progression, this study found no Bcr/Abl transcript alterations. Mutations in p53 and RAS genes were rare, indicating these are not primary drivers of CML blast crisis in most cases.

Area of Science:

  • Molecular biology
  • Oncology
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is characterized by the Philadelphia chromosome (Ph1) and the Bcr/Abl fusion gene.
  • Disease progression from the chronic to the acute phase (blast crisis) involves genetic alterations.
  • The roles of Bcr/Abl, RAS, and p53 in CML progression require further elucidation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate alterations in specific regions of the Bcr/Abl transcript associated with CML blast crisis.
  • To examine the involvement of N- and Ki-ras and p53 in the transition of CML to the acute phase.
  • To determine the frequency of these molecular defects in CML progression.

Main Methods:

  • Sequencing of critical Bcr/Abl transcript regions (SH2, SH3, codon 832).

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  • Analysis of N- and Ki-ras and p53 structure and expression.
  • Molecular techniques including Southern blot, Northern blot, Single Strand Conformation Polymorphism (SSCP), and direct sequencing.

    • Main Results:

    • No alterations were detected in the investigated regions of the Bcr/Abl transcript.
    • Mutations in p53 were found in 5% of patients.
    • Mutations in N- and Ki-ras were identified in 5% of patients.

    Conclusions:

    • Alterations in the studied Bcr/Abl transcript regions do not appear to be a major cause of CML blast crisis.
    • p53 and RAS gene mutations are infrequent contributors to the clinical progression of Ph1-positive CML.
    • These molecular defects are implicated in the progression of CML to the acute phase in only a minority of cases.