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  • Title: Disclosure of candidate genes in acute myeloid leukemia with complex karyotypes using microarray-based molecular characterization.
    Author: Rücker FG, Bullinger L, Schwaenen C, Lipka DB, Wessendorf S, Fröhling S, Bentz M, Miller S, Scholl C, Schlenk RF, Radlwimmer B, Kestler HA, Pollack JR, Lichter P, Döhner K, Döhner H.
    Journal: J Clin Oncol; 2006 Aug 20; 24(24):3887-94. PubMed ID: 16864856.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To identify novel genomic regions of interest in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with complex karyotypes, we applied comparative genomic hybridization to microarrays (array-CGH), allowing high-resolution genome-wide screening of genomic imbalances. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Sixty AML cases with complex karyotypes were analyzed using array-CGH; parallel analysis of gene expression was performed in a subset of cases. RESULTS: Genomic losses were found more frequently than gains. The most frequent losses affected 5q (77%), 17p (55%), and 7q (45%), and the most frequent genomic gains 11q (40%) and 8q (38%). Critical segments could be delineated to genomic fragments of only 0.8 to a few megabase-pairs of DNA. In lost/gained regions, gene expression profiling detected a gene dosage effect with significant lower/higher average gene expression levels across the genes located in the respective regions. Furthermore, high-level DNA amplifications were identified in several regions: 11q23.3-q24.1 (n = 7), 21q22 (n = 6), 11q23.3 (n = 5), 13q12 (n = 3), 8q24 (n = 3), 9p24 (n = 2), 12p13 (n = 2), and 20q11 (n = 2). Parallel analysis of gene expression in critical amplicons displayed overexpressed candidate genes (eg, C8FW and MYC in 8q24). CONCLUSION: In conclusion, a large spectrum of genomic imbalances, including novel recurring changes in AML with complex karyotypes, was identified using array-CGH. In addition, the combined analysis of array-CGH data with gene expression profiles allowed the detection of candidate genes involved in the pathogenesis of AML.
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