Acute myeloid leukemia bearing cytoplasmic nucleophosmin (NPMc+ AML) shows a distinct gene expression profile characterized by up-regulation of genes involved in stem-cell maintenance - PubMed (original) (raw)
. 2005 Aug 1;106(3):899-902.
doi: 10.1182/blood-2005-02-0560. Epub 2005 Apr 14.
Enrico Tiacci, Roberta Bergomas, Barbara Bigerna, Elisa Venturini, Simone P Minardi, Natalia Meani, Daniela Diverio, Loris Bernard, Laura Tizzoni, Sara Volorio, Lucilla Luzi, Emanuela Colombo, Francesco Lo Coco, Cristina Mecucci, Brunangelo Falini, Pier Giuseppe Pelicci
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- DOI: 10.1182/blood-2005-02-0560
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Acute myeloid leukemia bearing cytoplasmic nucleophosmin (NPMc+ AML) shows a distinct gene expression profile characterized by up-regulation of genes involved in stem-cell maintenance
Myriam Alcalay et al. Blood. 2005.
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Abstract
Approximately one third of acute myeloid leukemias (AMLs) are characterized by aberrant cytoplasmic localization of nucleophosmin (NPMc+ AML), consequent to mutations in the NPM putative nucleolar localization signal. These events are mutually exclusive with the major AML-associated chromosomal rearrangements, and are frequently associated with normal karyotype, FLT3 mutations, and multilineage involvement. We report the gene expression profiles of 78 de novo AMLs (72 with normal karyotype; 6 without major chromosomal abnormalities) that were characterized for the subcellular localization and mutation status of NPM. Unsupervised clustering clearly separated NPMc+ from NPMc- AMLs, regardless of the presence of FLT3 mutations or non-major chromosomal rearrangements, supporting the concept that NPMc+ AML represents a distinct entity. The molecular signature of NPMc+ AML includes up-regulation of several genes putatively involved in the maintenance of a stem-cell phenotype, suggesting that NPMc+ AML may derive from a multipotent hematopoietic progenitor.
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