High-resolution genomic profiling of adult and pediatric core-binding factor acute myeloid leukemia reveals new recurrent genomic alterations

MWM Kühn, I Radtke, L Bullinger… - Blood, The Journal …, 2012 - ashpublications.org
MWM Kühn, I Radtke, L Bullinger, S Goorha, J Cheng, J Edelmann, J Gohlke, X Su…
Blood, The Journal of the American Society of Hematology, 2012ashpublications.org
To identify cooperating lesions in core-binding factor acute myeloid leukemia, we performed
single-nucleotide polymorphism-array analysis on 300 diagnostic and 41 relapse adult and
pediatric leukemia samples. We identified a mean of 1.28 copy number alterations per case
at diagnosis in both patient populations. Recurrent minimally deleted regions (MDRs) were
identified at 7q36. 1 (7.7%), 9q21. 32 (5%), 11p13 (2.3%), and 17q11. 2 (2%). Approximately
one-half of the 7q deletions were detectable only by single-nucleotide polymorphism-array …
Abstract
To identify cooperating lesions in core-binding factor acute myeloid leukemia, we performed single-nucleotide polymorphism-array analysis on 300 diagnostic and 41 relapse adult and pediatric leukemia samples. We identified a mean of 1.28 copy number alterations per case at diagnosis in both patient populations. Recurrent minimally deleted regions (MDRs) were identified at 7q36.1 (7.7%), 9q21.32 (5%), 11p13 (2.3%), and 17q11.2 (2%). Approximately one-half of the 7q deletions were detectable only by single-nucleotide polymorphism-array analysis because of their limited size. Sequence analysis of MLL3, contained within the 7q36.1 MDR, in 46 diagnostic samples revealed one truncating mutation in a leukemia lacking a 7q deletion. Recurrent focal gains were identified at 8q24.21 (4.7%) and 11q25 (1.7%), both containing a single noncoding RNA. Recurrent regions of copy-neutral loss-of-heterozygosity were identified at 1p (1%), 4q (0.7%), and 19p (0.7%), with known mutated cancer genes present in the minimally altered region of 1p (NRAS) and 4q (TET2). Analysis of relapse samples identified recurrent MDRs at 3q13.31 (12.2%), 5q (4.9%), and 17p (4.9%), with the 3q13.31 region containing only LSAMP, a putative tumor suppressor. Determining the role of these lesions in leukemogenesis and drug resistance should provide important insights into core-binding factor acute myeloid leukemia.
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