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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-12-25
pubmed:abstractText
Acute lymphoblastic leukemias carrying a chromosomal translocation involving the mixed-lineage leukemia gene (MLL, ALL1, HRX) have a particularly poor prognosis. Here we show that they have a characteristic, highly distinct gene expression profile that is consistent with an early hematopoietic progenitor expressing select multilineage markers and individual HOX genes. Clustering algorithms reveal that lymphoblastic leukemias with MLL translocations can clearly be separated from conventional acute lymphoblastic and acute myelogenous leukemias. We propose that they constitute a distinct disease, denoted here as MLL, and show that the differences in gene expression are robust enough to classify leukemias correctly as MLL, acute lymphoblastic leukemia or acute myelogenous leukemia. Establishing that MLL is a unique entity is critical, as it mandates the examination of selectively expressed genes for urgently needed molecular targets.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1061-4036
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
41-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11731795-Acute Disease, pubmed-meshheading:11731795-Cell Lineage, pubmed-meshheading:11731795-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11731795-Gene Expression Profiling, pubmed-meshheading:11731795-Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic, pubmed-meshheading:11731795-Genes, Homeobox, pubmed-meshheading:11731795-Hematopoietic Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11731795-Homeodomain Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11731795-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11731795-Immunophenotyping, pubmed-meshheading:11731795-Leukemia, Myeloid, pubmed-meshheading:11731795-Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein, pubmed-meshheading:11731795-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11731795-Neoplastic Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11731795-Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:11731795-Oncogene Proteins, Fusion, pubmed-meshheading:11731795-Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, pubmed-meshheading:11731795-Proto-Oncogenes, pubmed-meshheading:11731795-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11731795-RNA, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:11731795-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11731795-Translocation, Genetic
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
MLL translocations specify a distinct gene expression profile that distinguishes a unique leukemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Departments of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't