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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-1-15
pubmed:abstractText
Preferentially expressed antigen of melanoma (PRAME) is a tumor antigen expressed in various malignant tumors including solid tumors and hemopoietic neoplasias but no or weak expression in normal tissues. The aim of this study is to determine the frequency and the clinical importance of PRAME expression in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)/chronic myeloproliferative disorders (CMPD) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). PRAME mRNA was measured by real time RT-PCR in 88 cases with chronic leukemia (CL) and 42 controls. Seventy cases had CML/CMPD (56 had chronic phase (CP)-14 had accelerated/blastic phase disease (AP/BP) and 18 cases had CLL (11 had early stage (Rai 0-I-II) and 7 had late stage (Rai III-IV). Mann Whitney U, Wilcoxon and Kruskal Wallis tests were used for statistical analyses. Twenty-four of 70 (34%) cases with CML/CMPD and 5 of 18 (28%) cases with CLL showed PRAME expression. Totally 29 of 88 cases showed PRAME expression (33%). However, only two controls showed weak PRAME expression. The difference for PRAME mRNA between the CLs and controls was significant (p = 0.000). PRAME (+) and PRAME (-) cases were not different for age, Hb, Hct, WBC count, platelet count, stage of the disease and response to therapy. PRAME was monitorised in eight cases during follow-up: in three cases PRAME was negative at CP and expression developed at the AP/BP disease. PRAME was positive at the beginning in five cases (4 CML-1CLL) and expression disappeared after chemotherapy. In conclusion, PRAME is detected in one third of the cases with CLs. PRAME mRNA changes may be detected during the progression of these disorders and/or after therapy. PRAME mRNA may be a useful marker to detect the minimal residual disease (MRD) and to determine the response to therapy in CLs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0145-2126
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
365-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16914202-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:16914202-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:16914202-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16914202-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:16914202-Antigens, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:16914202-Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, pubmed-meshheading:16914202-Chronic Disease, pubmed-meshheading:16914202-Disease Progression, pubmed-meshheading:16914202-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16914202-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:16914202-Gene Expression Profiling, pubmed-meshheading:16914202-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16914202-Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell, pubmed-meshheading:16914202-Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive, pubmed-meshheading:16914202-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16914202-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16914202-Myeloproliferative Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:16914202-Neoplasm Staging, pubmed-meshheading:16914202-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:16914202-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:16914202-Treatment Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:16914202-Tumor Markers, Biological
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
PRAME mRNA levels in cases with chronic leukemia: Clinical importance and review of the literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Oncology, 01330 Adana, Turkey. sepay@cu.edu.tr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't