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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-12-8
pubmed:abstractText
To evaluate the relationship between myeloperoxidase (MPO) gene expression and specific lineages of hematopoietic differentiation, we analyzed expression of the MPO gene in a variety of normal and leukemic human cells. As a first step, we synthesized several oligonucleotide probes and isolated cDNA clones for the MPO gene. MPO expression was detected in most acute myeloid leukemias, and the level of expression correlated well with cytochemical enzymatic activity. No MPO message was detected in pure lymphoid leukemias, whereas very low basal levels of MPO transcripts were found in normal bone marrows. In four cases of acute undifferentiated leukemias cytochemically negative for MPO, significant levels of MPO transcripts were detected, suggesting a myeloid origin for these cases. These results indicate that MPO gene expression may serve as an additional marker for subclassification of acute leukemias and may be used to identify leukemic cells arrested at an early stage of the myeloid differentiation pathway.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0006-4971
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
74
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2096-102
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Human myeloperoxidase gene expression in acute leukemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Emory University, School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.