MicroRNA expression in cytogenetically normal acute myeloid leukemia.

Autores:Guido Marcucci, Michael D Radmacher, Kati Maharry, Krzysztof Mrózek, Amy S Ruppert, Peter Paschka, Tamara Vukosavljevic, Susan P Whitman, Claudia D Baldus, Christian Langer, Chang-Gong Liu, Andrew J Carroll, Bayard L Powell, Ramiro Garzon, Carlo M Croce, Jonathan E Kolitz, Michael A Caligiuri, Richard A Larson, Clara D Bloomfield
Idioma:Eng.
Fecha:02-05-2008
Revista:The New England journal of medicine (1533-4406)
Entrega:N Engl J Med. 2008 May;358(18):1919-28


Abstract:



BACKGROUND:
A role of microRNAs in cancer has recently been recognized. However, little is known about the role of microRNAs in acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

METHODS:
Using microRNA expression profiling, we studied samples of leukemia cells from adults under the age of 60 years who had cytogenetically normal AML and high-risk molecular features--that is, an internal tandem duplication in the fms-related tyrosine kinase 3 gene (FLT3-ITD), a wild-type nucleophosmin (NPM1), or both. A microRNA signature that was associated with event-free survival was derived from a training group of 64 patients and tested in a validation group of 55 patients. For the latter, a microRNA compound covariate predictor (called a microRNA summary value) was computed on the basis of weighted levels of the microRNAs forming the outcome signature.

RESULTS:
Of 305 microRNA probes, 12 (including 5 representing microRNA-181 family members) were associated with event-free survival in the training group (P<0.005). In the validation group, the microRNA summary value was inversely associated with event-free survival (P=0.03). In multivariable analysis, the microRNA summary value remained associated with event-free survival (P=0.04) after adjustment for the allelic ratio of FLT3-ITD to wild-type FLT3 and for the white-cell count. Using results of gene-expression microarray analysis, we found that expression levels of the microRNA-181 family were inversely correlated with expression levels of predicted target genes encoding proteins involved in pathways of innate immunity mediated by toll-like receptors and interleukin-1beta.

CONCLUSIONS:
A microRNA signature in molecularly defined, high-risk, cytogenetically normal AML is associated with the clinical outcome and with target genes encoding proteins involved in specific innate-immunity pathways.

Copyright:The New England journal of medicine

Division of Hematology and Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. guido.marcucci@osumc.edu
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Temas:Adulto, Analisis De Varianza, Proteinas De Enlace De Adn, Hembra, Expresion Genica, Perfilacion De La Expresion Genica, Regulacion Leucemica De La Expresion Genica, Marcadores Geneticos, Predisposicion Genetica A La Enfermedad, Humanos, Kaplan-Meiers Estimate, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Microarns, Middle Aged, Mutacion, Proteinas Nucleares, Analisis De Secuencia En Orden De Oligonucleotido, Pronostico, Modelos De Riesgos Proporcionales, Sondas Arn, Arn Neoplasico, Transactivadores, fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3
 
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