Translocation t(1;11)(p32;q23) with MLL-EPS15 fusion gene formation in acute leukemias: a review and 6 new case reports. Approaches to minimal residual disease monitoring

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We performed clinical and laboratory characterization of patients with rare translocation t(1;11)(p32;q23) leading to MLL-EPS15 fusion gene formation. Study cohort consisted of 33 primary acute leukemia (AL) cases including 6 newly diagnosed and 27 patients previously described in literature. Among study group patients t(1;11)(p32;q23) was found most frequently in infant AL cases (median age 8 months). In acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) male/female ratio was 1:3, in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) it was 1:1. Additional cytogenetic aberrations in 38 % of patients were revealed. The most frequent breakpoint position in EPS15 gene was intron 1. Four different types of MLLEPS15 fusion gene transcripts were detected. Primers-probe-plasmid combination for MLL-EPS15 fusion gene transcript monitoring by realtime quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RQ-PCR) was developed and successfully applied. In 3 patients RQ-PCR was done on genomic DNA for absolute quantification of MLL-EPS15 fusion gene. High qualitative concordance rate (92 %) was noted between minimal residual disease data obtained in cDNA and genomic DNA for MLL-EPS15 fusion detection.

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G. A. Tsaur

Regional Childrenʼs Clinical Hospital №1

Research Institute of Medical Cell Technologies

Author for correspondence.
Email: tsaur@mail.ru
Russian Federation

A. M. Popov

Regional Childrenʼs Clinical Hospital №1

Research Institute of Medical Cell Technologies

Russian Federation

O. M. Plekhanova

Regional Childrenʼs Clinical Hospital №1

Russian Federation

A. M. Kustanovich

Belarusian Research Center for Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology

Russian Federation

O. V. Aleynikova

Belarusian Research Center for Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology

Russian Federation

T. L. Gindina

Raisa Gorbacheva Memorial Institute of Children Hematology and Transplantation, St.-Petersburg I.P. Pavlov State Medical University,
Ministry of Health of Russia

Russian Federation

A. S. Demina

Regional Childrenʼs Clinical Hospital №1

Research Institute of Medical Cell Technologies

Russian Federation

A. Ye. Druy

Regional Childrenʼs Clinical Hospital №1

Research Institute of Medical Cell Technologies

Ural State Medical Academy

Russian Federation

S. Yu. Kovalev

The first President of Russia Boris Yeltsin Ural Federal University

Russian Federation

K. L. Kondratchik

Morozov Children Municipal Clinical Hospital

Russian Federation

A. V. Misyurin

Dmitriy Rogachev Federal Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, Ministry of Health of Russia

Russian Federation

N. V. Myakova

Dmitriy Rogachev Federal Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, Ministry of Health of Russia

Russian Federation

T. O. Riger

Regional Childrenʼs Clinical Hospital №1

Research Institute of Medical Cell Technologies

Russian Federation

L. I. Savelyev

Regional Childrenʼs Clinical Hospital №1

Research Institute of Medical Cell Technologies

Ural State Medical Academy

Russian Federation

O. I. Sokova

N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences

Russian Federation

O. V. Streneva

Regional Childrenʼs Clinical Hospital №1

Research Institute of Medical Cell Technologies

Russian Federation

M. V. Suchkova

Hematology Research Center, Ministry of Health of Russia

Russian Federation

Yu. P. Finashutina

Dmitriy Rogachev Federal Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, Ministry of Health of Russia

Russian Federation

Ye. V. Fleyshman

N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences

Russian Federation

Ye. V. Shorikov

Regional Childrenʼs Clinical Hospital №1

Research Institute of Medical Cell Technologies

Russian Federation

R. I. Yutskevich

Belarusian Research Center for Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology

Russian Federation

C. Meyer

Diagnostic Center of Acute Leukemia, Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology / ZAFES, Goethe-University of Frankfurt

Russian Federation

R. Marschalek

Diagnostic Center of Acute Leukemia, Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology / ZAFES, Goethe-University of Frankfurt

Russian Federation

L. G. Fechina

Regional Childrenʼs Clinical Hospital №1

Research Institute of Medical Cell Technologies

Russian Federation

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