Clonal hematopoiesis and acute myeloid leukemia
- Authors: Kashlakova A.I.1, Biderman B.V.1, Parovichnikova E.N.1
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Affiliations:
- National Medical Research Center for Hematology, Ministry of Health of Russia
- Issue: Vol 18, No 3 (2023)
- Pages: 92-101
- Section: BASIC RESEARCH
- Published: 12.09.2023
- URL: https://oncohematology.abvpress.ru/ongm/article/view/841
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17650/1818-8346-2023-18-3-92-101
- ID: 841
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Abstract
During aging phenotypic changes in the hematopoietic system occur, and possible reason of these changes can be accumulation of gene mutations in hematopoietic stem cells or early blood progenitors. Although these mutations are mostly neutral, some may give hematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells a proliferative advantage. In this case clonal hematopoiesis will arise, which is characterized by the formation of a genetically distinct subpopulation of blood cells. Clonal hematopoiesis may become a basis for the development of hematologic malignancies, such as acute myeloid leukemia. Clonal hematopoiesis associated genes which are most commonly mutated in acute myeloid leukemia patients are DNMT3A, TET2 and ASXL1. The prognostic significance of these gene mutations currently remains a subject of study.
About the authors
A. I. Kashlakova
National Medical Research Center for Hematology, Ministry of Health of Russia
Author for correspondence.
Email: kashlakova.a.i@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3548-8929
Anastasiia Igorevna Kashlakova
125167
4 Novyy Zykovskiy Proezd
Moscow
Russian FederationB. V. Biderman
National Medical Research Center for Hematology, Ministry of Health of Russia
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6253-3334
125167
4 Novyy Zykovskiy Proezd
Moscow
Russian FederationE. N. Parovichnikova
National Medical Research Center for Hematology, Ministry of Health of Russia
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6177-3566
125167
4 Novyy Zykovskiy Proezd
Moscow
Russian FederationReferences
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