Leukemogenic pathway of infant leukemia with MLL fusion

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in infants remains an intractable and difficult-to-treat leukemia as compared to other pediatric ALLs, for which considerable progress has been achieved in terms of treatment outcomes in recent years. The leukemic cells in infants with ALL frequently carry chromosome translocations involving 11q23, resulting in the rearrangement and fusion of the MLL (KMT2A) gene. Among many MLL fusion genes, MLL-AF4 (KMT2A-AFF1) fusion is characteristically observed in infants with ALL, representing a hallmark of poor prognosis. In MLL-AF4-positive infants with ALL, first leukemic cells with MLL-AF4 were generated in utero. Analysis of several murine and human leukemia models revealed that the target cells for tumorigenesis by MLL-AF4 were not the hematopoietic progenitor cells of the bone marrow, but the early hematopoietic progenitor cells present in the fetal liver during the embryonic period and possibly the undifferentiated cells prior to the commitment to hematopoietic cells in the fetus. Elucidation of the leukemogenic process of infant ALL with MLL-AF4 may lead to early, pre-symptomatic diagnosis of leukemia, resulting in the improvement of prognosis and prevention of the onset of ALL in infants.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

Enthalten in:

Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology - 62(2021), 7 vom: 09., Seite 809-819

Sprache:

Japanisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Eguchi, Mariko [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

149025-06-9
Infant
Journal Article
Leukemia
MLL-AF4 (KMT2A-AFF1) fusion gene
Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein
Oncogene Proteins, Fusion

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Date Completed 06.08.2021

Date Revised 31.05.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.11406/rinketsu.62.809

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM32893450X