FISH Analysis of 9p21 Deletion in Egyptian Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients: Relation to Prognosis and Disease Outcome
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Identification of specific abnormal genes involved in the process of leukemogenesis often suggests possible prognostic markers that may be applied into risk stratification and treatment protocol in leukemia. Inactivation of the 9p21 region has been reported in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) but its prognostic importance in childhood ALL has been debated for a long time. The aim of this work was to detect deletion of 9p21 in pediatric ALL patients to evaluate its impact on patients response to therapy and to correlate it to standard prognostic factors. Patients and Methods: Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique was used to detect deletion of 9p21 in 45 newly diagnosed pediatric ALL patients, with follow- up for 12 months to assess their response to chemotherapy and for detection of relapse. Results: 9p21 deletion was detected in twelve (26.7%) out of the forty five pediatric ALL patients, and it was significantly associated with poor prognostic criteria; age<1or >10 years, splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, high risk score and bad patient outcome. Conclusion: The incidence of 9p21 deletion is higher in high risk group of pediatric ALL and conveys an inferior outcome
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Hoda Mohamed El Gendi
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