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Cytogenetic and Molecular Characterization of Hematological Neoplasm in an Ecuadorian population

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dc.contributor.authorPaz-y-Miño, César
dc.contributor.authorSánchez, María Eugenia
dc.contributor.authorAraujo, Santiago
dc.contributor.authorOcampo, Ligia
dc.contributor.authorEspín, Víctor Hugo
dc.contributor.authorLeone, Paola E.
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-23T17:04:18Z
dc.date.available2023-05-23T17:04:18Z
dc.date.issued2013-12-01
dc.description.abstractCancer is one of the major causes of mortality in Ecuador and annually, hematological malignancies are within the top ten most common cancers. In this multicentric study, we analyzed a series of patients diagnosed with different hematological disorders between the years 1984 and 2012. Chromosome abnormalities were detected in 1886 (45.9%) patients. FISH and RT-PCR techniques were used in order to determine the presence of genetic rearrangements and complement conventional cytogenetics results. Using FISH and RT-PCR, positive cases were increased by 1.8% and 6.9% respec- tively. We analyzed fusion genes resulting from t(8;21), t(15;17), inv(16), t(9;22), 11q23 rearrangements, t(4;11) and t(1;19). The frequency of transcripts of some of these fusion genes was of particular interest as our results differ from studies on other populations. Specifically, the fusion gene BCR-ABL was present in the form of the b2/a2 transcript in 95% of CML patients and in the form of b3/a2 transcript in the remaining 5%. The PML-RARA fusion gene also showed a distinct pattern of transcript expression. This fusion gene exhibited the bcr2 (36%) and bcr3 (64%) transcripts, how- ever the bcr1 transcript was absent from our sample population. All cases carrying the CBFB-MYH11 fusion gene ex- hibited the F transcript. This was also of interest due to the rarity of this particular transcript worldwide. Finally all cases carrying the MLL-AF4 fusion gene displayed the e7-e8 transcript. The frequency of the subtypes of some fusion genes differ from those reported in other populations, possibly due to the particular genetic make-up of the Ecuadorian population, mostly mestizo, as well as environmental factors.
dc.identifier.citationPaz-y-Miño C, Sánchez ME, Araujo S, Ocampo L, Espín VH, Leone P. E. Cytogenetic and Molecular Characterization of Hematological Neoplasm in an Ecuadorian population. Open Journal of Blood Diseases 2013 Dec 13; 3(4), 108-15. doi: 10.4236/ojbd.2013.34022.
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dc.identifier.urihttp://192.168.10.18:4000/handle/123456789/43
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dc.publisherOpen Journal of Blood Diseases
dc.titleCytogenetic and Molecular Characterization of Hematological Neoplasm in an Ecuadorian population
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