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. 1992 Aug;40(4):252-8.
doi: 10.1002/ajh.2830400403.

Frequent rearrangements of retinoic acid receptor alpha gene and myl gene, and rare mutations of RAS and FMS genes in acute promyelocytic leukemia

K Yamamoto  1 , S Hirosawa, H Sakamaki, N Aoki
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Frequent rearrangements of retinoic acid receptor alpha gene and myl gene, and rare mutations of RAS and FMS genes in acute promyelocytic leukemia

K Yamamoto et al. Am J Hematol. 1992 Aug.

Abstract

To investigate leukemogenesis of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), we studied the involvements of retinoic acid receptor alpha (RAR alpha) and myl genes, and also the frequency of N-RAS, K-RAS, H-RAS, and FMS point mutations in sixteen patients with APL. By Southern blot analysis, the rearrangements of RAR alpha gene were detected in 13 patients (81.2%), and myl gene in 14 (87.5%). Either RAR alpha or myl gene rearrangements were found in all patients including one with normal karyotype. Breakpoints of both genes were clustered. By direct sequencing, no point mutations were found at codons 12, 13, and 61 of N-, K-, and H-RAS genes, and at codons 301 and 969 of FMS gene. These data indicate that myl-RAR alpha translocation occurs frequently in APL, whereas RAS and FMS mutations are rare in APL. It may be suggested that leukemogenesis of APL is different from other subtypes of acute myelogenous leukemia, and multistep leukemogenesis may not be a prevalent feature in APL.

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