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Digital Multiplex Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification for Detection of Key Copy Number Alterations in T- and B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Lookup NU author(s): Claire Schwab, Professor Christine Harrison FRCPath FMedSci

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© 2017 American Society for Investigative Pathology and the Association for Molecular Pathology Recurrent and clonal genetic alterations are characteristic of different subtypes of T- and B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and several subtypes are strong independent predictors of clinical outcome. A next-generation sequencing–based multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification variant (digitalMLPA) has been developed enabling simultaneous detection of copy number alterations (CNAs) of up to 1000 target sequences. This novel digitalMLPA assay was designed and optimized to detect CNAs of 56 key target genes and regions in ALL. A set of digital karyotyping probes has been included for the detection of gross ploidy changes, to determine the extent of CNAs, while also serving as reference probes for data normalization. Sixty-seven ALL patient samples (including B- and T-cell ALL), previously characterized for genetic aberrations by standard MLPA, array comparative genomic hybridization, and/or single-nucleotide polymorphism array, were analyzed single blinded using digitalMLPA. The digitalMLPA assay reliably identified whole chromosome losses and gains (including high hyperdiploidy), whole gene deletions or gains, intrachromosomal amplification of chromosome 21, fusion genes, and intragenic deletions, which were confirmed by other methods. Furthermore, subclonal alterations were reliably detected if present in at least 20% to 30% of neoplastic cells. The diagnostic sensitivity of the digitalMLPA assay was 98.9%, and the specificity was 97.8%. These results merit further consideration of digitalMLPA as a valuable alternative for genetic work-up of newly diagnosed ALL patients.


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Author(s): Benard-Slagter A, Zondervan I, de Groot K, Ghazavi F, Sarhadi V, Van Vlierberghe P, De Moerloose B, Schwab C, Vettenranta K, Harrison CJ, Knuutila S, Schouten J, Lammens T, Savola S

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of Molecular Diagnostics

Year: 2017

Volume: 19

Issue: 5

Pages: 659-672

Print publication date: 01/09/2017

Online publication date: 19/07/2017

Acceptance date: 03/05/2017

Date deposited: 18/10/2017

ISSN (print): 1525-1578

ISSN (electronic): 1943-7811

Publisher: Elsevier B.V.

URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmoldx.2017.05.004

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2017.05.004


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