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Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Anthony MoormanORCiD, Professor Christine Harrison FRCPath FMedSci

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Abstract

© 2016 by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. All rights reserved. In acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), genetic changes play an important role in diagnosis, whilst providing important clinical information. In about 75% of ALL, significant specific chromosomal rearrangements occur, including high hyperdiploidy (51-65 chromosomes), the translocation t(12;21)(p13;q22) (encoding ETV6-RUNX1, also known as TEL-AML1), t(1;19)(p13;q22) (TCF3-PBX1 or E2A-PBX1), hypodiploidy (≤46 chromosomes), rearrangements of MLL at 11q23, t(9;22)(q34;q11.1)/BCR-ABL1, rearrangements of the immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGHat) and intrachromosomal amplification of chromosome 21 (iAMP21). These cytogenetic abnormalities show a variable distribution according to age. For example, there is a high predominance of MLL rearrangements in infants younger than 1 year of age. The dramatic decrease in the high hyperdiploidy and ETV6-RUNX1 fusion after the age of 10 years is mirrored by an increase in the proportion of patients with the translocation t(9;22)(q34;q11) and IGHat translocations into adulthood. iAMP21 occurs in older children and young adults. In view of their association with prognosis, cytogenetic subgroups are used in risk stratification for treatment. More recently described chromosomal abnormalities, for example the EBF1-PDGFRB fusion, have shown sensitivity to tyrosine kinase inhibitors, resulting in improved outcome for these patients. The next decade will see an increased number of targeted therapies leading to more personalized treatments.


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Author(s): Andersson A, Moorman AV, Harrison CJ, Mullighan C

Editor(s): Tosi S; Reid AG

Publication type: Book Chapter

Publication status: Published

Book Title: The Genetic Basis of Haematological Cancers

Year: 2016

Pages: 223-264

Print publication date: 29/03/2016

Online publication date: 05/03/2016

Acceptance date: 01/01/1900

Publisher: Wiley Blackwell

Place Published: Chichester

URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118527948.ch5

DOI: 10.1002/9781118527948.ch5

Library holdings: Search Newcastle University Library for this item

ISBN: 9781118527948


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