FLT3/internal tandem duplication subclones in acute myeloid leukemia differ in their engraftment potential in NOD/SCID mice

Leuk Res. 2010 Jan;34(1):119-22. doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2009.07.035. Epub 2009 Aug 15.

Abstract

In this study, we tested if FLT3/internal tandem duplication (ITD) in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) might occur at different hierarchical stages during leukemogenesis. In 56 AML cases, 10 showed FLT3/ITD (single ITD=5; multiple ITD=5). Myeloblasts from seven cases (CD34-selected=4; unselected=3) were transplanted into NOD/SCID mice. Five cases engrafted successfully into 14 mice. Two patients carried single FLT3/ITD subclones, which were maintained during primary and secondary transplantations. In three patients with multiple FLT3/ITD subclones, some subclones persisted or expanded while others diminished upon transplantation. Their different engraftment capabilities in NOD/SCID mice supported the proposition that FLT3/ITD might occur at different stages during leukemogenesis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • DNA Primers
  • Gene Duplication*
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / genetics*
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / pathology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred NOD
  • Mice, SCID
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3 / chemistry
  • fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3 / genetics*

Substances

  • DNA Primers
  • Flt3 protein, mouse
  • fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3