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Genetic Predisposition to Leukemia

MedGen UID:
1791434
•Concept ID:
C5554993
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Finding

Definition

The predisposition of an individual to develop leukemia based on their heredity. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Neurotoxicity Associated with Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy.
Śliwa-Tytko P, Kaczmarska A, Lejman M, Zawitkowska J
Int J Mol Sci 2022 May 15;23(10) doi: 10.3390/ijms23105515. PMID: 35628334Free PMC Article
Leukemia: an overview for primary care.
Davis AS, Viera AJ, Mead MD
Am Fam Physician 2014 May 1;89(9):731-8. PMID: 24784336
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genotype does not play a role in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma pathogenesis among human T-lymphotrophic virus type 1 carriers.
Takeuchi S, Takeuchi N, Tsukasaki K, Yang Y, Fermin AC, Tomonaga M, Miller CW, Seo H, Koeffler HP
Leuk Res 2004 Oct;28(10):1039-41. doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2004.02.001. PMID: 15289015

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Advances in acute myeloid leukemia.
Newell LF, Cook RJ
BMJ 2021 Oct 6;375:n2026. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n2026. PMID: 34615640
NPM1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia: from bench to bedside.
Falini B, Brunetti L, Sportoletti P, Martelli MP
Blood 2020 Oct 8;136(15):1707-1721. doi: 10.1182/blood.2019004226. PMID: 32609823
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
Hallek M, Shanafelt TD, Eichhorst B
Lancet 2018 Apr 14;391(10129):1524-1537. Epub 2018 Feb 21 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30422-7. PMID: 29477250
Leukemia.
Juliusson G, Hough R
Prog Tumor Res 2016;43:87-100. Epub 2016 Sep 5 doi: 10.1159/000447076. PMID: 27595359
Biology of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Bhojwani D, Yang JJ, Pui CH
Pediatr Clin North Am 2015 Feb;62(1):47-60. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2014.09.004. PMID: 25435111Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Advances in acute myeloid leukemia.
Newell LF, Cook RJ
BMJ 2021 Oct 6;375:n2026. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n2026. PMID: 34615640
NPM1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia: from bench to bedside.
Falini B, Brunetti L, Sportoletti P, Martelli MP
Blood 2020 Oct 8;136(15):1707-1721. doi: 10.1182/blood.2019004226. PMID: 32609823
Hematologic malignancies and Li-Fraumeni syndrome.
Swaminathan M, Bannon SA, Routbort M, Naqvi K, Kadia TM, Takahashi K, Alvarado Y, Ravandi-Kashani F, Patel KP, Champlin R, Kantarjian H, Strong L, DiNardo CD
Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2019 Feb;5(1) Epub 2019 Feb 1 doi: 10.1101/mcs.a003210. PMID: 30709875Free PMC Article
Genetics of MDS.
Ogawa S
Blood 2019 Mar 7;133(10):1049-1059. Epub 2019 Jan 22 doi: 10.1182/blood-2018-10-844621. PMID: 30670442Free PMC Article
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
Hallek M, Shanafelt TD, Eichhorst B
Lancet 2018 Apr 14;391(10129):1524-1537. Epub 2018 Feb 21 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30422-7. PMID: 29477250

Therapy

Updates on targeted therapies for acute myeloid leukaemia.
Kayser S, Levis MJ
Br J Haematol 2022 Jan;196(2):316-328. Epub 2021 Aug 4 doi: 10.1111/bjh.17746. PMID: 34350585
Advances in acute myeloid leukemia.
Newell LF, Cook RJ
BMJ 2021 Oct 6;375:n2026. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n2026. PMID: 34615640
MLL-Rearranged Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
El Chaer F, Keng M, Ballen KK
Curr Hematol Malig Rep 2020 Apr;15(2):83-89. doi: 10.1007/s11899-020-00582-5. PMID: 32350732
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
Hallek M, Shanafelt TD, Eichhorst B
Lancet 2018 Apr 14;391(10129):1524-1537. Epub 2018 Feb 21 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30422-7. PMID: 29477250
Leukemia: an overview for primary care.
Davis AS, Viera AJ, Mead MD
Am Fam Physician 2014 May 1;89(9):731-8. PMID: 24784336

Prognosis

Updates on targeted therapies for acute myeloid leukaemia.
Kayser S, Levis MJ
Br J Haematol 2022 Jan;196(2):316-328. Epub 2021 Aug 4 doi: 10.1111/bjh.17746. PMID: 34350585
NPM1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia: from bench to bedside.
Falini B, Brunetti L, Sportoletti P, Martelli MP
Blood 2020 Oct 8;136(15):1707-1721. doi: 10.1182/blood.2019004226. PMID: 32609823
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
Hallek M, Shanafelt TD, Eichhorst B
Lancet 2018 Apr 14;391(10129):1524-1537. Epub 2018 Feb 21 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30422-7. PMID: 29477250
Leukemia.
Juliusson G, Hough R
Prog Tumor Res 2016;43:87-100. Epub 2016 Sep 5 doi: 10.1159/000447076. PMID: 27595359
Leukemia: an overview for primary care.
Davis AS, Viera AJ, Mead MD
Am Fam Physician 2014 May 1;89(9):731-8. PMID: 24784336

Clinical prediction guides

Updates on targeted therapies for acute myeloid leukaemia.
Kayser S, Levis MJ
Br J Haematol 2022 Jan;196(2):316-328. Epub 2021 Aug 4 doi: 10.1111/bjh.17746. PMID: 34350585
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in the Older Adult.
Aldoss I, Forman SJ, Pullarkat V
J Oncol Pract 2019 Feb;15(2):67-75. doi: 10.1200/JOP.18.00271. PMID: 30763199
Prediction of acute myeloid leukaemia risk in healthy individuals.
Abelson S, Collord G, Ng SWK, Weissbrod O, Mendelson Cohen N, Niemeyer E, Barda N, Zuzarte PC, Heisler L, Sundaravadanam Y, Luben R, Hayat S, Wang TT, Zhao Z, Cirlan I, Pugh TJ, Soave D, Ng K, Latimer C, Hardy C, Raine K, Jones D, Hoult D, Britten A, McPherson JD, Johansson M, Mbabaali F, Eagles J, Miller JK, Pasternack D, Timms L, Krzyzanowski P, Awadalla P, Costa R, Segal E, Bratman SV, Beer P, Behjati S, Martincorena I, Wang JCY, Bowles KM, Quirós JR, Karakatsani A, La Vecchia C, Trichopoulou A, Salamanca-Fernández E, Huerta JM, Barricarte A, Travis RC, Tumino R, Masala G, Boeing H, Panico S, Kaaks R, Krämer A, Sieri S, Riboli E, Vineis P, Foll M, McKay J, Polidoro S, Sala N, Khaw KT, Vermeulen R, Campbell PJ, Papaemmanuil E, Minden MD, Tanay A, Balicer RD, Wareham NJ, Gerstung M, Dick JE, Brennan P, Vassiliou GS, Shlush LI
Nature 2018 Jul;559(7714):400-404. Epub 2018 Jul 9 doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0317-6. PMID: 29988082Free PMC Article
How I treat myelodysplastic syndromes of childhood.
Locatelli F, Strahm B
Blood 2018 Mar 29;131(13):1406-1414. Epub 2018 Feb 8 doi: 10.1182/blood-2017-09-765214. PMID: 29438960
Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Progress Through Collaboration.
Pui CH, Yang JJ, Hunger SP, Pieters R, Schrappe M, Biondi A, Vora A, Baruchel A, Silverman LB, Schmiegelow K, Escherich G, Horibe K, Benoit YC, Izraeli S, Yeoh AE, Liang DC, Downing JR, Evans WE, Relling MV, Mullighan CG
J Clin Oncol 2015 Sep 20;33(27):2938-48. Epub 2015 Aug 24 doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.59.1636. PMID: 26304874Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Relationship between non-syndromic oral clefts and cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Machado RA, Popoff DAV, Martelli-Júnior H
Oral Dis 2022 Jul;28(5):1369-1386. Epub 2022 Mar 22 doi: 10.1111/odi.14179. PMID: 35258156
Association Between SHMT1 rs1979277 Polymorphism and Risk of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Yang QQ, Zhang Y, Yang J
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2022 Apr 1;44(3):e616-e622. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002173. PMID: 33974584
Human TERT promoter polymorphism rs2853669 is associated with cancers: an updated meta-analysis.
Aziz MA, Jafrin S, Islam MS
Hum Cell 2021 Jul;34(4):1066-1081. Epub 2021 Mar 20 doi: 10.1007/s13577-021-00520-4. PMID: 33743166
Genetic polymorphisms of mTOR and cancer risk: a systematic review and updated meta-analysis.
Zining J, Lu X, Caiyun H, Yuan Y
Oncotarget 2016 Aug 30;7(35):57464-57480. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.10805. PMID: 27462867Free PMC Article
Candidate gene association studies and risk of chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sava GP, Speedy HE, Houlston RS
Leuk Lymphoma 2014 Jan;55(1):160-7. Epub 2013 Jun 24 doi: 10.3109/10428194.2013.800197. PMID: 23647060

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