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Myelodysplastic syndromes with 20q deletion: incidence, prognostic value and impact on response to azacitidine of ASXL1 chromosomal deletion and gene…
2021
In myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), the 20q deletion [del(20q)] may cause deletion of the ASXL1 gene. We studied 153 patients with MDS and del(20q) to assess the incidence, prognostic value and impact on response to azacitidine (AZA) of ASXL1 chromosomal alterations and genetic mutations. Additionally, in vitro assay of the response to AZA in HAP1 (HAP1(WT)) and HAP1 ASXL1 knockout (HAP1(KN)) cells was performed. ASXL1 chromosomal alterations were detected in 44 patients (28 center dot 5%): 34 patients (22%) with a gene deletion (ASXL1(DEL)) and 10 patients (6 center dot 5%) with additional gene copies. ASXL1(DEL) was associated with a lower platelet count. The most frequently mutated genes…
Unusual presentation of blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm: Pitfalls in other hematolymphoid neoplasms
2020
Abstract Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a rare CD4+/CD56+ hematological malignancy with aggressive clinical course and poor prognosis. Histologically, BPDCN is characterized by a diffuse, monomorphous infiltration of cutaneous, subcutaneous, and sometimes other tissues such as lymph nodes and bone marrow, by medium-sized neoplastic cells with blastoid morphology. Typically, there is absence of lymphocytic infiltrate. Diagnosis relies on immunophenotypic expression of CD4, CD56, and the more specific markers of plasmacytoid dendritic cells CD123, CD303/BDCA2, and TCL1. We report a case of a 57-year-old man who presented a 4 cm-long solitary, erythemateous lesion on t…
Caracterización molecular de las leucemias mieloides agudas de novo
2013
La secuenciación es la técnica de elección para identificar mutaciones. Sin embargo, tiene un coste elevado, es laboriosa y su sensibilidad es limitada. Recientemente, el nuevo método de análisis de alta resolución con curvas de fusión (High Resolution Melt, HRM) permite detectar de forma rápida y específica mutaciones, polimorfismos y cambios epigenéticos. La leucemia mieloide aguda (LMA) son enfermedades heterogéneas con distintos comportamientos clínicos. El 40-50% de los pacientes no presentan alteraciones cromosómicas específicas y los mecanismos moleculares que subyacen en su patogenia son en su mayor parte desconocidos. Avances en la caracterización molecular han permitido la identif…