Functional detection of the p53 gene in chronic myeloid leukemia
BI Dan1, ZHOU Shu-yun1, ZENG Mu-sheng2, et al.
1.Hematology Department, Nanfang Hospital,First Military Medical University,Guangzhou 510515, P.R. China
2.Cancer Center,Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences,Guangzhou 510060,P.R.China
【Abstract】Objective:To assess endogenous p53 status in Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML),we established a functional assay by use of p21 as a marker.Methods:Western blot was used to detect p53 and p21 protein expression of the CML cells treated with or without the chemotherapeutic drug adriamycin.Results:Samples from 25 CML patients were assessed.We identified p53 gene functional abnormalities in 5 cases,1case in chronic phase,which showed p53 gene was wild type,but was non-functional;1 case in accelerated phase;3 cases in blast crisis,including 2 myeloid blast crisis and 1 mixed blast crisis. No p53 functional abnormalities was found in lymphoid blast crisis.Patients with p53 functional abnormalities had poor prognosis.Conclusions:The results present further evidence that p53 gene functional abnormalities are involved in the pathogenesis of the myeloid progression of CML and are closely related with the prognosis of the disease.There may be p53 suppressor factors or combination proteins which lead to functional inactivation of the p53 gene and it might be one of the mechanisms underlying disease progression of CML.
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