Detection of hypermethylation of p15 gene in patients with acute leukemia by polymerase chain reaction
CHEN Fei,ZENG Xianchang.
(Department of Hematology,the Second Affiliated Hospital,Hubei Medical University,Wuhan 430071,China)
【Abstract】 Objective To explore the role of hypermethylation of p15 gene in the pathogenesis of acute leukemias.Methods DNA from 36 cases of acute leukemia were investigated using restriction enzyme digestion combined with polymerase chain reaction(PCR) technique.Results Hypermethylations of p15 gene were found in 22 (61.1%) patients,including 17 cases of acute non-lymphoblastic leukemia(ANLL) and 5 of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).ANLL patients exhibited p15 gene hypermethylations had higher WBC in peripheral blood (P<0.05) and higher percentages of leukemia cells in bone marrow(P<0.01).Conclusion Inactivation of p15 gene due to hypermethylation may be involved in the pathogenesis of some acute leukemias.
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