title: New molecular marker in AML: DNA-fingerprint differences between leukemic phase and remission in acute myeloid leukemia.
abstract: DNA-fingerprint (DNA-F) analysis, based on the polymorphism of the tandem repeats of minisatellite areas in human genome, has a capacity to reveal minor changes in dispersed areas of human genome. In this study we have applied DNA-F analysis to the detection of differences between leukemic phase and remission in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). In order to identify normal and leukemic cell populations we used two molecular probes: Jeffreys' minisatellite probes 33.6 + 33.15 and M13 wild-type phage probe. Comparison of varying minisatellite fragments between remission and diagnosis/relapse was performed by Southern blot hybridization in 21 patients with AML. The results demonstrate that Southern hybridization with minisatellite probes can detect differences in DNA-fingerprints between leukemic phase and remission in 44% of AML patients. Thus differences in DNA-fingerprinting provides a new molecular marker, which can be useful in the detection of residual disease as well as in the study of the pathogenesis of AML.
authors.affiliation: Transplantation Laboratory, University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pakkala
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Helminen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ruutu
authors.forename: U M
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Saarinen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peltonen
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D015342:DNA Probes; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D015342:DNA Probes; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm