title: Changes in the expression of FGFR3 in patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia receiving transplants of allogeneic peripheral blood stem cells.
abstract: Fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFR1-4) are implicated in various cellular events, including cell growth and transformation. Here, we showed that patients suffering from chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) express high levels of FGFR3 mRNA in white blood cells (WBCs). After stem cell transplantation and reconstitution of haematopoiesis, the expression of FGFR3 decreased and was maintained at low levels that are typical of healthy individuals. However, FGFR3 expression became upregulated again in those patients that had accelerated BCR/ABL rearrangement and underwent relapse of leukaemia. Our findings suggest that, in CML, the changing levels of FGFR3 transcripts in WBCs may have prognostic significance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine - Haemato-oncology, Masaryk University Hospital, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dvorakova
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Krejci
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fajkus
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hampl
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dvorak
mesh_terms: D015870:Gene Expression; D005819:Genetic Markers; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery*; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D051498:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor / Q000235:genetics*; D012008:Recurrence; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; C496365:FGFR3 protein, human; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D051498:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3