title: [The genetic instability of mismatch repair gene linked microsatellite and the evolution of CML].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the relationship between the genetic instability of microsatellite linked with mismatch repair gene and the evolution of CML to blast crisis.
  
  
  METHODS
  The loss of heterozygosity (LOH) and microsatellite instability (MSI) of two polymorphic microsatellite markers, D2s123 and D3s1298, linked with mismatch repair gene hMSH2 and hMLH1 respectively, were detected by PCR-silver staining method on the bone marrow cells of 18 CML patients, who clinically progressed from the chronic phase to accelerated phase or blast crisis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Differences in microsatellite D2s123 and D3s1298 at the CML accelerated phase or blast crisis in 5 (27.8%) of the 18 patients were demonstrated compared with chronic phase. For D2s123, MSI and LOH were observed in 1 of 8 patients with accelerated phase (12.5%) and 2 of 10 patients in blast crisis (20%). For D3s1298, MSI and LOH were observed in 2 of 10 patients in blast crisis (20%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The genetic alteration of microsatellite D2s123 and D3s1298 may play a role in the progress of some CML cases.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hematology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300020, China.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D020137:Base Pair Mismatch; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005260:Female; D016044:Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl / Q000235:genetics; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D008875:Middle Aged; D051718:MutS Homolog 2 Protein; D010677:Philadelphia Chromosome; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D016044:Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl; C497172:MSH2 protein, human; D051718:MutS Homolog 2 Protein