title: 5'-(3')-nucleotidase mRNA levels in blast cells are a prognostic factor in acute myeloid leukemia patients treated with cytarabine.
abstract: We analyzed cytosolic 5'-(3')-nucleotidase (dNT-1) mRNA expression by quantitative polymerase chain reaction at diagnosis in leukemic blasts from 114 patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treated with ara-C. Our results show that low dNT-1 mRNA expression in leukemic blasts at diagnosis is correlated with a worse clinical outcome and suggest that this enzyme may have a role in sensitivity to ara-C in AML patients.
authors.forename: Carlos María
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Galmarini
authors.forename: Emeline
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cros
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Mackey
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dumontet
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001752:Blast Crisis / Q000201:enzymology*; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009708:Nucleotidases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011379:Prognosis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D003561:Cytarabine; D009708:Nucleotidases; C030287:nucleotidase