title: HOXA9 gene expression in the chronic myeloid leukemia progression.
abstract: In the present work we study the HOXA9 expression in sequential samples of patients with CML using RT-PCR. To obtain a semi-quantitative value, the HOXA9 expression was referred to the ABL gene in the same sample. The relative HOXA9 expression was higher in patients in the accelerated phase of the disease (p<0.005). Interestingly, a patient with poorer prognosis (high Sokal's score), showing the highest HOXA9/ABL ratio, quickly entered a blast crisis and died 5 months later. These first results could be considered as an evidence of an actual biological phenomenon that could provide additional information about the HOXA9 role in the CML progression.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Bioquimica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina.
authors.forename: Fabian A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Tedeschi
authors.forename: Fabian E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Zalazar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018450:Disease Progression; D016044:Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl / Q000235:genetics; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D015973:Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C097899:homeobox protein HOXA9; D016044:Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl