title: Comparison of allele specific oligonucleotide-polymerase chain reaction and direct sequencing for high throughput screening of ABL kinase domain mutations in chronic myeloid leukemia resistant to imatinib.
abstract: To identify a fast and sensitive method for screening for mutations in patients with imatinib- resistant chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), we compared allele specific oligonucleotide- polymerase chain reaction (ASO-PCR) assay with conventional direct sequencing. Among the 68 imatinib resistant CML patients studied, 18 amino acid substitutions were detected in 44 patients by two assays. The sensitivity of ASO-PCR was superior to that of direct sequencing as it could detect one mutant allele in 100 approximately 100,000 wild type sequences. The fastness, simplicity, and sensitivity of ASO-PCR assays will be useful for routine monitoring of mutations, especially for frequently identified mutations.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, 65-1 Kumoh-dong, Ujeongbu-si, Kyonggi-do, Korea.
authors.forename: Ho-Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Ji-Yeon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Su-Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyun-gyung
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Goh
authors.forename: Myungshin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Dong-Wook
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001549:Benzamides; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics*; D016044:Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics*; D016313:Genes, abl; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate; D020014:K562 Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D020125:Mutation, Missense; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017354:Point Mutation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001549:Benzamides; D010879:Piperazines; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D011743:Pyrimidines; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate; D016044:Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl