Mutations of the TP53 gene in acute myeloid leukemia are strongly associated with a complex aberrant karyotype.
In acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with complex aberrant karyotype, a loss of one TP53 allele is frequently observed. We analyzed the incidence of TP53 mutations and deletions in 107 AML with complex aberrant karyotype. In 50 of 57 cases showing a loss of one TP53 allele, a TP53 mutation was detected in the remaining allele. In addition, in 33 of 50 cases with two TP53 copies, a TP53 mutation was found. Therefore, the frequency of TP53 mutations in AML with complex aberrant karyotype was 78%. In a second step, we analyzed TP53 mutations in a cohort of AML comprising different cytogenetic subgroups. TP53 mutations were detected in 33 of 235 cases (14%). Coincidences with other molecular mutations were rare. We confirmed a high incidence of TP53 mutations in AML with a complex aberrant karyotype (29/42, 69%) and demonstrated that TP53 mutations are very rare in AML without a complex aberrant karyotype (4/193, 2.1%).
MLL Munich Leukemia Laboratory, Max-Lebsche-Platz, Munich, Germany. claudia.haferlach@mll-online.com
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D015331:Cohort Studies; D016158:Genes, p53; D011495:Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D007621:Karyotyping; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000235:genetics*; D009154:Mutation; D051788:Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein / Q000235:genetics; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D000090243:Nucleophosmin
C497422:KMT2A protein, human; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D000090243:Nucleophosmin; D051788:Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein; D011495:Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase