title: BAALC and ERG Expression in Egyptian Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Relation to Survival and Response to Treatment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Aim was to detect Brain and Acute Leukemia, Cytoplasmic (BAALC) and ETS-related gene (ERG) expression in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) as well as to study their biologic and prognostic impact on the disease outcome and survival.
  
  
  METHODS
  The current study was carried out on 44 patients with denovo acute myeloid leukemia, as well as 44 age and sex matched controls. The quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay was performed for estimation of BAALC and ERG expression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The current study was carried out on 44 patients with denovo acute myeloid leukemia, as well as 44 age and sex matched controls. The quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay was performed for estimation of BAALC and ERG expression. BAALC was expressed in 36 (81.82%) of AML cases versus 10 (22.72%) of the control group which was highly statistically significant (P < 0.001). While ERG was positive in 39(88.64%) of cases and 8(18.18 %) of controls and that was also highly statistically significant (P < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Further researches still needed to clarify the role of BAALC and ERG in the pathogenesis of leukemia and their importance as targets for treatment of AML.
authors.affiliation: Cairo University, Clinical Pathology, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Aml
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soliman
authors.affiliation: Cairo University, Clinical Pathology, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Asmaa Abdel
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Aal
authors.affiliation: Cairo University, Clinical Pathology, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Reham
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Afify
authors.affiliation: Cairo University, Clinical Pathology, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Noha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
keywords: AML; BAALC; ERG; Quantitative real-time RT-PCR; gene expression