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Simple genetic diagnosis of hairy cell leukemia by sensitive detection of the BRAF-V600E mutation

Simple genetic diagnosis of hairy cell leukemia by sensitive detection of the BRAF-V600E mutation
Simple genetic diagnosis of hairy cell leukemia by sensitive detection of the BRAF-V600E mutation
Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is a distinct clinicopathologic entity that responds well to purine analogs but is sometimes difficult to differentiate from HCL-like disorders (e.g., splenic marginal zone lymphoma and HCL variant). We recently identified the BRAF-V600E mutation as the disease-defining genetic event in HCL. In this study, we describe a new, simple, and inexpensive test for genetics-based diagnosis of HCL in whole-blood samples that detects BRAF-V600E through a sensitive allele-specific PCR qualitative assay followed by agarose-gel electrophoresis. This approach detected BRAF-V600E in all 123 leukemic HCL samples investigated containing as few as 0.1% leukemic cells. BRAF-V600E was detected at different time points during the disease course, even after therapy, pointing to its pivotal role in HCL pathogenesis and maintenance of the leukemic clone. Conversely, 115 non-HCL chronic B-cell neoplasms, including 79 HCL-like disorders, were invariably negative for BRAF-V600E. This molecular assay is a powerful tool for improving the diagnostic accuracy in HCL.
0006-4971
192-195
Tiacci, Enrico
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Schiavoni, Gianluca
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Forconi, Francesco
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Trentin, Livio
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Ambrosetti, Achille
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Cecchini, Debora
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Sozzi, Elisa
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Di Bello, Cristiana
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Foà, Robin
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Tiacci, Enrico
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Forconi, Francesco
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Trentin, Livio
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Ambrosetti, Achille
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Cecchini, Debora
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Sozzi, Elisa
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Tiacci, Enrico, Schiavoni, Gianluca, Forconi, Francesco, Santi, Alessia, Trentin, Livio, Ambrosetti, Achille, Cecchini, Debora, Sozzi, Elisa, Francia di Celle, Paola, Di Bello, Cristiana, Pulsoni, Alessandro, Foà, Robin, Inghirami, Giorgio and Falini, Brunangelo (2012) Simple genetic diagnosis of hairy cell leukemia by sensitive detection of the BRAF-V600E mutation. Blood, 119 (1), 192-195. (doi:10.1182/blood-2011-08-371179). (PMID:22028477)

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Abstract

Hairy cell leukemia (HCL) is a distinct clinicopathologic entity that responds well to purine analogs but is sometimes difficult to differentiate from HCL-like disorders (e.g., splenic marginal zone lymphoma and HCL variant). We recently identified the BRAF-V600E mutation as the disease-defining genetic event in HCL. In this study, we describe a new, simple, and inexpensive test for genetics-based diagnosis of HCL in whole-blood samples that detects BRAF-V600E through a sensitive allele-specific PCR qualitative assay followed by agarose-gel electrophoresis. This approach detected BRAF-V600E in all 123 leukemic HCL samples investigated containing as few as 0.1% leukemic cells. BRAF-V600E was detected at different time points during the disease course, even after therapy, pointing to its pivotal role in HCL pathogenesis and maintenance of the leukemic clone. Conversely, 115 non-HCL chronic B-cell neoplasms, including 79 HCL-like disorders, were invariably negative for BRAF-V600E. This molecular assay is a powerful tool for improving the diagnostic accuracy in HCL.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 25 October 2011
Published date: 5 January 2012
Organisations: Cancer Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 358116
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/358116
ISSN: 0006-4971
PURE UUID: 765345c9-db62-48a3-9233-e396d6dc5c75
ORCID for Francesco Forconi: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2211-1831

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Author: Enrico Tiacci
Author: Gianluca Schiavoni
Author: Alessia Santi
Author: Livio Trentin
Author: Achille Ambrosetti
Author: Debora Cecchini
Author: Elisa Sozzi
Author: Paola Francia di Celle
Author: Cristiana Di Bello
Author: Alessandro Pulsoni
Author: Robin Foà
Author: Giorgio Inghirami
Author: Brunangelo Falini

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