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Telomerase activity and telomere length in acute leukemia: correlations with disease progression, subtypes and overall survival.

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:The progressive shortening of telomeres and the activation of telomerase are considered to be one of the important mechanisms in cellular immortalization and disease progression. Bone marrow samples were collected from 148 patients with acute leukemia (AL). Based on the stage of the disease, patients were divided into the newly diagnosed group, the relapsed group and the complete remission (CR) group. telomerase activity (TA) was examined by PCR-ELISA, and telomere length (TL) was examined by Southern blot analyses. TA and TL were analyzed in relation to AL stage and subtype. Five-year survival was analyzed using Kaplan-Meier survival curve. TA in AL patients was higher than healthy individuals. TA level was the highest in the relapsed group, followed by the newly diagnosed group, and then the CR group. TA had no difference between acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL) group and acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) group. But TA in group of subtype M3 was lower than other subtypes of ANLL. TL in AL group was shorter than the control group. TL was the shortest in the relapsed group, followed by the newly diagnosed group, and finally the CR group. TL exhibited an inverse correlation with TA. The group of patients with high TA had a significantly poorer five-year-survival than that of low TA group. TA is elevated and TL is shortened in AL patients. There is a significant inverse correlation between TL and TA. Patients in late-stage disease had shorter TL and higher TA than those in early stages. The shortened TL and elevated TA correlated with disease progression and relapse, and they may serve as prognostic factors for AL patients with poor outcome. M3 subtype is special with relative lower TA and long-lasting survival than other subtypes.

journal_name

Int J Lab Hematol

journal_title

International journal of laboratory hematology

authors

Wang Y,Fang M,Sun X,Sun J

doi

10.1111/j.1751-553X.2009.01178.x

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-04-01 00:00:00

pages

230-8

issue

eissn

1751-5521

issn

1751-553X

pii

CLH1178

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Telomerase activity and telomere length in acute leukemia: correlations with disease progression, subtypes and overall survival.