scholarly journals Myeloproliferative neoplasms

JBMTCT ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Neysimelia Costa Villela ◽  
Gustavo Zamperlini ◽  
Patrícia Shimoda Ikeuti ◽  
Roseane Vasconcelos Gouveia ◽  
Simone De Castro Resende Franco ◽  
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  In addition to the chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) BCR-ABL1+, classic myeloproliferative neoplasms include polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia and primary myelofibrosis. These have a very low incidence in the pediatric age group and there is no consensus on treatment in children.

Blood ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 116 (21) ◽  
pp. 1992-1992
Author(s):  
Jeffrey R Gardner ◽  
Omar Abdel-Wahab ◽  
Mark Frattini ◽  
Joseph G Jurcic ◽  
Kristina Knapp ◽  
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Abstract Abstract 1992 The myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) can have a variable natural history. Polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia, in particular, are conditions that can extend over decades, but some patients have clinical progression to myelofibrosis or acute myeloid leukemia. As first articulated by Warburg, cancers are metabolically distinguished from normal tissues by the use of glycolysis under aerobic conditions. To metabolically characterize the blood cells of patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms, we measured the mitochondrial membrane potential using the cyanine dye, JC-1. In examining cells derived from the blood and/or marrow of 159 patients with primary myelofibrosis, polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia, we found that the mitochondrial membrane potential (FL2/FL1=electrochemical potential/mitochondrial mass) was elevated compared to the blood cells of normal individuals. Thirty five percent of patients with polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia had normal MMP. In contrast, 97% of patients with primary myelofibrosis, post-polycythemia myelofibrosis, post-essential thrombocythemia myelofibrosis and acute myeloid leukemia following an MPN had evidence of cell populations with higher mitochondrial membrane potential. Cells with distinctly higher mitochondrial membrane potential could be indentified in platelets and polymorphonuclear leukocytes; however the MMP of lymphocytes was normal, indicating that the alteration in metabolic state likely occurred in a multipotential myeloid stem cell. Cell populations were confirmed by co-staining with anti-CD19, -CD45, -GlycophorinA and -β3-integrin antibodies. Sequential analysis of patient samples found that the acquisition of higher mitochondrial membrane potential was stable and persistent over 2 years or more of follow up and that elevated membrane potential predisposed patients to disease progression. The balance of patients (65%) with ET had evidence of increased MMP suggesting the possibility of disease in an early state of evolution to a more aggressive condition. The increased MMP did not correlate with the presence of mutation in JAK2. These results indicate that clinically advanced MPN can be characterized by changes in mitochondrial physiology that might be identified non-invasively by flow cytometric staining with JC-1. In addition, the early nature of these changes may help to identify therapeutic targets. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincenzo Accurso ◽  
Marco Santoro ◽  
Simona Raso ◽  
Angelo Davide Contrino ◽  
Paolo Casimiro ◽  
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Splenomegaly is one of the major clinical manifestations of primary myelofibrosis and is common also in other chronic Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms, causing symptoms and signs and affecting quality of life of patients diagnosed with these diseases. We aimed to study the impact that such alteration has on thrombotic risk and on the survival of patients with essential thrombocythemia and patients with Polycythemia Vera (PV). We studied the relationship between splenomegaly (and its grade), thrombosis and survival in 238 patients with et and 165 patients with PV followed at our center between January 1997 and May 2019.


2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sohaila Eldeweny ◽  
Hosny Ibrahim ◽  
Ghada Elsayed ◽  
Mohamed Samra

Abstract Background Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) describe a group of diseases involving the bone marrow (BM). Classical MPNs are classified into chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET), and primary myelofibrosis (PMF). This classification is based on the presence of Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome (BCR/ABL1). CML is BCR/ABL1-positive while PV, ET, and PMF are negative. JAK2 p. Val617Phe pathological variant is the most associated mutation in BCR/ABL1-negative MPNs. The frequency of JAK2 p. Val617Phe is 90–95% in PV patients, 50–60% in ET, and 40–50% in patients with PMF. Studies on MPL gene led to the revelation of a gain of function pathological variants in JAK2 p. Val617Phe-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). MPL p. W515 L/K pathological variants are the most common across all mutations in MPL gene. The prevalence of these pathological variants over the Egyptian population is not clear enough. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of MPL p. W515 L/K pathological variants in the Philadelphia (Ph)-negative MPNs over the Egyptian population. Results We have tested 60 patients with Ph-negative MPNs for MPL p. W515 L/K pathological variants. Median age was 51 (22–73) years. No MPL p. W515 L/K pathological variants were detected among our patients. JAK2 p. Val617Phe in PV and PMF patients showed significantly lower frequency than other studies. Splenomegaly was significantly higher in ET patients compared to other studies. Conclusion MPL p. W515 L/K pathological variants are rare across the Egyptian Ph-negative MPNs, and further studies on a large number are recommended. MPN patients in Egypt are younger compared to different ethnic groups.


2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-76
Author(s):  
Mohammad Zaid Hossain ◽  
Pratyay Hasan ◽  
Benozir Ahmed ◽  
Kazi Tuba E Mozazfia ◽  
Zannatul Ferdush ◽  
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The incidence of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is 1-2 cases/100 000/year, without major geographical differences and the median age of presentation is 60–65 years1 or approximately 67 years. Commonly known as a disease of the elderly, CML rarely affects the pediatric group (0-14 years), or adolescent and young adults (15-29 years). Age specific rate of CML per 100,000 of population, have been reported in pediatric age group as 0.04 and in young adults and adolescent group as 0.22. There is also much scarcity of available literature on the characteristic, presentation, outcome and response to standard protocol treatment in this age group, although it has been noted recently by many researchers that, they differ significantly from the much commonly affected elderly population. We here report two cases of pediatric and young adolescent CML.J Dhaka Medical College, Vol. 25, No.1, April, 2016, Page 74-76


Blood ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 112 (6) ◽  
pp. 2199-2204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ola Landgren ◽  
Lynn R. Goldin ◽  
Sigurdur Y. Kristinsson ◽  
Elin A. Helgadottir ◽  
Jan Samuelsson ◽  
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Abstract Previous small studies have reported familial clustering of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), including polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET), and myelofibrosis (MF). We identified 6217 PV, 2838 ET, 1172 MF, and 812 MPN unclassifiable (NOS) patients diagnosed in Sweden, 43 550 controls, and first-degree relatives of cases (n = 24 577) and controls (n = 99 542). Using a marginal survival model, we calculated relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals as measures of familial aggregation. Relatives of MPN patients had significantly increased risks of PV (RR = 5.7; 3.5-9.1), ET (RR = 7.4; 3.7-14.8), and MPN NOS (RR = 7.5; 2.7-20.8). Analyses stratified by type of first-degree relative revealed consistently higher risks for siblings, compatible with a model of recessive genetic inheritance, which can be confirmed only by identifying the susceptibility gene(s). Mean age at MPN diagnosis was not different (P = .20) for affected relatives of cases (57.5 years) versus controls (60.6 years), and risk of MPN by age was not different for parents versus offspring of MPN cases (P = .10), providing no support for anticipation. Relatives of MPN patients had a borderline increased risk of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML; RR = 1.9; 0.9-3.8; P = .09). Our findings of 5- to 7-fold elevated risk of MPNs among first-degree relatives of MPN patients support the hypothesis that common, strong, shared susceptibility genes predispose to PV, ET, MF, and possibly CML.


Blood ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 119 (22) ◽  
pp. 5221-5228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan-Carlos Hernández-Boluda ◽  
Arturo Pereira ◽  
Francisco Cervantes ◽  
Alberto Alvarez-Larrán ◽  
María Collado ◽  
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Patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET) and polycythemia vera (PV) have an increased incidence of acute myeloid leukemia and new nonhematologic malignancies compared with the general population. However, information on the factors determining the risk for such complications is limited. In the present study, we investigated whether constitutional genetic variations in DNA repair predispose to leukemic transformation and new nonmyeloid neoplasias in patients with ET and PV. Case-control studies for predisposition to both types of malignancies were nested in a cohort of 422 subjects diagnosed with ET or PV during the period 1973-2010 in several institutions in Spain. A total of 64 incidence cases of leukemia and 50 cases of primary nonmyeloid cancers were accrued. At conditional regression analysis, the Gln/Gln genotype in the XPD codon 751 showed the strongest association with both leukemic transformation (odds ratio [OR] = 4.9; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 2.0-12) and development of nonmyeloid malignancies (OR = 4.2; 95% CI, 1.5-12). Additional predictive factors were exposure to cytoreductive agents for leukemic transformation (OR = 3.5; 95% CI, 2.0-6.2) and age for nonmyeloid malignancies (OR = 2.0; 95% CI, 1.4-2.8). These findings provide further evidence about the contribution of inherited genetic variations to the pathogenesis and clinical course of myeloproliferative neoplasms.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 259
Author(s):  
Diana L. Lighezan ◽  
Anca S. Bojan ◽  
Mihaela Iancu ◽  
Raluca M. Pop ◽  
Ștefana Gligor-Popa ◽  
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Background: The complexity of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) cannot be characterized by acquired somatic mutations alone. Individual genetic background is thought to contribute to the development of MPNs. The aim of our study was to assess the association between the TET2 rs1548483 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and the susceptibility to polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET), primary myelofibrosis (PMF) or chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Methods: We evaluated the TET2 rs1548483 SNP through real-time PCR in 1601 MPN patients out of which 431 with PV, 688 with TE, 233 with PMF, 249 with CML and 197 controls. We included only patients with a molecularly proven driver mutation, such as JAK2 V617F, CALR or BCR-ABL1. Results: Significant association between TET2 rs154843 variant allele and JAK2 V617F-positive PV and PMF (OR = 1.70; 95% CI: 1.01–2.91; p-value = 0.046, and OR = 2.04; 95% CI: 1.10–3.77; p-value = 0.024, respectively), and type 2 CALR-positive PMF (OR = 2.98; 95% CI: 1.12–7.93; p-value = 0.035) was noted. Conclusions: The TET2 rs1548483 SNP is associated with the susceptibility to molecularly annotated PV and PMF.


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