Analysis of somatic hypermutations of immunoglobulin gene rearrangements in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Cancer Invest. 2011 Jun;29(5):360-4. doi: 10.3109/07357907.2011.584587.

Abstract

The current study investigated the presence, frequency, and status of somatic hypermutations as well as their role in children with B lineage ALL. The obtained sequences were analyzed using IMGT/V-QUEST. Totally, 150 IGH sequences were evaluated; 139 from the 111 patients at the time of diagnosis and 11 from 8/111 patients at the time of relapse. The findings of the current report revealed the presence of somatically mutated V genes in childhood B lineage ALL. A higher frequency of somatic hypermutations was noted in unproductive rearrangements and was generally attributed to nucleotide mutation type, region, and IGHV gene subgroup biases.

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Bone Marrow Examination
  • DNA Mutational Analysis
  • Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte*
  • Genes, Immunoglobulin*
  • Greece
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin Variable Region / genetics*
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / genetics*
  • Recurrence
  • Somatic Hypermutation, Immunoglobulin*

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin Variable Region