Abstract
The studies aimed at identifying a prognostic significance of angiogenesis-related factors: CD105 and placental growth factor (PlGF) in a course of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Research protocol was based on detection of RNA and protein expressions in bone marrow blasts using quantitative PCR and immunocytochemical assays respectively. Kaplan-Meier statistics revealed CD105 and PlGF expression as managed separately do not correlate with relapse-free time in ALL patients. On the other hand, an associated analysis of CD105 and PlGF demonstrated a significantly shorter progression-free time in children who were CD105+ and PlGF+ or CD105- and PlGF+ at the moment of ALL diagnosis.
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Publication types
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Evaluation Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Age of Onset
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Antigens, CD / analysis
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Antigens, CD / genetics
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Antigens, CD / metabolism
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Antigens, CD / physiology*
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Biomarkers, Tumor* / analysis
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Biomarkers, Tumor* / genetics
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Biomarkers, Tumor* / metabolism
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Case-Control Studies
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Child
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Endoglin
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Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic
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Humans
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Immunohistochemistry
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Monitoring, Physiologic / methods
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Placenta Growth Factor
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Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / diagnosis*
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Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / epidemiology
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Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / genetics
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Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / metabolism
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Pregnancy Proteins / analysis
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Pregnancy Proteins / genetics
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Pregnancy Proteins / metabolism
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Pregnancy Proteins / physiology*
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Prognosis
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RNA, Messenger / analysis
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RNA, Messenger / genetics
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RNA, Messenger / metabolism
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Receptors, Cell Surface / analysis
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Receptors, Cell Surface / genetics
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Receptors, Cell Surface / metabolism
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Receptors, Cell Surface / physiology*
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Risk Factors
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Survival Analysis
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Time Factors
Substances
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Antigens, CD
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Biomarkers, Tumor
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ENG protein, human
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Endoglin
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PGF protein, human
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Pregnancy Proteins
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RNA, Messenger
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Receptors, Cell Surface
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Placenta Growth Factor