Screening for diverse PDGFRA or PDGFRB fusion genes is facilitated by generic quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction analysis
Screening for diverse PDGFRA or PDGFRB fusion genes is facilitated by generic quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction analysis
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10.3324/haematol.2009.016345
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发表时间:
2010-05-01
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Reiter, Andreas
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作者:
Erben, Philipp;Gosenca, Darko;Reiter, Andreas
BackgroundRapid identification of diverse fusion genes with involvement of PDGFRA or PDGFRB in eosinophilia-associated myeloproliferative neoplasms is essential for adequate clinical management but is complicated by the multitude and heterogeneity of partner genes and breakpoints.Design and MethodsWe established a generic quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction to detect overexpression of the 3'-regions of PDGFRA or PDGFRB as a possible indicator of an underlying fusion.ResultsAt diagnosis, all patients with known fusion genes involving PDGFRA (n=5; 51 patients) or PDGFRB (n=5; 7 patients) showed significantly increased normalized expression levels compared to 191 patients with fusion gene-negative eosinophilia or healthy individuals (PDGFRA/ABL: 0.73 versus 0.0066 versus 0.0064, P