Multiple copies of RUNX1: description of 14 new patients, follow-up, and a review of the literature

Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 2008 Jan 15;180(2):129-34. doi: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2007.10.004.

Abstract

RUNX1 over-representation is present in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Although these cases have been related with poor outcome, not all reports describe patient follow-up. To understand its associated clinical features and prognosis, we report on 14 children with ALL and RUNX1 over-representation with laboratory data and outcomes compared to previous reports. Eighty-six children with RUNX1 over-representation have been described, including the 14 patients of this study. Most of them are between 6 and 15 years of age, have low leukocyte counts, pre-B immunophenotype, and three to eight RUNX1 copies. Of the 69 patients with follow-up data, 21 of them relapsed or died, suggesting that RUNX1 over-representation is associated to a poor outcome.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit / genetics*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gene Amplification*
  • Gene Dosage
  • Genetic Testing
  • Humans
  • Karyotyping
  • Male
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / diagnosis
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / genetics*
  • Prognosis

Substances

  • Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit
  • RUNX1 protein, human