| AML1-ETO IN Acute Myeloid Leukemia |
Among the most frequent genomic lesions in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) are the
reciprocal translocation t(8;21)(q22q22) and the pericentric inversion of chromosome 16, inv(16)(p13q22).
The corresponding leukemia specific fusion transcripts are respectively AML1-ETO and CBFß-MYH11, detected in about 2-12% and 1-5% respectively of AML cases and associated with favorable prognosis.
These two specific fusion transcripts can be detected by polymerase chain reaction
(PCR) based methods at diagnosis, and are used to quantify minimal residual disease (MRD).
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