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Query: UNIPROT:Q06643 (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma)
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The WT 1 gene has been isolated as a tumor suppressor gene of Wilms' tumor. Using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), relative levels of the WT 1 gene expression was examined in 87 patients with acute leukemia, 25 with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), and 24 with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Significant levels of the WT 1 gene were expressed in all leukemia patients, and for CML the levels increased as the clinical phase progressed. No point mutations were found in the WT 1 gene when samples from 15 acute leukemia patients were subjected to PCR single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis. In striking contrast to acute leukemia, the levels of WT1 gene expression for NHL were significantly low or even undetectable. The levels of WT 1 gene expression inversely correlated with the prognosis of acute leukemia. The quantification of the WT 1 gene expression made it possible to detect minimal residual disease (MRD) in acute leukemia regardless of the presence of absence of tumor-specific DNA markers. Simultaneous monitoring of MRD by RT-PCR using primers for specific DNA markers in four patients (two AML-M3 with PML/RAR-alpha, one AML-M2 with AML1/ETO, and one CML with bcr/abl) detected MRD comparable to that obtained from quantitation of WT 1 gene expression. In a patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia, the limits of leukemic cell detection by RT-PCR using either WT 1 or PML/RAR-alpha gene primers were 10(-3)-10(-4) and 10(-4) for bone marrow, and 10(-5) and 10(-4) for peripheral blood, respectively.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:[WT 1 and leukemia]. 764 50

The WT1 gene encoding a zinc finger polypeptide is a tumor suppressor gene that plays a key role in the carcinogenesis of Wilms' tumor. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to examine relative levels of WT1 gene expression (defined in K562 cells as 1.00) in 45 patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), 22 with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), 6 with acute mixed lineage leukemia (AMLL), 23 with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), and 24 with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Significant levels of WT1 gene were expressed in all leukemia patients and for CML the levels increased as the clinical phase progressed. In striking contrast with acute leukemia, the levels of WT1 gene expression for NHL were significantly lower or even undetectable. Clear correlation was observed between the relative levels of WT1 gene expression (< 0.6 v > or = 0.6) and the prognosis for acute leukemia (AML, ALL, and AMLL). Patients with less than 0.6 levels had significantly higher rates of complete remission (CR), disease-free survival, and overall survival than those with > or = 0.6 levels, whereas CR could not be induced in any of the 7 patients with acute leukemia having greater than 1.0 levels of WT1 gene expression. The quantitation of the WT1 gene expression made it possible to detect minimal residual disease (MRD) in acute leukemia regardless of the presence or absence of tumor-specific DNA markers. Continuous monitoring of the WT1 mRNA was performed for 9 patients with acute leukemia. In 4 patients, MRD was detected 2 to 8 months before clinical relapse became apparent. In 2 other patients, the WT1 mRNA gradually increased after discontinuation of chemotherapy. No MRD was detected in the remaining 3 patients with AML who received intensive induction and consolidation therapy. Simultaneous monitoring of MRD by RT-PCR using primers for specific DNA markers in 3 patients (2 AML-M3 with PML/RAR alpha, and 1 AML-M2 with AML1/ETO) among these 9 patients detected MRD comparable with that obtained from quantitation of WT1 gene expression. In a patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia, the limits of leukemic cell detection by RT-PCR using either WT1 or promyelocytic leukemia/retinoic acid receptor-alpha gene primers were 10(-3) to 10(-4) and 10(-4) for bone marrow, and 10(-5) and 10(-4) for peripheral blood, respectively. Therefore, we conclude that WT1 is a new prognostic factor and a new marker for the detection of MRD in acute leukemia.
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PMID:WT1 as a new prognostic factor and a new marker for the detection of minimal residual disease in acute leukemia. 794 79