Panel-based RNA fusion sequencing improves diagnostics of pediatric acute myeloid leukemia.


Journal

Leukemia
ISSN: 1476-5551
Titre abrégé: Leukemia
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8704895

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
12 Dec 2023
Historique:
received: 21 07 2023
accepted: 23 11 2023
revised: 14 11 2023
medline: 13 12 2023
pubmed: 13 12 2023
entrez: 12 12 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

New methods like panel-based RNA fusion sequencing (RNA-FS) promise improved diagnostics in various malignancies. We here analyzed the impact of RNA-FS on the initial diagnostics of 241 cases with pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We show that, compared to classical cytogenetics (CCG), RNA-FS reliably detected risk-relevant fusion genes in pediatric AML. In addition, RNA-FS strongly improved the detection of cryptic fusion genes like NUP98::NSD1, KMT2A::MLLT10 and CBFA2T3::GLIS2 and thereby resulted in an improved risk stratification in 25 patients (10.4%). Validation of additionally detected non-risk-relevant high confidence fusion calls identified PIM3::BRD1, C22orf34::BRD1, PSPC1::ZMYM2 and ARHGAP26::NR3C1 as common genetic variants and MYB::GATA1 as recurrent aberration, which we here describe in AML subtypes M0 and M7 for the first time. However, it failed to detect rare cytogenetically confirmed fusion events like MNX1::ETV6 and other chromosome 12p-abnormalities. As add-on benefit, the proportion of patients for whom measurable residual disease (MRD) monitoring became possible was increased by RNA-FS from 44.4 to 75.5% as the information on the fusion transcripts' sequence allowed the design of new MRD assays.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38086945
doi: 10.1038/s41375-023-02102-9
pii: 10.1038/s41375-023-02102-9
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Informations de copyright

© 2023. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Lina Marie Hoffmeister (LM)

Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147, Essen, Germany.

Julia Suttorp (J)

Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147, Essen, Germany.

Christiane Walter (C)

Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147, Essen, Germany.

Evangelia Antoniou (E)

Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147, Essen, Germany.

Yvonne Lisa Behrens (YL)

Department of Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School, 30625, Hannover, Germany.

Gudrun Göhring (G)

Department of Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School, 30625, Hannover, Germany.

Amani Awada (A)

Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147, Essen, Germany.

Nils von Neuhoff (N)

Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147, Essen, Germany.

Dirk Reinhardt (D)

Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147, Essen, Germany.

Markus Schneider (M)

Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45147, Essen, Germany. Markus.Schneider@uk-essen.de.

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