Real-time quantification of TEL–AML1 fusion transcripts for MRD detection in relapsed childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Autor: Tillmann Taube, Günter Henze, Karlheinz Seeger, Cornelia Eckert, Gabriele Körner
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Leukemia Research. 28:699-706
ISSN: 0145-2126
DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2003.11.006
Popis: Response to therapy of ALL assessed by molecular methods has been proved to be a predictor of outcome. Alternatively to established but very labour-intensive DNA-based PCR-techniques the TEL-AML1 fusion transcript can serve as a marker for MRD monitoring. MRD quantification using TEL-AML1 is of particular interest if the results are directly comparable to data obtained by established DNA-based assays. Investigation of the potential of MRD monitoring using LightCycler technology for TEL-AML1 real-time quantification and comparison to results from established DNA-based MRD assays revealed corresponding results. Accordingly, TEL-AML1 MRD quantification is a sensitive, specific and rapid method that can supplement clone-specific MRD detection.
Databáze: OpenAIRE