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[Value of DAPK Gene Methylation Patterns in the Diagnosis of Leukemia].

AbstractOBJECTIVE:
To screen the differential methylation patterns of tumor suppressor gene DAPK and evaluate its value as a biomarker for the diagnosis of leukemia.
METHODS:
The methylation status of DAPK gene promoter's CpG island was analyzed in the genomes of normal human white blood cells and HL-60, U937 and Jurkat cell lines by bisulfite sequencing PCR (BSP). The effectiveness of differential methylation patterns of DAPK gene for diagnosis of leukemia was verified in the leukemia cell lines and peripheral blood samples by methylation specific PCR (MSP).
RESULTS:
The methylation pattern of DAPK gene in different cell genomes displayed that the degree of unmethylation in normal cell genome was higher than that of leukemia cell lines. The differential CpG sites were found and could be used to differentiate HL-60 and the other 3 cell lines by MSP. Meanwhile, the differential methylation patterns in clinical specimens could distinguish acute non-lymphocytic leukemia (ANLL) and other types of leukemia by MSP. The diagnostic sensitivity, specificity and accuracy were 59.1%, 100% and 82.7% respectively. No relationship was found between MSP diagnosis results and clinical pathological typing.
CONCLUSION:
The differential methylation patterns of DAPK gene as potential tumor biomarker for diagnosis of leukemia can enrich the means of diagnosis of leukemia, provide idea and basis for finding all kinds of tumor's DNA methylation biomarkers in the future.
AuthorsSong-Shan Ye, Xian-Juan Liu, Bing-Yu Mao, Lei Yang, Geng Qiu
JournalZhongguo shi yan xue ye xue za zhi (Zhongguo Shi Yan Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi) Vol. 24 Issue 3 Pg. 687-92 (Jun 2016) ISSN: 1009-2137 [Print] China
PMID27342491 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • DAPK1 protein, human
  • Death-Associated Protein Kinases
Topics
  • Biomarkers, Tumor (genetics)
  • CpG Islands
  • DNA Methylation
  • Death-Associated Protein Kinases (genetics)
  • HL-60 Cells
  • Humans
  • Jurkat Cells
  • Leukemia (diagnosis, genetics)
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic

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