Hyperexpression of NOTCH-1 is found in immature acute myeloid leukemia.

Hyperexpression of NOTCH-1 is found in immature acute myeloid leukemia. Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2014;7(3):882-9 Authors: Sliwa T, Awsa S, Vesely M, Rokitte D, Grossschmidt P, Jilch R, Ulrich W, Geissler K Abstract The Notch signaling pathway is a cell program that is active during early development of multicellular organisms and is required for the formation of basic structures in the growing embryo. Scientific evidence which has accumulated during the last years clearly indicates that aberrant pathway activation may also be critical for the pathogenesis of malignant disease. Despite some limited information the exact role of the Notch signaling pathway in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remains poorly defined. Immunohistochemical staining of paraffin-embedded bone marrow biopsies from 97 patients with AML, treated between February 1994 and May 2011, for NOTCH-1 was performed according to standardized procedures. Immunological, cytological, pathological, molecular and clinical data were obtained from the hospitals database and patient records. Hyperexpression of NOTCH-1 was seen in 7/97 AML specimens, the other patients showed some expression of NOTCH-1. There was a significant correlation between hyperexpression of NOTCH-1 and the morphological subgroup M0/1 - AML without morphologic maturation (p<0.001). Significant correlation between NOTCH-1 hyperexpression and coexpression of CD7, a phenotypic marker of immaturity (p<0.001) wa...
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Tags: Int J Clin Exp Pathol Source Type: research