Abstract
Acute lymphocytic leukemia is the most common leukemia in children. Many studies suggest the existence of two subsequent hits in order for the disease to occur. TEL-AML1 (ETV6-RUNX1) is considered an initial genetic hit that occurs prenatally and generates a pre-leukemia clone. In cord blood (CB) stem cell transplantation, donor cell leukemia (DCL) is one of the complications associated with the presence of the pre-leukemic clone. The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of ETV6-RUNX1 translocation in CB units and the feasibility in implementing such a screening test, to ensure the safety of the CB units. A total of 424 CB samples were tested from the CB units banked at KAIMRC-CBB. RNA was extracted and cDNA synthesis was performed on 1ug input RNA using Reverse Transcriptase RT-PCR methodology. Chromosomal translocation ETV6-RUNX1 was tested using real time quantitative PCR methodology. Our study showed undetectable levels of ETV6-RUNX1 in all tested CB samples. The samples were analyzed for the chromosomal translocation ETV6-RUNX1 under controlled conditions, using control and fusion genes with known concentrations. The result of this study does not rule out the importance of this screening test in predicting and/or preventing DCL. Moreover, the outcome strengthens the adopted system in our CBB for mother medical history screening prior to donation. We propose adding this test during the verification testing stage, prior to the release of CB units selected for transplantation rather than at the banking stage.
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