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- Title
Report of PRPF19 as a novel partner of RARG and the recurrence of interposition‐type fusion in variant acute promyelocytic leukemia.
- Authors
Wu, Huanling; Li, Hongjun; Zhou, Xiaosu; Zhao, Zongchen; Cao, Panxiang; Li, Li; Ma, Xiaoli; Yuan, Lili; Wang, Fang; Zhang, Yang; Chen, Jiaqi; Fang, Jiancheng; Liu, Ming; Liu, Mingyue; Chen, Xue; Liu, Hongxing
- Abstract
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is a unique subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) which is characterized by specific clinical and biological features. Typical APL cases are caused by PML::RARA fusion gene and are exquisitely sensitive to all‐trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and arsenic trioxide (ATO). Rarely, APLs are caused by atypical fusions involving RARA or, in fewer cases still, fusions involving other members of the retinoic acid receptors (RARB or RARG). To date, seven partner genes of RARG have been reported in a total of 18 cases of variant APL. Patients with RARG fusions showed distinct clinical resistance to ATRA and had poor outcomes. Here, we report PRPF19 gene as a novel partner of RARG and identify a rare interposition‐type gene fusion in a variant APL patient with a rapidly fatal clinical course. The incomplete ligand‐binding domain of RARG in the fusion protein may account for the clinical ATRA resistance in this patient. These results broaden the spectrum of variant APL associated molecular aberrations. Accurately and timely identification of these rare gene fusions in variant APL is essential to guide therapeutic decisions.
- Subjects
ACUTE promyelocytic leukemia; RETINOIC acid receptors; ACUTE myeloid leukemia; GENETIC variation; GENE fusion
- Publication
Hematological Oncology, 2023, Vol 41, Issue 4, p784
- ISSN
0278-0232
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/hon.3170