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ArticleInternational journal of hematology2017

Purification of leukemic blast cells from blood smears using laser microdissection.

Hidemasa Matsuo, Shuichi Shiga, Tsuyoshi Imai, Yasuhiko Kamikubo, Tsutomu Toki, Kiminori Terui, Etsuro Ito, Souichi Adachi

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  1. Laser Capture Microdissection from Blood Smears.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Hidemasa MatsuoDepartment of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Syogoin, Sakyoku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Shuichi ShigaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
Tsuyoshi ImaiDepartment of Pediatrics, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Japan.
Yasuhiko KamikuboDepartment of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Syogoin, Sakyoku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Tsutomu TokiDepartment of Pediatrics, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan.
Kiminori TeruiDepartment of Pediatrics, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan.
Etsuro ItoDepartment of Pediatrics, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan.
Souichi AdachiDepartment of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Syogoin, Sakyoku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan. adachiso@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
Hirosaki University · JPKyoto University · JPKyoto University Hospital · JPKurashiki Central Hospital · JP

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Abstract

In treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), prognostic factors, including gene mutation and abnormal gene expression, enable risk stratification of patients. However, in the case of a small proportion of leukemic blast cells, such as AML associated with Down syndrome (AML-DS), it is not possible to examine prognostic factors precisely due to the large proportion of normal cells. Here, we present a novel method for examining prognostic factors by making a smear on a membrane slide glass from a small amount of diagnostic specimen and collecting highly pure leukemic blast cells by laser microdissection (LMD). We verified the effectiveness of this method using 10% KPAM1 cell line suspension and peripheral blood containing 20% blast cells obtained from a patient with transient abnormal myelopoiesis (TAM). After making blood smears, approximately 100 cells were collected and analyzed by direct sequencing. Frameshift mutations (2 bp deletion and 17 bp duplication, respectively) in GATA-1 were detected in each sample, suggesting KPAM1 and TAM blast cells were accurately purified. This novel method enables us to precisely examine prognostic factors in many cases, even in cases with a small proportion of leukemic blast cells or small specimens to preserve.

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Cell SeparationLasersMicrodissectionBiomarkersCell Line, TumorDNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleGATA1 Transcription FactorHumansLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMutationMyeloid CellsWorkflowBiomarkersGATA1 Transcription FactorLeukemiaMicrodissectionPrognostic factor

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