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ArticleMedical journal, Armed Forces India2021

A study on DNA methylation status in promoter region of p15 gene in patients of acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome.

Sangeetha Sampath, Pratibha Misra, Sandeep Kumar Yadav, Sanjeevan Sharma, Venkatesan Somasundaram

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Sangeetha SampathProfessor (Biochemistry), Command Hospital (Air Force), Bengaluru, India.
Pratibha MisraProfessor & Head, Department of Biochemistry, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India.
Sandeep Kumar YadavAssistant Professor, Subharti Medical College, SVSU, Meerut, UP, India.
Sanjeevan SharmaSenior Advisor (Medicine & Hematology), Command Hospital (Central Command), Lucknow, India.
Venkatesan SomasundaramSenior Advisor (Pathology) & Hematopathologist, Army Hospital (R&R), Delhi Cantt, India.
Armed Forces Medical College · INArmy Hospital Research and Referral · INCommand Hospital · INCommand Hospital Air Force · INSubharti Medical College · IN

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Abstract

backgroundAcute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) are a spectrum of hematological malignancies with a multistep process of accumulated genetic and epigenetic alterations. DNA methylation is most extensively studied epigenetic alteration in malignancies. Recent research studies in the field have brought out translational implications of promoter methylation of tumor suppressor gene p15 in tumors. Therefore, we studied the role of DNA Methylation of p15 gene in AML and MDS.

methodsThe study was carried out in 41 consecutive AML/MDS cases reporting to hematological OPD of a tertiary care center along with 25 age and sex-matched healthy controls. The methylation status in the promoter region of the p15 gene was assessed by methylation-specific PCR (MSP) from blood samples after ethical approval and informed consent of the patients and controls. The association of methylation status was studied with clinical presentations, AML subtypes, and cytogenetics using Chi-square test/Fisher's exact test tools.

resultsA total of 41 cases included in the study comprised 33 cases of AML and 08 cases of MDS with an age range between 06 months and 82 years. Of the 41 cases, 29 revealed promoter methylation of the p15 gene, which compared to healthy controls was found statistically significant (p < 0.001). The methylation status did not significantly correlate with AML subtypes or the cytogenetic abnormalities detected in cases.

conclusionThe outcome of the study indicates p15 promoter DNA methylation in cases of AML and MDS may identify those individuals who might benefit from the targeted therapeutic approaches.

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Bisulfite modificationDNA MethylationEpigeneticsHematological malignancyINK4b

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