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In Tariquidar manufacturer to the low insertion frequency in Asian population for HERV-K113 (13%) and -K115 (4%) [10], we demonstrate herein high insertion frequency (89.3%) of HERV-H in the Singapore population, and observe interesting correlation between prevalence and age-standardized incidence rate of Hodgkin\'s lymphoma for the three races residing in Singapore. Together, current and other study [10] provides the differential prevalence rate of various HERV elements in different human race, and can serve to demonstrate these “jumping genes” retrotransposons (e.g., HERV-H vs. HERV-K) have vastly different distribution frequency. Further prospective or retrospective HERV-H gene expression studies involving cohort of Hodgkin\'s lymphoma patients are required to directly implicated endogenous retroviral elements in lymphomagenesis and investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the process.
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Introduction T-ALL is a heterogeneous disease, accounting for 10–15% of childhood ALLs, reviewed in [1]. The disease is less common in young children, and presents with a median WBC count of 75×109/L. Cytogenetic abnormalities are seen in approximately 50% of T-ALL patients. Cryptic translocations and deletions, involving e.g. TLX3 and TAL1, can be detected by FISH. Translocations involving the T-cell receptor loci are found in approximately 35% of T-ALL. Aberrant expression of one or more transcription factors, such as for example TAL1, TAL2, LYL1, OLIG2, MYC and LMO1/2, is a critical component of the molecular pathogenesis of T-ALL. Activating NOTCH1 mutations are present in the majority of T-ALL cases. We characterized the genomic complement in a pediatric T-ALL case with a rapid and aggressive clinical course albeit discrete pre-diagnostic symptoms. We detected the very rare t(7;19)(q35;p13), additional submicroscopic deletions at 4q25, 7q33 and 10q23, and a marked overexpression of LYL1.
Clinical description A previously healthy 2-year-old girl presented with a 2-week history of constipation and sniveling. The day before admission she developed fever to 38.4°C. On admission she was relatively well despite thrombocytopenia (platelets=44×109/L) and anemia (Hgb=4.4mM). WBC count was 882×109/L, increasing to 938×109/L within 12h. At admission petechiae were noted without signs of bleeding. She became unconscious 12h later and needed ventilator. CT scan showed a large intracerebral bleeding. Despite optimal supportive care and a favorable response to corticosteroids with WBC of 121×109/L on day 3, new intracranial bleedings occurred. The patient incarcerated and died on day 4 from admission.
Discussion Hyperleukocytosis is arbitrary defined as WBC count greater than 100×109/L. The critical WBC count seems different in different leukemias. In patients with AML a leukocyte count of 50×109/L can cause severe symptoms, while patients with CLL can remain asymptomatic even with WBC counts greater than 500×109/L. Hyperleukocytosis is associated with a high risk of severe complications and mortality [4]. Leukostasis with intracranial bleeding is especially frequent in AML with M4 or M5 morphology but may also occur in ALL with extreme leukocytosis like in our patient. Hyperleukocytosis has significant prognostic implications. The prognostic impact of a high WBC count in B-ALL is greater than in T-ALL. An association of hyperleukocytosis with specific subtypes of the leukemia has been observed [5]. It was hypothesized that hyperleukocytosis might be an expression of a molecular change, and that the molecular aberration itself is responsible for the poor prognosis rather than the actual WBC count. The t(7;19)(q35;p13) is very rare and has only been described in two other T-ALL cases (Table 1). Both cases had hyperleukocytosis, although not to the same extent as in our patient. In the second of reported cases the t(7;19) was cryptic, and presented with an additional subclone containing trisomy 8. It was the sole cytogenetic abnormality in the first published case as well as in ours. Only one patient is still alive. In both cases where the patients died the disease course was rapid. LYL1 was overexpressed in the second case as well as in our case. The LYL1 expression was not examined in the first case.