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Gene Expression Profiling in Polycythemia Vera (PV)

ABSTRACT: To define the molecular abnormalities at the stem cell level in polycythemia vera (PV), we examined global gene expression in circulating CD34+ cells from 19 JAK2 V617F-positive PV patients and 6 normal individuals using Affymetrix oligonucleotide microarray technology. We observed that CD34+ cell gene expression not only differed between the PV patients and the normal controls but also between men and women PV patients. Based on these gender-specific differences in gene expression, we were able to identify 102 genes differentially regulated concordantly by both men and women, which likely represent a core set of genes whose dysregulation is involved in the pathogenesis of PV. Gene expression was verified by Q-PCR of patient CD34+ cell RNA. Using the 102 gene set and unsupervised hierarchical clustering, the 19 PV patients could be separated in two groups that differed significantly with respect to hemoglobin level, thrombosis frequency, splenomegaly, splenectomy or chemotherapy exposure, leukemic transformation and overall survival. These results were confirmed using top scoring pairs, which identified a different set of 29 genes that independently segregated the 19 patients into the same two clinical groups: those with an aggressive form of the disease (7 patients), and those with an indolent form (12 patients).

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE47018 | GEO | 2014/08/29

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA203289

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) are clonal hematopoietic diseases that include essential thrombocytosis (ET), polycythemia vera (PV) and primary myelofibrosis (PMF) as well as BCR-ABL+ chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). In the past several years, studies with cDNA microarrays have defined patterns of gene expression corresponding to specific molecular abnormalities, oncologic phenotypes, and clinical outcomes in hematologic malignancies. This study was aimed at the description of a gene expression signature in MPN which would eventually present a new pathogenetic approaching and also diagnostic as well as prognostic information. Using cDNA microarray analysis, involving 25,100 unique genes, we studied the gene expression profile of the pluripotent hematopoietic CD34+ stem cells and mature granulocytes obtained from peripheral blood of ET, PV, PMF and CML patients compared with healthy individuals. The average number of CD34+ cells (cells/µl) in peripheral blood was approximately 6 in PV and ET, 111 in PMF and 2880 in CML as measured by flow cytometry. A somatic point mutation JAK2V617F was detected in 93% of PV, 73% of PMF and 55% of ET patients within genetically homogenous population. The homozigosity for JAK2V617F mutation was the highest in PV (60%), less prominent in PMF (42%) and low in ET (11%) patients. The JAK2V617F mutation negative patients were also negative for exon 12 mutations. Approximately 420, 680 and 1130 genes had unique expression among CD34+ cells of ET, PV and PMF patients, respectively. In addition comparing to healthy controls, ET, PV, PMF and CML patients showed difference in 840, 1180, 1160 and 2050 expressed genes, respectively. Furthermore, we studied EPO and JAK-STAT signaling pathways related genes expression in MPN. The FOS, RAF1 and JAK2 gene expression, related to EPO signaling pathway, was elevated in ET, PV, PMF and reduced in CML comparing to healthy controls. Related to these genes, the JAK2V617F mutation homozygous and heterozygous patients generally displayed more significant differences comparing to patients with no mutation. STAT5 gene expression was decreased in all MPN patients. CSF3R, STAT1 and STAT3 gene expression, related to JAK-STAT signaling pathway, was elevated in ET, PV, PMF and reduced in CML comparing to healthy controls. CREBBP gene expression was reduced in CD34+ cells of ET, PV and PMF patients, but during maturation it enhanced expression in granulocytes. In conclusion, molecular profiling of CD34+ cells and granulocytes revealed a certain number of genes with changed expression that, beyond their recognized function in disease pathogenesis, can be related to patients’ clinical characteristics and may have an imminent prognostic relevance.

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Gene Expression Profiling in Polycythemia Vera (PV)

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