Abstract
Site-specific deletions of the 5' part of the TAL1 gene (tal(d)) are among the most frequent non-random genetic abnormalities in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL). They are usually detected by PCR from DNA with several primer pairs or by Southern blot analysis. Since tal(d) lead to expression of a SIL-TAL1 fusion transcript, irrespective of the genomic breakpoint, we have used a single monoplex RT-PCR reaction to screen 55 T-ALL patients at diagnosis. SIL-TAL1 transcripts were demonstrated in 12 (22%) cases, including 7/27 (26%) children <15 years of age, 2/8 (25%) adolescents and 2/17 (12%) adults aged >20 years. SIL-TAL1 RT-PCR was preferrable to tal(d) DNA PCR since it allowed the simultaneous detection of tal(d), tal(d2) and two previously undescribed tal(d) variants. SIL-TAL1 RT-PCR screening should therefore increase the detection rate of tal(d) by approximately 15-20%, with an at least comparable sensitivity to tal(d) genomic PCR, and represents a more practical and economic alternative to multiple DNA PCRs or Southern blotting when incorporated into molecular screening for multiple transcripts at diagnosis.
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