FLT3
MIM.136351 13q12
FMS-like receptor tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) plays an important role in the formation of early stem/progenitor cells during hematopoietic development.
Pathology
mutations in the FLT3 gene
- in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) (25%-30% of cases) (most common genetic lesion)
- mutations in the FLT3 gene in childhood hyperdiploid acute lymphoblastic leukemia
reduce survival in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)
FLT3 is mutated in 30% of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), with internal tandem duplications (ITD) in the juxtamembrane region being the most common. This results in constitutive activation of FLT3 kinase activity and patients harboring such mutations do not respond well to conventional treatments and demonstrate poor clinical prognosis.
D324N single-nucleotide polymorphism in the FLT3 gene is associated with higher risk of myeloid leukemias (16320249).
References
Schnittger S, Kohl TM, Leopold N, Schoch C, Wichmann HE, Kern W, Lohse P, Hiddemann W, Haferlach T, Spiekermann K. D324N single-nucleotide polymorphism in the FLT3 gene is associated with higher risk of myeloid leukemias. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2006 Apr;45(4):332-7. PMID: 16320249
Reviews
Stirewalt DL, Radich JP. The role of FLT3 in haematopoietic malignancies. Nat Rev Cancer. 2003 Sep;3(9):650-65. PMID: 12951584
Abu-Duhier, F. M.; Goodeve, A. C.; Wilson, G. A.; Care, R. S.; Peake, I. R.; Reilly, J. T. : Identification of novel FLT-3 Asp835 mutations in adult acute myeloid leukaemia. Brit. J. Haemat. 113: 983-988, 2001. PubMed ID : 11442493
Abu-Duhier, F. M.; Goodeve, A. C.; Wilson, G. A.; Gari, M. A.; Peake, I. R.; Rees, D. C.; Vanderberghe, E. A.; Winship, P. R.; Reilly, J. T. : FLT3 internal tandem duplication mutations in adult acute myeloid leukaemia define a high-risk group. Brit. J. Haemat. 111: 190-195, 2000. PubMed ID : 11091200
Ansari-Lari, M. A.; Yang, C.-F.; Tinawi-Aljundi, R.; Cooper, L.; Long, P.; Allan, R. H.; Borowitz, M. J.; Berg, K. D.; Murphy, K. M. : FLT3 mutations in myeloid sarcoma. Brit. J. Haemat. 126: 785-791, 2004. PubMed ID : 15352981
Armstrong, S. A.; Mabon, M. E.; Silverman, L. B.; Li, A.; Gribben, J. G.; Fox, E. A.; Sallan, S. E.; Korsmeyer, S. J. : FLT3 mutations in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Blood 103: 3544-3546, 2004. PubMed ID : 14670924