Background:KMT2Apartial tandem duplication (PTD) occurs in approximately 5–10% of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cases and is associated with poor prognosis. While its cytogenetic and molecular features are well described, the immunophenotypic characteristics of AML withKMT2A-PTD remain incompletely defined. Methods: We identified 47 cases of AML withKMT2A-PTD by optical genome mapping. All cases underwent flow cytometric immunophenotypic analysis and next-generation sequencing using an 81-gene panel. Results: The cohort included 32 men and 15 women with a median age of 67 years (range, 19–87). Thirty-eight cases were de novo AML, and nine were secondary to myelodysplastic syndrome and/or myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases (93%) demonstrated a normal or non-complex karyotype. The most frequent mutations involvedFLT3-ITD(47%),DNMT3A(43%), andRUNX1(23%). Thirty-one cases (66%) were granulocytic, while 16 (34%) showed granulocytic and/or monocytic differentiation. Blasts uniformly expressed HLA-DR and frequently expressed CD117 (91%) and CD34 (79%). Increased expression of CD123 (74%) and CD117 (43%) and decreased expression of HLA-DR (74%) and CD38 (69%) were common. Aberrant CD25 expression was observed in 51% of cases. Increased CD123 and aberrant CD25 expression were significantly associated withFLT3-ITD mutations (bothp< 0.0001) but not with other recurrent mutations. There was no correlation betweenFLT3-ITD mutation and expression levels of CD117, CD38 or HLA-DR (allp> 0.05). Conclusions: AML withKMT2A-PTD shows distinctive immunophenotypic features with increased CD123 and aberrant CD25 expression, both associated withFLT3-ITD. These markers may have diagnostic and therapeutic relevance in this AML subtype.
背景:KMT2A部分串联重复(PTD)见于约5-10%的急性髓系白血病(AML)病例,且与不良预后相关。尽管其细胞遗传学和分子特征已有充分描述,但伴有KMT2A-PTD的AML的免疫表型特征尚未完全明确。方法:我们通过光学基因组映射技术鉴定出47例伴有KMT2A-PTD的AML病例。所有病例均接受流式细胞免疫表型分析及采用81基因组的二代测序。结果:该队列包括32例男性和15例女性,中位年龄67岁(范围19-87岁)。38例为原发急性髓系白血病,9例继发于骨髓增生异常综合征和/或骨髓增殖性肿瘤。大多数病例(93%)表现为正常或非复杂核型。最常见的突变涉及FLT3-ITD(47%)、DNMT3A(43%)和RUNX1(23%)。31例(66%)为粒细胞分化,16例(34%)显示粒系和/或单核系分化。原始细胞均一表达HLA-DR,并频繁表达CD117(91%)和CD34(79%)。CD123表达增高(74%)和CD117表达增高(43%),以及HLA-DR表达降低(74%)和CD38表达降低(69%)较为常见。51%的病例观察到异常CD25表达。CD123增高和异常CD25表达均与FLT3-ITD突变显著相关(均为p<0.0001),但与其他复发突变无关。FLT3-ITD突变与CD117、CD38或HLA-DR的表达水平无相关性(均为p>0.05)。结论:伴有KMT2A-PTD的AML具有独特的免疫表型特征,表现为CD123增高和异常CD25表达,且两者均与FLT3-ITD相关。这些标志物可能在该AML亚型中具有诊断和治疗意义。