DOI: 10.1182/blood-2013-08-518886 ISSN:
Clinical and biological implications of driver mutations in myelodysplastic syndromes
Elli Papaemmanuil, Moritz Gerstung, Luca Malcovati, Sudhir Tauro, Gunes Gundem, Peter Van Loo, Chris J. Yoon, Peter Ellis, David C. Wedge, Andrea Pellagatti, Adam Shlien, Michael John Groves, Simon A. Forbes, Keiran Raine, Jon Hinton, Laura J. Mudie, Stuart McLaren, Claire Hardy, Calli Latimer, Matteo G. Della Porta, Sarah O’Meara, Ilaria Ambaglio, Anna Galli, Adam P. Butler, Gunilla Walldin, Jon W. Teague, Lynn Quek, Alex Sternberg, Carlo Gambacorti-Passerini, Nicholas C. P. Cross, Anthony R. Green, Jacqueline Boultwood, Paresh Vyas, Eva Hellstrom-Lindberg, David Bowen, Mario Cazzola, Michael R. Stratton, Peter J. Campbell- Cell Biology
- Hematology
- Immunology
- Biochemistry
Key Points
MDS is characterized by mutations in >40 genes, a complex structure of gene-gene interactions and extensive subclonal diversification. The total number of oncogenic mutations and early detection of subclonal mutations are significant prognostic variables in MDS.