BCR-JAK2 fusion as a result of a translocation (9;22)(p24;q11.2) in a patient with CML-like myeloproliferative disease

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Translocation (9;22)(q34;q11.2) resulting in BCR/ABL1 fusion at the molecular level is the hallmark of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Variants of the Philadelphia translocation and complex translocations involving BCR have been reported in myeloproliferative disorders (MPD). A rare translocation, t(9;22)(p24;q11.2), resulting in a novel BCR-JAK2 fusion has been reported in a handful of cases of CML and acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). We present clinical-pathological and cytogenetic evaluation of a patient with Philadelphia-chromosome negative CML/MPD harboring a t(9;22)(p24;q11.2) resulting in BCR-JAK2 fusion. Fluorescence in situ hybridization and molecular characterization of the translocation confirmed a BCR-JAK2 fusion and helped delineate the breakpoints upstream of exon 1 of minor cluster region of BCR gene and likely intron 18 of the JAK2 gene, resulting in an in-frame transcript This case provides convincing support, along with two previous case-reports, for a role for activation of the Janus kinase 2 in evolution of myeloproliferative disease. The recurrent, albeit rare, nature of the breakpoints within BCR and JAK2 suggests a potential new diagnostic target that should be interrogated in Ph-negative CML/MPD patients. © 2012 Elnaggar et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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Elnaggar, M. M., Agersborg, S., Sahoo, T., Girgin, A., Ma, W., Rakkhit, R., … Leal, A. (2012). BCR-JAK2 fusion as a result of a translocation (9;22)(p24;q11.2) in a patient with CML-like myeloproliferative disease. Molecular Cytogenetics, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1755-8166-5-23

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