多发性骨髓瘤微小RNA基因序列突变的检测及其意义

目的 了解多发性骨髓瘤(MM)患者微小RNA(miRNA)基因突变率及其临床意义.方法 采用聚介酶链反应单链构象多态性(PCR-SSCP)银染法检测4种人类MM细胞系(KM-3、ARH-77、U266、RPMI8226)、20例MM患者及20例血液学正常者12种miRNA基因突变,实验结果结合临床分析.结果 细胞系KM-3、RPMI8226检测出miRNA-335基因突变;MM患者中检出miR-19a、miR-19b和miRNA-335基因突变各1例,总突变率为15.00%(3/20);正常对照组未检出突变.病例组突变者中1例确诊4个月左右死亡,2例取材时已处于疾病终末期.结论 miRNA基因在MM中存在较高的突变率,miR-19a、miR-19b和miRNA-335基因突变可能与MM发病机制有关;发生突变的患者(表现)临床预后差,对miR-19a、miR-19b和miRNA-335基因突变的检测可能有助于对MM病程进展和预后的分析.

Detection of miRNA gene sequence variations in multiple myeloma and its significance

Objective To investigate sequence variations of 12 miRNA genes in multiple myeloma(MM) in order to find whether sequence variations in miRNA genes are associated with tumorigenesis and discuss the clinical significance of MM associated with miRNA genes mutations. Methods The miRNA gene mutations in 20 cases of MM, 4 MM-derived cell lines and 20 controls were detected by the methods of polymerase chain reaction single stranded conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) and silver staining technique. Both clinical features and laboratory results were analyzed simultaneously. Results The electrophoretic patterns showed a total of three variations in miR-19a, miR-19b and miRNA-335,which were observed in 3 MM cells (15 %, 3/20). We also found variations of miRNA-335 in MM-derived cell lines KM-3and RPMI8226. However, no sequence alteration in the miRNA genes was observed in our set of controls. One of the three MM patients died, and two of them were detected mutations at the terminal stage of the disease.Conclusion A relative high frequency of miRNA gene mutation was found in MM and MM derived cell lines, which suggests possibility of a main mechanism underlying tumorigenesis. And, detecting miRNA gene mutations in MM might be benefit to evaluate the progression and prognosis of disease.