The jak2 v617f mutation is believed to play a critical role in the pathogenesis of polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia and idiopathic myelofibrosis. In the absence of erythrocytosis, leukocytosis andor thrombocytosis, jak2 v617f mutation screening is not recommended during evaluation of venous thrombosis involving typical sites eg, deep. However, the diagnostic utility of jak2 v617f screening in hypercellular bone marrow specimens with fibrosis has not been previously. Set2 a and mb02 b cells were pretreated for 1 hour with increasing concentrations of a pancaspase inhibitor, followed by treatment for 24 hours with 500 nm nvpbsk805. The somatic jak2 valinetophenylalanine v617f mutation has been detected in up to 90% of patients with polycythemia and in a sizeable proportion of patients with other myeloproliferative disorders such. The jak2 v617f exon 14 mutation analysis can be used in conjunction with bone marrow histology and cytogenetic analysis to assist in the diagnosis of myeloproliferative neoplasms mpn. The jak2 v617f mutation may be present several years before the.
Concomitant and noncanonical jak2 and mpl mutations in. Jak2 v617f, an ostensibly myeloid lineagespecific mutation, also appears to be myeloid diseasespecific according to 2 studies in the current issue of blood, which also features a third study that identifies altered gene expression in polycythemia vera as a surrogate for jakstat hyperactivation. Seventeen patients with polycythemia vera pv, including 15 sporadic cases and 2 familial. Most cases are sporadic but firstdegree relatives of mpn patients have a five to sevenfold increased risk for developing an mpn. The myeloproliferative disorderassociated jak2 v617f. In essential thrombocythemia et, the jak2 v617f mutation is usually restricted to a subpopulation of neutrophils and platelets, and production of jak2 wildtype wt platelets is not suppressed.
Rapid detection of jak2 v617f mutation in myeloproliferative. Prior to that, allele specific oligonucleotide aso pcr was carried out for amplification of frequently associated v617f exon 14 mutation in pv patients to screen the v617f negative individuals. Germline and somatic jak2 mutations and susceptibility to. Jak2 v617f mutation was tested in cmpd patients and in 122 repeated blood donors. In vitro studies have indicated that this assay has an analytical sensitivity of 1% for the detection of cells containing the jak2 v617f mutation, 5% for the calr, 15% for the jak2 exon 12 to 15 and 10% to.
All searches were limited to studies of humans published in english. Mutations in exon 12 of jak2 are detected selectively in patients with polycythemia vera pv that are negative for jak2 v617f and in some patients with idiopathic erythrocytosis. Jak2 v617f mutation analysis, quantitative labcorp. The present data suggests the jak2 v617f allele burden as a key. This mutation is usually tested on blood dna by allelespecific qpcr asqpcr and measured using absolute quantification. We performed high resolution melting analysis and sanger sequencing together with ta cloning to elucidate the unique mutation profile of these genes, in chinese patients with mpns. If a blood test was borderline to begin with due to a low percentage of positive cells, or if it was a. Clonal heterogeneity in polycythemia vera patients with jak2. Of the 17 pts in the expansion phase who were jak2 v617f positive at baseline, 5 29%.
Janus kinase 2 commonly called jak2 is a nonreceptor tyrosine kinase. Recently, the jak2 v617f mutation was found in patients with myeloproliferative disorders mpds, including most with polycythemia vera pv. C linker and a slight change in the topography of the atp binding pocket due to alignment of phe617, phe595, and phe594 the latter two in. Impact of jak2v617f mutation status on treatment response.
High percentage of jak2 exon 12 mutation in asian patients with. Platelets from calreticulin mutated essential thrombocythemia patients are less reactive than jak2 v617f mutated platelets. Gurunathan murugesan, samer aboudola, hadrian szpurka, mary ann verbic, jaroslaw p. The crystal structure of jak2 jh2 v617f is highly similar to the wildtype structure, with small changes in. Identification of the jak2 v617f mutation in chronic. Essential thrombocythemia et is a clonal myeloproliferative neoplasm mpn characterized by an overproduction of platelets and an increased risk of thrombohemorrhagic complications. A negative jak2 v617f test but a positive jak2 exon 12 mutation or other non v617f mutation test along with supporting clinical signs means it is likely that the person has polycythemia vera. Hsi, identification of the jak2 v617f mutation in chronic myeloproliferative disorders using fret probes and melting curve analysis, american journal of clinical pathology, volume 125, issue 4, april 2006, pages 625633. Using cellular models, we show that both e846d and r1063h variants lead to constitutive signaling albeit much weaker than jak2 v617f, and both weakly hyperactivate jak2 stat5 signaling only in the. Physiological jak2v617f expression causes a lethal. The majority of patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms mpns carry a somatic jak2 v617f mutation. The jak2 v617f mutation identifies a subgroup of mds patients with isolated deletion 5q and a proliferative bone marrow.
Other mutations that may occur in the jak2 gene will not be detected. However, its inhibitor ruxolitinib has shown limited clinical efficacies because of the ruxolitinibpersistent proliferation of jak2 v617f positive cells. Effect of jak2 v617f on thrombotic risk in patients. Pdf on jun 1, 2006, donal mclornan and others published jak2 v617f. Mar 02, 2010 the discovery of an activating mutation v617f in the gene for jak2 janus kinase 2, a tyrosine kinase utilized by hematopoietic cell receptors for erythropoietin, thrombopoietin, and granulocyte colonystimulating factor, provided an explanation for the shared clinical features of these 3 disorders. In vitro studies have indicated that this assay has an analytical sensitivity of. Transplantation of jak2v617foverexpressing hematopoietic cells into mice is sufficient to. Pdf hemochromatosis, erythrocytosis and the jak2 p. Dec 15, 2010 the jak2 v617f mutation is an acquired, somatic mutation present in the majority of patients with myeloproliferative cancer myeloproliferative neoplasms i. View details of cost of test, pretest information and report availability on dr lal. We here demonstrate that the usp9x inhibitor wp1 or eoai3402143 g9 inhibited proliferation and induced apoptosis more efficiently in cells dependent on jak2.
We used differential scanning fluorimetry to identify compounds that bind the jak2. Given the ease of jak2 v617f testing, this test may be improperly. Setup files test setup information contains test file. Citeseerx document details isaac councill, lee giles, pradeep teregowda.
Mutations within the jak2 gene are implicated in a wide range of myeloproliferative disorders and fusions with the tel etv6 tel jak2 and pcm1 genes have been found in leukaemia patients. A single mutation in the myeloproliferative group of disorders find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Doctors give unbiased, helpful information on indications, contraindications, benefits, and complications. The qclamp jak2 mutation detection test is an in vitro diagnostic realtime quantitative pcr assay for the detection of somatic mutations in and near jak2 codon 617 in exon 14 in the jak2 tyrosine kinase gene, using purified dna extracted from plasma. Jak2 and essential or thrombocytosis or thrombo cythemia or thrombosis. The mutant jak2 has increased kinase activity, and it was shown to be pathogenic in mouse models. The relationship between the jak2v617f mutation status. Aug 25, 2016 in this issue of blood, hinds et al identify several novel polymorphic genomic loci that are associated with an increased risk of developing jak2 v617fdriven clonal hematopoiesis and myeloproliferative neoplasms mpns. Genetic variation at mecom, tert, jak2 and hbs1lmyb. Jaks serve as the cytoplasmic signaling components of cytokine receptors and are activated through cytokinemediated transphosphorylation, which leads to receptor phosphorylation and recruitment and phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription. The lack of association between jak2 v617f mutation and myelodysplastic syndrome with or without myelofibrosis.
The v617f mutation is present in most patients with polycythemia vera, and a substantial proportion of patients with idiopathic myelofibrosis imf or essential thrombocythemia et. Jul 01, 2006 combined locked nucleic acid and molecular beacon technologies for sensitive detection of the jak2 v617f somatic. In all cases being evaluated for jak2 mutation status, the initial test that should be ordered is jak2b jak2 v617f mutation detection, blood, a sensitive assay for detection of the mutation. Jak2 v617f negative et patients do not display constitutively active jakstat signaling.
Clonal hematopoiesis can develop from jak2 v617f mutant cells, but mouse models harboring this mutation are confounded by myeloproliferative disease phenotypes to establish a model of jak2 v617f clonal hematopoiesis, a lentivirus vector was used to transduce hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells with a construct that expresses this mutation from a myeloidspecific promoter. Jak2 v617f mutation jak2 617k811 coclonol gtc valine71 tct polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, idiopathic myelofibrosisg. The jak2 v617f somatic mutation, mortality and cancer risk in. This assay detects only the jak2 v617f point mutation.
This hypothesisgenerating study nct052585 explored the impact of jak2 v617f. Clinical implications of quantitative jak2 v617f analysis. Jak2 v617f mutation testing is recommended in patients who are noncirrhotic, without malignancy, and who present with hepatic or portal vein thrombosis. The tumors of most patients carry a mutation in the janus kinase 2 gene jak2v617f. Somatic mutations in the jak2 gene are associated with polycythemia vera, a disorder characterized by uncontrolled blood cell production. We searched for jak2 exon 12 mutations in patients with jak2 v617f negative myeloproliferative disorders. Dr lal pathlabs offers test service for jak 2 v617f reflex to jak 2 exon 12 mutation detection test for checking cancer. Recently, three groups have described a strong association of. The jak2 v617f somatic mutation, mortality and cancer risk. The detection of the jak2 v617f mutation has become a key component in the diagnostic procedure in patients suspected of a. The v617f jak2 mutation is uncommon in cancers and in. The janus kinase 2 jak2 mutant v617f and other jak mutants are found in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms and leukemias. It is a member of the janus kinase family and has been implicated in signaling by members of the type ii cytokine receptor family e. The sanger sequencing covers jak2 exons 12 through the first 90% of exon 15, which.
Bim and mcl1 exert key roles in regulating jak2 v617f cell. The lack of association between jak2 v617f mutation and. We used a common single nucleotide polymorphism snp in the jak2 coding sequence to genotype. However, if no jak2 v617f mutation is found, further evaluation of jak2. However, few groups have studied how a quantitative change of jak2 v617f. Pdf targeted therapies for myeloproliferative neoplasms. Many of the germline andor somatic mutations might act as significantly mutated genes contributing to the pathogenesis. However, some automated dna extractions coextracts of pcr inhibitors from blood and qpcr. Several mouse models have demonstrated that jak2 v617f can cause mpn. Impact of the inherited genome on the fate of jak2 v617f mutant hematopoietic stem cells. Frontiers mechanistic insights into regulation of jak2.
The smac mimetic lcl161 selectively targets jak2 v617f. The discovery of the jak2v617f somatic mutation was a tremendous breakthrough for the understanding of the. About 3 percent of affected individuals have a somatic mutation in the exon 12 region of the jak2. Unlimited viewing of the articlechapter pdf and any associated supplements and figures. Mutation screening of exon 12 and 14 of jak2 gene was performed by direct sequencing technique.
Et, and pmf with the identification of the jak2v617f allele in a significant proportion of patients with pv. A gainoffunction mutation of jak2 in myeloproliferative disorders. Jak2stat5pim1 pathway in human jak2 v617f cell lines. Jak2 v617f mutational status is an essential diagnostic index in myeloproliferative neoplasms mpns. Atp binding to the pseudokinase domain of jak2 is critical. Myeloproliferative neoplasms mpns are a group of closely related stemcellderived clonal proliferative diseases. Jak2 and mpl mutations in myeloproliferative neoplasms. Inhibition of usp9x downregulates jak2v617f and induces. The implication of identifying jak2 v617f in myeloproliferative. Insights into jak2v617f mutation in cml the lancet oncology. The janus kinase 2 gene jak2 codes for a tyrosine kinase jak2 that is associated with the cytoplasmic portion of a variety of transmembrane. Evidence for both jak2 v617f mutated hscs exhibiting skewed differentiation potential and for amplification occurring after erythroid commitment has been provided, and we will discuss whether this evidence is relevant for the disease.
Detection of v617f mutation in gene jak2 at patients. Recently, a somatic point mutation of the tyrosine kinase jak2 jak2 v617f. The jak2 1849gt mutation results in valine to phenylalanine substitute at 617 amino acid. Pmid 20016140 development of a reliable pcrrflp assay for investigation of the jak2 rs10974944 snp, which might predispose to the acquisition of somatic mutation jak2 v617f. Effect of downs syndromeassociated jak2 mutations on growth of a parental baf3 cells and b baf3 cells expressing thrombopoietin receptor baf3tpor in vitro in the absence or presence of interleukin 3 download. Mutations in jak2, mpl and calr are highly relevant to the philadelphia chromosome phnegative myeloproliferative neoplasms mpns. Myeloproliferative neoplasms can be initiated from a single. Somatic mutations of jak2 exon 12 in patients with jak2. Aiding in the distinction between the myeloproliferative neoplasm polycythemia vera pv and other secondary erythrocytosis evaluating for mutations within exons 12 to 15 of jak2 in an algorithmic process as part of pvjak polycythemia vera, jak2 v617f with reflex to jak2. Caspase inhibition rescues jak2 v617f mutant cells from the apoptotic and antiproliferative effects of the jak2 inhibitor nvpbsk805. The oncogenic v617f mutation lies in the pseudokinase domain of jak2, marking it as a potential target for development of compounds that might inhibit the pathogenic activity of the mutant protein. Negative for jak2 v617f variantpositive for jak2 v617f variant.
Nonmutated precursor cells may, therefore, be susceptible to the acquisition of further jak2 mutations. Positive variant status is highly suggestive of a myeloid neoplasm, but must be correlated with clinical and other laboratory features. Labcorp and its specialty testing group, a fully integrated portfolio of specialty and esoteric testing laboratories. Quantitative assessment of the jak2 v617f allele burden nature. Detection of exon 12 and 14 mutations in janus kinase 2 gene. In vitro studies have indicated that this assay has an analytical sensitivity of 1% for the detection of cells containing the jak2 v617f mutation, 5% for the calr, 15% for the jak2 exon 12 to 15 and 10% to 20% for the mpl mutations in a background of nonmutant cells this test was developed, and its performance characteristics determined, by labcorp. The jak2 v617f allele burden in essential thrombocythemia. Pdf detection of v617f mutation of gene jak2 at patients with. Polycythaemia vera among sudanese patients with special. A jak2 v617f mutation is found in approximately 55% of patients with essential thrombocythemia et, and represents a key world health organization diagnostic criterion. The mutation profile of jak2 and calr in chinese han patients. Association of jak2v617f mutations detected by solid tumor. Detection of jak2 v617f as a first intention diagnostic.
Jak2 v617f, mpl, and calr mutations in korean patients with essential thrombocythemia and primary myelofibrosis. Jak2 v617f mutation testing in patients presenting with. Demonstration of mpl w515k, but not jak2 v617f, in in vitro. Mutations of jak2 in acute lymphoblastic leukaemias. The jak2 mutation test may be used, along with other tests such as calr mutation and mpl mutation testing, to help diagnose bone marrow disorders that lead to the production of too many blood cells. View details of cost of test, pretest information and report availability on dr lal pathlabs. For replication at stage2, 196 of the 203 selected snps were successfully genotyped in 658 jak2 v617f negative mpn cases and 1,196 controls. Jak2 v617f mediated clonal hematopoiesis accelerates. In conclusion, recurrent concomitant classical andor noncanonical jak2. V617f mutation in myeloproliferative neoplasms the unc molecular genetics laboratory performs a molecular test to detect and quantify the jak2 c. This is a pdf file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. This test will assess for the jak2 v617f exon 14 mutation first and will reflex to jak2 exon 12 to 15 mutation analysis when the jak2 v617f mutation is negative.
Request pdf evaluation of the jak2 v617f gene mutation in myeloproliferative neoplasms cases. Detection of the janus kinase2 jak2 v617f mutation is a diagnostic criterion for myeloproliferative neoplasms, and high levels of mutant alleles are associated with worse outcomes. The jakstat pathway and hematopoietic stem cells from the. A after the acquisition of the jak2 v617f mutation, the fate of hscs and their progeny is markedly influenced by heritable polymorphisms in the host genome. Serum has higher proportion of janus kinase 2 v617f mutation. Because additional mutations can precede jak2 v617f, it is questioned whether jak2 v617f alone can initiate mpn. We examined the occurrence of jak2v617f and jak2 exon 12 mutations in a clinical cohort of polycythemia vera pv in taiwan. The relationship between jak2 mutation and age, sex, hemoglobin, leukocyte, thrombocyte counts, and splenomegaly is analyzed by using appropriate statistical analysis. Jak2 v617f mutant cells are hypersensitive to the smac mimetic lcl161 in the absence but not presence of tnf to investigate the sensitivity of jak2 v617f mutant cells to lcl161, we created cell lines with stable expression of jak2 v617f, jak2 wt, or empty gfp vector by retroviral transduction. We have characterized a novel small molecule jak2 inhibitor, az960, and used it as a tool to investigate the consequences of jak2 v617f inhibition in the set2 cell line. For explanation of experimental andinvestigational, please refer to the technology assessment protocol. Jak 2 v617f reflex to jak 2 exon 12 mutation detection. Jak2 is a member of the janus kinase jaks family of nonreceptor protein tyrosine kinases, which includes jak and tyk2. The jak2 v617f somatic mutation, mortality and cancer risk in the general population article in haematologica 963.
The jak2 v617f mutation identifies a subgroup of mds. Although widely used for detection of jak2 v617f mutation in peripheral blood pb, sensitive real. Jak2v617f is a recurrent mutation in the classic bcrablnegative myeloproliferative disorders mpds. Jak2 and mpl mutation analysis in myeloproliferative neoplasms. The v617f mutation is found in approximately 96 percent of people with polycythemia vera. You are correct to wonder how a genetic test that is positive in blood can be negative in marrow, because a marrow aspirate is around 50% blood. Jak2 v617f mutation mut in acute myeloid leukemia aml is rare.
About 3 percent of affected individuals have a somatic mutation in the exon 12 region of the jak2 gene. There have been conflicting reports in the literature as to whether jak2 v617f detected by solid tumor sequencing is associated with a mutation in the tumor or chip. We used differential scanning fluorimetry to identify compounds that bind the jak2 pseudokinase domain. Herein, we analyzed blood samples randomly collected from a clinical laboratory. Hydroxyurea does not appreciably reduce jak2 v617f allele. V617f acquired mutation associated with myeloproliferative neoplasms mpn, specifically polycythemia vera pv, essential thrombocythemia et, and primary. Pmid 21173100 the role of the jak2 ggcc haplotype and the tet2 gene in familial myeloproliferative neoplasms. In essential thrombocythemia, multiple jak2 v617f clones. The jakstat pathway and hematopoietic stem cells from the jak2 v617f perspective. These disorders are known as myeloproliferative neoplasms mpns the jak2. Jak 2 v617f reflex to jak 2 exon 12 mutation detection test. Jak2 v617f plays a key role in the pathogenesis of myeloproliferative neoplasm. View the article pdf and any associated supplements and figures for a period of 48 hours.
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