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    Rôle des longs ARN non codants dans le développement normal et pathologique

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    Des analyses génomiques à grande échelle ont mis en évidence l’existence d’une multitude de longs ARN non codants (lncRNA). Bien que la fonction de la majorité de ces lncRNA reste à l’heure actuelle inexplorée, il semble clair que plusieurs de ces transcrits jouent un rôle impor­tant dans la régulation de l’expression génique et sont impliqués dans diverses pathologies, notamment le cancer. De fait, des études fonc­tionnelles ont démontré la participation des lncRNA à divers processus physiologiques. Cette revue résume les connaissances actuelles sur la biologie des lncRNA et sur leurs fonctions dans le développement normal et pathologique chez les mammifères

    Low level CpG island promoter methylation predicts a poor outcome in adult T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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    International audienceCancer cells undergo massive alterations in their DNA methylation patterns which result in aberrant gene expression and malignantphe notypes. Abnormal DNA methylation is a prognostic marker in several malignancies, but its potential prognostic signifi cance in adult T-cel lacute lymphoblastic leukemia is poorly defined. Here, we performed methylated DNA immunoprecipitation to obtain a comprehensive genome-wide analysis of promoter methylation in adult T-cell Acute Ly mphoblastic Leukemia (n=24) compared to normal thym i (n=3). We identified a CpG hypermethylator phenotype that distinguishes two T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia subgroups and further validate it in an independent series of 17 T-L ymphoblastic Lymphoma. Next, we identified a methylation classifier based on 9 promoters which accurately predict the methylation phenotype. This classifier was applied to an independent series of 168 primary adult T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemias treated accordingly to the GRAAL L03/05 trial using methyl ation-spec ific multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification. Importantly hypomethylation correl ated with s pecific oncogenic s ubtypes of T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemias and identified patients associated with a poor clinical outcome. This methylation -specific multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification based methylation profiling could be useful for therapeutic stratification of adult T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemias in routine practice
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