Table 1

Clinical and genetic characteristics of 4 cases with CBL gene mutations

Case 1Case 2Case 3Case 4
Diagnostic criteria of JMML Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible 
At diagnosis     
    Age 9 mo 5 mo 2 mo 2 mo 
    Leukocytes, ×109/L 38.5 68.6 24.3 31.9 
        Immature myeloid cells, % 22 12 6.5 
        Monocytes, % 11 13 13 15 
    Bone marrow blasts, % 1.5 1.6 
    Hemoglobin, g/L 126 113 58 108 
    Platelets, ×109/L 72 151 13 382 
    Hemoglobin F, % 9.4 7.8 10.7 17.2 
    Liver/spleen, length (cm)* 3/4.5 6/10 5/4.5 1.5/0 
    Karyotype Normal Normal Normal Normal 
    BCR/ABL fusion gene − − − − 
    GM-CSF hypersensitivity − 
Treatment (duration) 6-MP (28 y) 6-MP+Ara-C (12 y) 6-MP, UBMT None 
Outcome Alive Alive Died of GVHD Alive 
At present     
    Age 28 y 15 y  16 y 
    Leukocytes, ×109/L 5.8 8.6  6.3 
        Immature myeloid cells, %  
        Monocytes, % 12  
    Hemoglobin, g/L 117 137  133 
    Platelets, ×109/L 170 136  283 
    Liver/spleen, cm 0/0 0/0  0/0 
    Treatment 6-MP None  None 
    CBL mutation type 1250C>G 1111T>C 1255T>C 1096-1G>T 
    Nail Ht Ht NA Wt 
Colony-constituent cells at onset     
    GM, Ho/Ht/Wt NA 15/0/0 10/6/0 NA 
    Erythroid, Ho/Ht/Wt NA 11/0/0 2/7/0 NA 
Colony-constituent cells at present     
    GM, Ho/Ht/Wt 0/4/0 15/0/0  0/9/2 
    Erythroid, Ho/Ht/Wt 0/9/0 15/0/0  0/17/1 
CD3+ cells Ht Ht Ht Ht 
CD20+ cells Ht Ht Ht Ht 
Case 1Case 2Case 3Case 4
Diagnostic criteria of JMML Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible 
At diagnosis     
    Age 9 mo 5 mo 2 mo 2 mo 
    Leukocytes, ×109/L 38.5 68.6 24.3 31.9 
        Immature myeloid cells, % 22 12 6.5 
        Monocytes, % 11 13 13 15 
    Bone marrow blasts, % 1.5 1.6 
    Hemoglobin, g/L 126 113 58 108 
    Platelets, ×109/L 72 151 13 382 
    Hemoglobin F, % 9.4 7.8 10.7 17.2 
    Liver/spleen, length (cm)* 3/4.5 6/10 5/4.5 1.5/0 
    Karyotype Normal Normal Normal Normal 
    BCR/ABL fusion gene − − − − 
    GM-CSF hypersensitivity − 
Treatment (duration) 6-MP (28 y) 6-MP+Ara-C (12 y) 6-MP, UBMT None 
Outcome Alive Alive Died of GVHD Alive 
At present     
    Age 28 y 15 y  16 y 
    Leukocytes, ×109/L 5.8 8.6  6.3 
        Immature myeloid cells, %  
        Monocytes, % 12  
    Hemoglobin, g/L 117 137  133 
    Platelets, ×109/L 170 136  283 
    Liver/spleen, cm 0/0 0/0  0/0 
    Treatment 6-MP None  None 
    CBL mutation type 1250C>G 1111T>C 1255T>C 1096-1G>T 
    Nail Ht Ht NA Wt 
Colony-constituent cells at onset     
    GM, Ho/Ht/Wt NA 15/0/0 10/6/0 NA 
    Erythroid, Ho/Ht/Wt NA 11/0/0 2/7/0 NA 
Colony-constituent cells at present     
    GM, Ho/Ht/Wt 0/4/0 15/0/0  0/9/2 
    Erythroid, Ho/Ht/Wt 0/9/0 15/0/0  0/17/1 
CD3+ cells Ht Ht Ht Ht 
CD20+ cells Ht Ht Ht Ht 
*

Liver and spleen sizes (cm) were given in medioclavicular line below the costal margin. Colonies were obtained from PBMCs under stimulation with saturating doses of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, stem cell factor, interleukin 3, and erythropoietin. DNA of individual colonies was directly subjected to a PCR reaction without whole-genome amplification. CD3+ and CD20+ PB cells were separated immunomagnetically. According to flow cytometric analysis, 99% of the isolated cells were CD3+ or CD20+.

mo indicates months; GM-CSF, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor; 6-MP, 6-mercaptopurine; y, years; Ara-C, cytarabine; UBMT, unrelated bone marrow transplantation; GVHD, graft-versus-host disease; Ht, heterozygous mutation; NA, not available; Wt, wild-type; GM, granulocyte-macrophage; and Ho, homozygous mutation.

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