PMID- 25212680 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150923 LR - 20211021 IS - 1865-3774 (Electronic) IS - 0925-5710 (Linking) VI - 101 IP - 3 DP - 2015 Mar TI - Molecular pathogenesis of atypical CML, CMML and MDS/MPN-unclassifiable. PG - 229-42 LID - 10.1007/s12185-014-1670-3 [doi] AB - According to the 2008 WHO classification, the category of myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms (MDS/MPN) includes atypical chronic myeloid leukaemia (aCML), chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML), MDS/MPN-unclassifiable (MDS/MPN-U), juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia (JMML) and a "provisional" entity, refractory anaemia with ring sideroblasts and thrombocytosis (RARS-T). The remarkable progress in our understanding of the somatic pathogenesis of MDS/MPN has made it clear that there is considerable overlap among these diseases at the molecular level, as well as layers of unexpected complexity. Deregulation of signalling plays an important role in many cases, and is clearly linked to more highly proliferative disease. Other mutations affect a range of other essential, interrelated cellular mechanisms, including epigenetic regulation, RNA splicing, transcription, and DNA damage response. The various combinations of mutations indicate a multi-step pathogenesis, which likely contributes to the marked clinical heterogeneity of these disorders. The delineation of complex clonal architectures may serve as the cornerstone for the identification of novel therapeutic targets and lead to better patient outcomes. This review summarizes some of the current knowledge of molecular pathogenetic lesions in the MDS/MPN subtypes that are seen in adults: atypical CML, CMML and MDS/MPN-U. FAU - Zoi, Katerina AU - Zoi K AD - Haematology Research Laboratory, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece. FAU - Cross, Nicholas C P AU - Cross NC LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20140912 PL - Japan TA - Int J Hematol JT - International journal of hematology JID - 9111627 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cytogenetic Analysis MH - DNA Damage MH - Epigenesis, Genetic MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Humans MH - Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic, Atypical, BCR-ABL Negative/*genetics/metabolism/pathology MH - Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic/*genetics/metabolism/pathology MH - Mutation MH - Myelodysplastic-Myeloproliferative Diseases/classification/*genetics/metabolism/pathology MH - RNA Splicing MH - Signal Transduction EDAT- 2014/09/13 06:00 MHDA- 2015/09/24 06:00 CRDT- 2014/09/13 06:00 PHST- 2014/07/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/09/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/09/02 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/09/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/09/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/09/24 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s12185-014-1670-3 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Hematol. 2015 Mar;101(3):229-42. doi: 10.1007/s12185-014-1670-3. Epub 2014 Sep 12.