MetaSystems Probes has received IVDR certification for our initial 26 fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) probes from the notified body, BSI. Achieving this milestone was not without its challenges, and we are delighted to have accomplished IVDR certification for this probe set at an early stage.
XL t(9;11) MLLT3/KMT2A DF
Translocation/Dual Fusion Probe
- Order Number
- D-5133-100-OG
- Package Size
- 100 µl (10 Tests)
- Regulatory Status
- IVDD
IVDR Certification
MetaSystems Probes has already certified a large part of its portfolio, according to IVDR. For organizational reasons, we currently provide only the IVDD product.
Discover all IVDR-certified productsXL t(9;11) MLLT3/KMT2A DF consists of an orange-labeled probe hybridizing to the MLLT3 gene region at 9p21 and a green-labeled probe hybridizing to the KMT2A gene region at 11q23.3.
Probe maps are created in accordance with the intended purpose of the product. Solid colored bars do not necessarily indicate that the probe fully covers the indicated genomic region. Therefore, caution is advised when interpreting results generated through off-label use. Probe map details based on UCSC Genome Browser GRCh37/hg19. Map components not to scale. Further information is available on request.
The KMT2A (formerly MLL) gene, located on chromosome 11q23, is rearranged in about 10% of all acute leukemia patients. Most of them suffer from acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML), only a minority shows mixed lineage leukemia which has given the gene its original name ´MLL´. In infants, the incidence of KMT2A rearrangements in leukemia is 70-80%. KMT2A encodes a nuclear protein with methyltransferase activity and is part of multiprotein complexes involved in the regulation of target genes essential during early development and hematopoiesis. Today, more than 80 translocation partners of KMT2A have been identified. Translocations are resulting in in-frame fusions between the KMT2A part N-terminal to the breakpoint cluster region and the respective fusion partners. The most common translocation partners in KMT2A associated leukemia are, in the order of their prevalence, AFF1, MLLT3, MLLT1, MLLT10, ELL and AFDN.
KMT2A is involved in about 3-5% of adult de novo AML cases and the most common aberration in this subgroup is t(9;11)(p22;q23) involving the MLLT3 gene. Pediatric patients carrying this aberration do have a favorable outcome which is comparable to AML patients without KMT2A involvement. FISH is described as a reliable method for the identification of t(9;11).
Clinical Applications
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
- Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
Normal Cell:
Two green (2G) and two orange (2O) signals.
Aberrant Cell (typical results):
One green (1G), one orange (1O) and two green-orange fusion (2GO) (adjacent green and orange) signals.
- Cavazzini et al (2006) Haematologica 91:381-385
- Meyer et al (2013) Leukemia 27:2165-2176
- Winters and Bernt (2017) Front Pediatr 5:doi:10.3389/fped.2017.00004
Certificate of Analysis (CoA)
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