Table 1

First and second round fusion gene primers and breakpoint specific SSO probes

5′–3′ sequenceSpecificityLocationRef
Primer
TELS841ATC ATG CAC CCT CTG ATC CT TEL-AML1 5′ external21
AMLAS765TGG GCA GGG TCT TGT TGC AG TEL-AML1 3′ external21
B12CGT GGA TTT CAA ACA GTC CA TEL-AML1 5′ internal24
AM3CTC GCT CAT CTT GCC TGG TEL-AML1 3′ internal24
MLLAF4AAGA GCA GAG CAA ACA GAA MLL-AF4 5′ external32
MLLAF4BGCT GAG AAT TTG AGT GAG MLL-AF4 3′ external32
MLLAF4CAAG TGG CTC CCC CGC CCA AGT AT MLL-AF4 5′ internal32
MLLAF4DTTG GGT TAC AGA ACT GAC ATG MLL-AF4 3′ internal32
BCRACGG GAG CAG CAG AAG AAG TC BCR-ABL b2a2 /b3a2 5′ external33
BCRCTTG TCG TGT CCG AGG CCA CC BCR-ABL e1a2 5′ external33
ABLATGT GAT TAT AGC CTA AGA CCC GGA G BCR-ABL b2a2 /b3a2/e1a2 3′ external33
BCRBGTG AAA CTC CAG ACT GTC CAC AGC A BCR-ABL b2a2 /b3a2 5′ internal33
BCRDCAA GAC CGG GCA GAT CTG GCC C BCR-ABL e1a2 5′ internal33
ABLBTCC ACT GGC CAC AAA ATC ATA CAG T BCR-ABL b2a2 /b3a2/e1a2 3′ internal33
β-ACTIN 5′TGA AGT CTG ACG TGG ACA TCβ-ACTIN 5′5′
β-ACTIN 3′ACT CGT CAT ACT CCT GCT TGβ-ACTIN 3′3′
Probe
TEL-AML1 P1AGA ATA GCA GAA TGC ATA CTT Probe 267bp transcript TEL-AML1 31
TEL-AML1 P2GAA TAG CAG ATG CCA GCA C Probe 228bp transcript TEL AML1 31
AF4 PTAG GGA AAG GAA ACT TGG ATG Probe MLL-AF4 32
b2a2 PGCT GAA GGG CTT CTT CCT TAT TGA TG Probe b2a2 transcript BCR-ABL 33
b3a2 PGCT GAA GGG CTT TTG AAC TCT GCT TA Probe b3a2 transcript BCR-ABL 33
e1a2 PGCT GAA GGG CTT CTG CGT CTC CAT Probe e1a2 transcript BCR-ABL 33