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Single cell analyses of chronic myeloid leukemia stem cells
Dnr:

SNIC 2022/22-1162

Type:

SNIC Small Compute

Principal Investigator:

Fredrik Bergh Thorén

Affiliation:

Göteborgs universitet

Start Date:

2022-12-20

End Date:

2024-01-01

Primary Classification:

30202: Hematology

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Allocation

Abstract

The aim of this study is to characterize the transcriptomic/proteomic profile of chronic myeloid leukemia stem cells (CML; LSC) at different stages of disease at the single-cell level, with a subfocus on genes and proteins related to redox regulation and NK cell receptor ligands. The research questions are: • How do normal hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) and BCR-ABL1+ CML LSC differ in gene and protein expression? • Is the LSC phenotype consistent across CML diagnosis samples? • Can we identify LSC subpopulations that are resistant to tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy, and can they be identified prior to treatment? • How does the LSC phenotype differ in chronic, accelerated phase vs blast crisis? • Is the LSC phenotype affected by hydroxyurea treatment? • Is the LSC phenotype at CML diagnosis similar in blood and bone marrow?