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KMID : 0366220060410030139
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Korean Journal of Hematology
2006 Volume.41 No. 3 p.139 ~ p.148
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Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptor (KIR) Analysis in Adult Korean Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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Kim Hee-Je
Choi Young
Jeong Hye-Young
Min Woo-Sung
Kim Chun-Choo
Kim Tai-Gyu
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Abstract
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Background: The prevalent natural killer (NK) cells induce alloreaction against leukemic cells during post-transplant. NK cell alloreactivity depends on the compatibility of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) epitopes for graft-versus-host disease. Genotypic expressions of inhibitory or activating KIR in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) and their HLA-matched sibling donors, as a model for Korean KIR haplotype diversity and NK alloreactivity, were investigated.
Methods: Ninety-two patients in complete remission and their 76 HLA-matched sibling donors were enrolled in this study. All the patients were scheduled to receive allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantations (HSCT). KIR PCR-SSP typing was performed for 19 different kinds of KIR genes and pseudogenes. The PCR data representing the KIR genotypes from both the patients and donors were compared.
Results: We found 43 Korean KIR haplotypes. Thirty-three variable haplotypes for the AML patients, in addition to 25 haplotypes for the normal HSCT donors, were demonstrated. Of note, the expressions of specific genes such as 2DL2 (P=0.026), 2DS2 (P=0.042), and 2DS4 (P=0.037) revealed remarkable differences between the patients and the normal donors. Korean HLA-identical sibling pairs showed 38% KIR matches in terms of the gene content and allelic polymorphism. Although the KIR gene content was the same between the patients and the donors, 40% of those matched pairs of patients and donors showed allelic polymorphism, specifically in the context of 2DL5 and 2DS4 genes.
Conclusion: These results indicate that the expressions of donor inhibitory and activating repertoire of KIR genotypes, even in the HLA-matched sibling setting, are unique parameters to be considered when we perform allogeneic sibling HSCT.
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KEYWORD
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NK cells alloreactivity, KIR, HSCT, Korean AML, Haplotype
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