0 10 Expression expression NN 11 14 and and CC 15 22 genomic genomic JJ 23 36 configuration configuration NN 37 39 of of IN 40 46 GM-CSF GM-CSF NNP 46 47 , , , 48 52 IL-3 IL-3 NNP 52 53 , , , 54 59 M-CSF M-CSF NNP 60 68 receptor receptor NN 69 70 ( ( ( 70 75 C-FMS C-FMS NNP 75 76 ) ) ) 76 77 , , , 78 83 early early JJ 84 90 growth growth NN 91 99 response response NN 100 106 gene-1 gene-1 NN 107 108 ( ( ( 108 113 EGR-1 egr-1 NN 113 114 ) ) ) 115 118 and and CC 119 124 M-CSF M-CSF NNP 125 130 genes gene NNS 131 133 in in IN 134 141 primary primary JJ 142 157 myelodysplastic myelodysplastic JJ 158 167 syndromes syndrome NNS 167 168 . . . 170 180 Peripheral peripheral JJ 181 186 blood blood NN 187 198 mononuclear mononuclear JJ 199 204 cells cell NNS 205 209 from from IN 210 219 seventeen seventeen CD 220 228 patients patient NNS 229 233 with with IN 234 241 primary primary JJ 242 257 myelodysplastic myelodysplastic JJ 258 267 syndromes syndrome NNS 268 269 ( ( ( 269 272 MDS MDS NNP 272 273 ) ) ) 274 276 in in IN 277 285 advanced advance VBN 286 291 stage stage NN 292 296 were be VBD 297 305 enriched enrich VBN 306 309 for for IN 310 316 blasts blast NNS 317 320 and and CC 321 327 tested test VBN 328 331 for for IN 332 333 ( ( ( 333 334 1 1 LS 334 335 ) ) ) 336 345 karyotype karyotype NN 345 346 , , , 347 348 ( ( ( 348 349 2 2 LS 349 350 ) ) ) 351 358 genomic genomic JJ 359 372 configuration configuration NN 373 376 and and CC 377 378 ( ( ( 378 379 3 3 LS 379 380 ) ) ) 381 391 expression expression NN 392 394 of of IN 395 399 IL-3 IL-3 NNP 399 400 , , , 401 407 GM-CSF GM-CSF NNP 407 408 , , , 409 412 FMS FMS NNP 413 416 and and CC 417 422 EGR-1 egr-1 NN 423 428 genes gene NNS 429 434 which which WDT 435 438 are be VBP 439 442 all all DT 443 450 located located JJ 451 453 on on IN 454 457 the the DT 458 462 long long JJ 463 466 arm arm NN 467 469 of of IN 470 480 chromosome chromosome NN 481 482 5 5 CD 482 483 . . . 484 487 The the DT 488 498 expression expression NN 499 501 of of IN 502 505 the the DT 506 511 M-CSF M-CSF NNP 512 516 gene gene NN 516 517 , , , 518 522 that that WDT 523 526 has have VBZ 527 531 been be VBN 532 540 recently recently RB 541 551 reassigned reassign VBN 552 554 to to TO 555 558 the the DT 559 564 short short JJ 565 568 arm arm NN 569 571 of of IN 572 582 chromosome chromosome NN 583 584 1 1 CD 585 586 ( ( ( 586 588 lp lp NN 588 589 ) ) ) 589 590 , , , 591 594 was be VBD 595 599 also also RB 600 613 investigated. investigated. VBN 614 618 Aims aim NNS 619 621 of of IN 622 625 the the DT 626 631 study study NN 632 636 were be VBD 637 639 to to TO 640 641 ( ( ( 641 642 1 1 CD 642 643 ) ) ) 644 650 assess assess VBP 651 654 the the DT 655 664 potential potential JJ 665 669 role role NN 670 672 of of IN 673 676 the the DT 677 687 expression expression NN 688 690 of of IN 691 696 these these DT 697 702 genes gene NNS 703 705 in in IN 706 709 the the DT 710 721 maintenance maintenance NN 722 725 and and CC 726 735 expansion expansion NN 736 738 of of IN 739 742 the the DT 743 753 neoplastic neoplastic JJ 754 760 clones clone NNS 761 764 and and CC 765 766 ( ( ( 766 767 2 2 LS 767 768 ) ) ) 769 775 search search NN 776 779 for for IN 780 794 constitutional constitutional JJ 795 801 losses loss NNS 802 804 or or CC 805 819 rearrangements rearrangement NNS 820 822 of of IN 823 826 one one CD 827 833 allele allele NN 834 842 followed follow VBN 843 845 by by IN 846 847 a a DT 848 856 deletion deletion NN 857 859 of of IN 860 863 the the DT 864 870 second second JJ 871 877 allele allele NN 878 880 of of IN 881 884 the the DT 885 889 same same JJ 890 895 genes gene NNS 896 898 in in IN 899 902 the the DT 903 911 leukemic leukemic JJ 912 917 cells cell NNS 917 918 . . . 919 922 The the DT 923 929 latter latter JJ 930 935 issue issue NN 936 939 was be VBD 940 952 investigated investigate VBN 953 955 by by IN 956 965 comparing compare VBG 965 966 , , , 967 969 in in IN 970 971 8 8 CD 972 977 cases case NNS 977 978 , , , 979 991 constitutive constitutive JJ 992 995 DNA dna NN 996 1000 from from IN 1001 1005 skin skin NN 1006 1017 fibroblasts fibroblast NNS 1018 1022 with with IN 1023 1031 leukemic leukemic JJ 1032 1035 DNA dna NN 1035 1036 . . . 1037 1043 Eleven eleven CD 1044 1046 of of IN 1047 1050 the the DT 1051 1053 17 17 CD 1054 1062 patients patient NNS 1063 1066 had have VBD 1067 1075 abnormal abnormal JJ 1076 1086 karyotypes karyotype NNS 1086 1087 . . . 1088 1091 The the DT 1092 1097 M-CSF M-CSF NNP 1098 1102 gene gene NN 1103 1106 was be VBD 1107 1116 expressed express VBN 1117 1119 in in IN 1120 1121 6 6 CD 1122 1127 cases case NNS 1128 1131 and and CC 1132 1135 the the DT 1136 1139 FMS FMS NNP 1140 1143 and and CC 1144 1147 the the DT 1148 1153 EGR-1 egr-1 NN 1154 1159 genes gene NNS 1160 1164 were be VBD 1165 1174 expressed express VBN 1175 1177 in in IN 1178 1179 2 2 CD 1180 1182 of of IN 1183 1186 the the DT 1187 1193 latter latter JJ 1194 1199 cases case NNS 1199 1200 . . . 1201 1203 An an DT 1204 1213 autocrine autocrine JJ 1214 1223 mechanism mechanism NN 1224 1226 of of IN 1227 1233 growth growth NN 1234 1239 could could MD 1240 1242 be be VB 1243 1255 hypothesized hypothesize VBN 1256 1260 only only RB 1261 1264 for for IN 1265 1268 the the DT 1269 1270 2 2 CD 1271 1279 patients patient NNS 1280 1285 whose whose WP$ 1286 1291 cells cell NNS 1292 1301 expressed express VBD 1302 1306 both both CC 1307 1310 the the DT 1311 1316 M-CSF M-CSF NNP 1317 1320 and and CC 1321 1324 FMS FMS NNP 1325 1330 genes gene NNS 1330 1331 . . . 1332 1334 No no DT 1335 1343 germline germline NN 1344 1351 changes change NNS 1352 1354 or or CC 1355 1369 rearrangements rearrangement NNS 1370 1374 were be VBD 1375 1383 observed observe VBN 1384 1386 in in IN 1387 1390 any any DT 1391 1393 of of IN 1394 1397 the the DT 1398 1403 genes gene NNS 1404 1411 studied study VBN 1411 1412 . . . 1413 1417 Thus thus RB 1417 1418 , , , 1419 1431 deregulation deregulation NN 1432 1434 of of IN 1435 1440 genes gene NNS 1441 1449 encoding encode VBG 1450 1453 for for IN 1454 1461 certain certain JJ 1462 1473 hemopoietic hemopoietic JJ 1474 1480 growth growth NN 1481 1488 factors factor NNS 1489 1491 or or CC 1492 1501 receptors receptor NNS 1502 1506 does do VBZ 1507 1510 not not RB 1511 1515 seem seem VB 1516 1518 to to TO 1519 1528 represent represent VB 1529 1530 a a DT 1531 1536 major major JJ 1537 1546 mechanism mechanism NN 1547 1549 of of IN 1550 1553 MDS MDS NNP 1554 1565 progression progression NN 1565 1566 . . .