Expression patterns of eighteen genes involved in crucial cellular processes in the TP53 pathway in Multiple Myeloma

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a cancerous disease that involves abnormal production of immunoglobulins by bone marrow plasma cells. The relationship between MM and the TP53 pathway has not been fully elucidated in the literature. Investigation of the effect of the expression of genes in the TP53 pathway on the molecular pathogenesis and prognosis of multiple myeloma disease. We assessed the expression of 18 genes in the TP53 pathway in 48 MM patients and 31 healthy subjects by RT2-profiler PCR array technique, and investigated their possible association with the presence of cytogenetic aberrations. Twelve of the 18 genes (APAF1, ATM, BAX, CASP9, CDK4, CDKN1A, CDKN2A, E2F1, MCL1, MDM2, MDM4, PTEN) expression levels were found to be statistically up-regulated in MM patients compared to controls. The CDK4, CDKN1A and MCL1 genes were found to have remarkable diagnostic power distinguishing MM and healthy controls (AUC=0.89;AUC=0.86;AUC=0.77, respectively and p