The present invention relates to
a DNA methylation marker for acute
lymphoblastic leukemia and an application thereof. The marker comprises genes ARHGEF3, ATP7B, C14orf102, CoL2A1, LCP2, MAD1L1, MAPK1, LOC100134868, HTR7, BANP, LDLRAD4, NCAM2, PALM2-AKAP2, RRBP1 and SPPL2B, as well as PFKP, PRDM8, PRDM16 or a combination thereof.
DNA fragments of the above genes, when used alone or in combination, can be used for detection, diagnosis, classification or prediction,
treatment monitoring, prognosis or other evaluation of acute
lymphoblastic leukemia. Moreover, the inventors further found 24 more representative
DNA fragments related to acute
lymphoblastic leukemia among these 18 genes. Their
methylation levels were highly correlated with the diagnosis, remission and relapse of acute lymphoblastic
leukemia. It was found that the above genomic fragments or their combinations can serve as diagnostic markers for ALL and can effectively distinguish between ALL remission and relapse patients, indicating that they can further serve as screening markers for monitoring minimal residual
disease in ALL patients
after treatment.