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THE VALUE OF CYTOGENETICS AS A DIAGNOSTIC AND RESEARCH TOOL IN ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA Manola Kalliopi Laboratory of Health Physics, Radiobiology & Cytogenetics, NCSR “Demokritos”, Athens, Greece E-mail: [email protected] Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous disease with a variable response to therapy. Conventional and molecular cytogenetic analysis identifies biological distinct subsets of AML that differ in their response to therapy and treatment outcome. Priority of this lecture will be given to the cytogenetic aberrations underlying AML and to the significance of Cytogenetics in AML. More specifically, it will focus on the value of Cytogenetics in diagnosis, prognosis and stratification of AML patients into favorable, intermediate or adverse risk group, as well as in treatment selection and follow-up of AML patients. Moreover, it will include discussion about the limitations of Cytogenetics for risk stratification of AML patients and how specific gene mutations may alter the prognosis of the cytogenetically defined risk groups of AML. This lecture will also focus on the importance of chromosome analysis not only as a diagnostic tool but also as a research tool for the investigation of AML pathogenesis. This is mainly due to the fact that the study of chromosomal aberrations paved the way for the identification of the genes involved, including gene rearrangements, gene expression changes and fusion genes which contributed to the understanding of the molecular basis of AML. At the end, it will provide insights for the development of new targeted therapies, according to the individual patient's genetic profile.