Coexpression of two mRNA isoforms of insulin-like growth factor-1 gene and mRNA of YB-1 gene in patients with multiple myeloma.

Coexpression of two mRNA isoforms for insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1A and IGF-1B) and expression of YB-1 mRNA were analyzed in the bone marrow aspirates from 19 patients with multiple myeloma. It was shown that mRNA isoforms for IGF-1A and IGF-1B were mainly expressed in samples with hyperexpression of YB-1 mRNA, and, on the contrary, practically were not expressed (except sporadic cases) in samples with low level of YB-1 mRNA expression. Coexpression of mRNA isoforms for IGF-1A and IGF-1B were observed in 80% patients with multiple myeloma.