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Bi X, Hameed M, Mirani N, Pimenta EM, Anari J, Barnes BJ. Loss of interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) expression in human ductal carcinoma correlates with disease stage and contributes to metastasis. Breast Cancer Res 2011; 13:R111. [PMID: 22053985 PMCID: PMC3326553 DOI: 10.1186/bcr3053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2010] [Revised: 07/29/2011] [Accepted: 11/04/2011] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION New signaling pathways of the interleukin (IL) family, interferons (IFN) and interferon regulatory factors (IRF) have recently been found within tumor microenvironments and in metastatic sites. Some of these cytokines stimulate while others inhibit breast cancer proliferation and/or invasion. IRFs, a family of nine mammalian transcription factors, have multiple biologic functions that when dysregulated may contribute to tumorigenesis; most well-known are their roles in regulating/initiating host immunity. Some IRF family members have been implicated in tumorigenesis yet little is still known of their expression in primary human tumors or their role(s) in disease development/progression. IRF5 is one of the newer family members to be studied and has been shown to be a critical mediator of host immunity and the cellular response to DNA damage. Here, we examined the expression of IRF5 in primary breast tissue and determined how loss of expression may contribute to breast cancer development and/or progression. METHODS Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded archival breast tissue specimens from patients with atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH), ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) were examined for their expression of IRF1 and IRF5. Knockdown or overexpression of IRF5 in MCF-10A, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 mammary epithelial cell lines was used to examine the role of IRF5 in growth inhibition, invasion and tumorigenesis. RESULTS Analysis of IRF expression in human breast tissues revealed the unique down-regulation of IRF5 in patients with different grades of DCIS and IDC as compared to IRF1; loss of IRF5 preceded that of IRF1 and correlated with increased invasiveness. Overexpression of IRF5 in breast cancer cells inhibited in vitro and in vivo cell growth and sensitized them to DNA damage. Complementary experiments with IRF5 siRNAs made normal mammary epithelial cells resistant to DNA damage. By 3-D culture, IRF5 overexpression reverted MDA-MB-231 to normal acini-like structures; cells overexpressing IRF5 had decreased CXCR4 expression and were insensitive to SDF-1/CXCL12-induced migration. These findings were confirmed by CXCR4 promoter reporter assays. CONCLUSIONS IRF5 is an important tumor suppressor that regulates multiple cellular processes involved in the conversion of normal mammary epithelial cells to tumor epithelial cells with metastatic potential.
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- Xiaohui Bi
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, New Jersey Medical School, UMDNJ, Newark, NJ 07101, USA
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Molecular analysis of ex-vivo CD133+ GBM cells revealed a common invasive and angiogenic profile but different proliferative signatures among high grade gliomas. BMC Cancer 2010; 10:454. [PMID: 20735813 PMCID: PMC2939550 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-10-454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2010] [Accepted: 08/24/2010] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background Gliomas are the most common type of primary brain tumours, and in this group glioblastomas (GBMs) are the higher-grade gliomas with fast progression and unfortunate prognosis. Two major aspects of glioma biology that contributes to its awful prognosis are the formation of new blood vessels through the process of angiogenesis and the invasion of glioma cells. Despite of advances, two-year survival for GBM patients with optimal therapy is less than 30%. Even in those patients with low-grade gliomas, that imply a moderately good prognosis, treatment is almost never curative. Recent studies have demonstrated the existence of a small fraction of glioma cells with characteristics of neural stem cells which are able to grow in vitro forming neurospheres and that can be isolated in vivo using surface markers such as CD133. The aim of this study was to define the molecular signature of GBM cells expressing CD133 in comparison with non expressing CD133 cells. This molecular classification could lead to the finding of new potential therapeutic targets for the rationale treatment of high grade GBM. Methods Eight fresh, primary and non cultured GBMs were used in order to study the gene expression signatures from its CD133 positive and negative populations isolated by FACS-sorting. Dataset was generated with Affymetrix U133 Plus 2 arrays and analysed using the software of the Affymetrix Expression Console. In addition, genomic analysis of these tumours was carried out by CGH arrays, FISH studies and MLPA; Results Gene expression analysis of CD133+ vs. CD133- cell population from each tumour showed that CD133+ cells presented common characteristics in all glioblastoma samples (up-regulation of genes involved in angiogenesis, permeability and down-regulation of genes implicated in cell assembly, neural cell organization and neurological disorders). Furthermore, unsupervised clustering of gene expression led us to distinguish between two groups of samples: those discriminated by tumour location and, the most importantly, the group discriminated by their proliferative potential; Conclusions Primary glioblastomas could be sub-classified according to the properties of their CD133+ cells. The molecular characterization of these potential stem cell populations could be critical to find new therapeutic targets and to develop an effective therapy for these tumours with very dismal prognosis.
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Gazzo S, Chudoba I, Traverse-Glehen A, Baseggio L, Felman P, Berger F, Salles G, Hayette S, Magaud JP, Callet-Bauchu E. Detailed characterization of 7q deletions by multicolor banding (mBAND) in marginal zone cell lymphoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 175:159-65. [PMID: 17556073 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2006.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2006] [Revised: 11/22/2006] [Accepted: 11/29/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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High-resolution multicolor banding (mBAND) analysis was applied to precisely fine-map the genomic extent of 7q deletions in a series of 26 marginal zone lymphoma patients displaying the abnormality on conventional karyotypes. Using this approach, the breakpoints and the extent of deletions revealed by conventional banding techniques had to be re-defined in 70% of cases. Although no common minimal region of deletion was delineated, mBAND demonstrated the involvement of the 7q32 region in more than 90% of cases. In addition, unsuspected translocations and intrachromosomal changes could be identified in four cases. Taken together, these data demonstrate that mBAND represents an alternative cytogenetic tool in the comprehensive analysis of chromosome aberrations in hematologic malignancies, allowing rapid screening and precise delineation of structural rearrangements of a defined chromosome. This also confirms the localization in the vicinity of band 7q32 of putative candidate gene(s) involved in the pathogenic development of the disease.
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- Sophie Gazzo
- Service d'Hématologie Biologique, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud - Hospices Civils de Lyon et Université Claude Bernard Lyon I, EA 3737, 69495 Pierre-Bénite, Cedex 69495, France
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García JL, Robledo C, Lumbreras E, Flores T, Ramos L, Hernández JM. Analysis of chromosomal imbalances in an elderly woman with a giant cell tumour. Virchows Arch 2005; 448:95-9. [PMID: 16220295 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-005-0079-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2005] [Accepted: 08/25/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Giant cell tumour (GCT) remains one of the most obscure and intensely studied bone tumours. In an effort to resolve questions regarding the genesis and clinical outcome of GCT, advances have been made recently in the identification of chromosomal abnormalities implicated in the tumour. Fusion of telomeres is very frequent in GCT, and this process may be associated with chromosome instability and tumour development. However, little emphasis has been placed on chromosomal imbalances in the molecular characterization of this disease. Here, we report the case of an 83-year-old woman diagnosed with GCT where local recurrence was observed after 11 months of the resection. Cytogenetic studies of the GCT showed a modal number of 46 chromosomes with telomeric associations on 11p and dicentric chromosomes. Moreover, clonal abnormalities, such as del(17p) and losses of chromosomes 4, 13 and 18 and gains on chromosome 7, were also detected. Interestingly, comparative genomic hybridisation (CGH) analysis revealed chromosomal imbalances with gains on chromosomes 1p31-q44, 6q12-q23 and 12q15-q22. Thus, the use of CGH expanded the information obtained by conventional cytogenetics and demonstrated that chromosomal imbalances were associated with the recurrence of the GCT.
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- Juan Luis García
- Centro de Investigación del Cáncer, Universidad de Salamanca-CSIC, Salamanca, Spain.
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Splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) is an indolent B cell malignancy usually involving spleen, bone marrow and blood. The disease presents as an incidental finding or with symptoms of splenic enlargement or anaemia. Diagnosis is based on a combination of lymphocyte morphology, immunophenotype and marrow and /or splenic histology. There is no genetic abnormality specific for SMZL, but deletions of chromosome 7q are the commonest abnormality and are found in 30-50% of cases. SMZL cells may have either mutated or unmutated immunoglobulin variable region genes and probably arise from different subsets of splenic marginal zone B cells. Prognostic factors are poorly defined and only loss or mutation of the p53 gene is consistently associated with a poor outcome. Therapeutic options include splenectomy, splenic irradiation, alkylating agents, purine analogues or anti CD20 antibody. The median survival is 10-13 years and most disease-related deaths are associated with transformation to diffuse large cell lymphoma.
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- David Oscier
- Department of Haematology, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth BH7 7DW, UK.
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Andersen CL, Gruszka-Westwood A, Østergaard M, Koch J, Jacobsen E, Kjeldsen E, Nielsen B. A narrow deletion of 7q is common to HCL, and SMZL, but not CLL. Eur J Haematol 2004; 72:390-402. [PMID: 15128417 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2004.00243.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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To further characterise the genetic background of the two closely related B-lymphocytic malignancies hairy cell leukaemia (HCL), and splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) we have identified characteristic copy number imbalances by comparative genomic hybridisation (CGH). Based on these findings, areas of special interest were fine mapped, and relevant probes constructed for use in interphase-fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) investigations. Thus, using the CGH data from 52 HCL and 61 SMZL patients, we identified the characteristic profiles of copy number imbalances for both diseases. These were a gain of 5q13-31 (19%) and loss of 7q22-q35 (6%) for HCL, and gain of 3q25 (28%), loss of 7q31 (16%), and gain of 12q15 (16%) for SMZL. A partial loss of 7q unusual for low-malignant B-cell diseases was found to be common to the two diseases. This loss was therefore fine mapped with BAC/PAC clones. Fine mapping revealed that in SMZL the minimal lost region covers 11.4 Mb spanning from 7q31.33 to 7q33 located between sequence tagged site (STS)-markers SHGC-3275 and D7S725. This area was distinct from the commonly deleted 7q region of myelodysplastic syndrome/acute myeloid leukaemia (MDS/AML). A FISH probe specific for the 7q region was constructed. Using this probe in an interphase-FISH investigation we showed the minimal lost 7q-region of HCL and SMZL to be one and the same. In one HCL case, this investigation furthermore showed the extent of the deleted region to be below the detection limit of CGH, whereas interphase-FISH screening of 36 chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) cases showed no deletion of the 7q area. In conclusion, we have identified characteristic profiles of copy number imbalances in HCL and SMZL and fine mapped the minimal extent of a commonly lost 7q area of special interest. We hypothesise that this region may contain (a) gene(s) important for the pathology of HCL and SMZL.
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MESH Headings
- Biopsy
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Chromosome Deletion
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7
- DNA, Neoplasm/genetics
- Gene Dosage
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Leukemia, Hairy Cell/epidemiology
- Leukemia, Hairy Cell/genetics
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/epidemiology
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/epidemiology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/genetics
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Splenic Neoplasms/epidemiology
- Splenic Neoplasms/genetics
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- Claus Lindbjerg Andersen
- Laboratory of Cancercytogenetics, Department of Hematology, Aarhus Amtssygehus, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark
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Viaggi S, Abbondandolo A, Carbone M, Ottaggio L, Sessarego M, Zupo S, Zunino A. Uncommon cytogenetic findings in a case of splenic marginal zone lymphoma with aggressive clinical course. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 148:133-6. [PMID: 14734224 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(03)00242-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The majority of splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) patients experience an indolent clinical course; however, some cases transform to a high-grade lymphoma. Cytogenetic analyses have shown that chromosome 7 is the most frequently altered chromosome and, in some cases, 7q deletion has been found as a single aberration, suggesting its association with the development of SMZL. We studied one patient showing clinical features of SMZL with an aggressive course. Immunophenotypic, conventional and molecular cytogenetic techniques were applied to support the diagnosis. The immunophenotype of peripheral blood mononuclear cells showed the presence of 90% B-lymphocytes. Cytogenetic analysis indicated the presence of a stem-line lacking normal chromosomes 7, but showing a der(7) and a ring, and a side-line with additional aberrations: t(2;22), add(8). Fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis revealed a loss of the 7q32 region. Nonclonal rearrangements involving chromosome 7 were also detected. Chromosome 7 rearrangements were studied to investigate their evolution during the development of the pathology. We have shown that in this patient both chromosomes 7 underwent different rearrangements leading to a loss of the 7q32 region and that the ring chromosome originated from chromosome 7 and was associated with a t(7;7) (p22;q31). We conclude that not only the 7q deletion but also the proneness of chromosome 7 to rearrange might have played a role in the progression of this SMZL.
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- Silvia Viaggi
- Dipartmento di Oncologia, Biologia, e Genetica, Università di Genova, Genova, Italy
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Gruszka-Westwood AM, Hamoudi R, Osborne L, Matutes E, Catovsky D. Deletion mapping on the long arm of chromosome 7 in splenic lymphoma with villous lymphocytes. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2003; 36:57-69. [PMID: 12461750 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.10142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Splenic lymphoma with villous lymphocytes (SLVL) is a low-grade lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by splenomegaly and circulating villous lymphocytes in the peripheral blood. It is considered to be the leukemic form of splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL). The genetic basis of this lymphoma type remains unknown. Conventional cytogenetic studies have identified frequent structural abnormalities of chromosome 7, in the form of translocations, mainly unbalanced, and 7q deletions. In this current study, we undertook deletion mapping of the long arm of chromosome 7 in a series of cases with SLVL. Metaphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was used in the first instance, followed by a study of loss of heterozygosity (LOH). The common area of deletion identified by FISH spanned from the YAC clone HSC7E1289 (mapping to 7q32.1) to in between YACs HSC7E195 and HSC7E648 (7q32-3). By application of 50 microsatellite markers mapping to the FISH-CDR and to areas of deletion reported in other studies, four distinct hotspot loci were identified, with abnormalities present in 29-55% cases. In three of them, both LOH and biallelic deletions were found. The LOH in the majority of patients was noncontiguous. The presence of a high incidence of abnormalities in the established hotspot areas and in particular the finding of biallelic deletions is indicative of the existence of genes important for the pathogenesis of SLVL in these areas.
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- Alicja M Gruszka-Westwood
- Academic Department of Haematology and Cytogenetics, Institute of Cancer Research/Royal Marsden NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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Hernández JM, García JL, Gutiérrez NC, Mollejo M, Martínez-Climent JA, Flores T, González MB, Piris MA, San Miguel JF. Novel genomic imbalances in B-cell splenic marginal zone lymphomas revealed by comparative genomic hybridization and cytogenetics. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2001; 158:1843-50. [PMID: 11337382 PMCID: PMC1891967 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64140-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) has recently been recognized in the World Health Organization classification of hematological diseases as distinct type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. In contrast to the well-established chromosomal changes associated with other B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, few genetic alterations have been found associated with SMZL. The aim of our study was to analyze by comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) the chromosomal imbalances in 29 patients with SMZL and to correlate these findings with clinical and biological characteristics and patient outcome. In 21 cases, cytogenetic studies were simultaneously performed. Most of the patients (83%) displayed genomic imbalances. A total of 111 DNA copy number changes were detected with a median of four abnormalities per case (range, 1 to 12). Gains (n = 92) were more frequent than losses (n = 16), while three high-level amplifications (3q26-q29, 5p11-p15, and 17q22-q25) were observed. The most frequent gains involved 3q (31%), 5q (28%), 12q and 20q (24% each), 9q (21%), and 4q (17%). Losses were observed in 7q (14%) and 17p (10%). SMZL patients with genetic losses had a shorter survival than the remaining SMZL patients (P < 0.05). In summary, chromosomal imbalances in regions 3q, 4q, 5q, 7q, 9q, 12q, and 20q have been detected by CGH in SMZL. Patients with SMZL displaying genetic losses by CGH had a short survival.
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- J M Hernández
- Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Universitario and Centro de Investigación del Cáncer, Universidad de Salamanca-CSIC, Salamanca, Spain.
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Hernández JM, del Cañizo MC, Cuneo A, García JL, Gutiérrez NC, González M, Castoldi G, San Miguel JF. Clinical, hematological and cytogenetic characteristics of atypical chronic myeloid leukemia. Ann Oncol 2000; 11:441-4. [PMID: 10847463 DOI: 10.1023/a:1008393002748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Atypical chronic myeloid leukemia (aCML) is an infrequent chronic myeloproliferative disorder characterized by leukocytosis, absence of Philadelphia chromosome or BCR-ABL rearrangement, and marked myeloid dysplasia. Some cases have an absolute monocytosis but can be distinguished from chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) by the presence of a higher percentage (> 15%) of circulating immature granulocytes. PATIENTS AND METHODS In a series of 11 patients with a diagnosis of aCML according to the FAB proposals we have analyzed the most relevant clinical, hematological and cytogenetic characteristics. RESULTS The median age was 65 years (16-84). All but one case showed, at time of diagnosis, leukocytosis (median WBC was 36 x 10(9)/l), 55% had moderate anemia and 36% had thrombocytopenia. Most cases had marked dysplasia, particularly in the granulocytic lineage (82% of the cases), and all cases showed bone marrow red hypoplasia. Cytogenetic abnormalities were present in 9 out of the 11 patients. Trisomy 8 was observed in three cases and other clonal chromosomal abnormalities included deletions of 5q, 13q, 17p, 12q, and 11q as well as a t(6;8)(p23;q22) translocation. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) studies failed to demonstrate ETV-6 gene involvement. The median survival time from diagnosis was only 14 months (range 3-56 months). CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that aCML is a rare disease which is characterized by leukocytosis, with dysgranulopoiesis, BM erythroid hypoplasia, chromosomal, though not recurrent, abnormalities and poor prognosis.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Aged
- Anemia
- Bone Marrow Cells/pathology
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Female
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/classification
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/genetics
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/pathology
- Leukocytosis
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prognosis
- Survival Analysis
- Thrombocytopenia
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- J M Hernández
- Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario and Centro de Investigación del Cáncer, Universidad de Salamanca-CSIC, Spain.
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Sokolic RA, Ferguson W, Mark HF. Discordant detection of monosomy 7 by GTG-banding and FISH in a patient with Shwachman-Diamond syndrome without evidence of myelodysplastic syndrome or acute myelogenous leukemia. CANCER GENETICS AND CYTOGENETICS 1999; 115:106-13. [PMID: 10598142 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(99)00098-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of hematologic disorders commonly affecting elderly persons and often leading to acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). Although rare in children, when MDS does occur, it is frequently part of a congenital disorder such as Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS). Monosomy 7 and/or deletion of part or all of 7q are poor prognostic signs in MDS and AML, although the pathophysiologic relationship between this finding and MDS or AML is unclear. Shwachman-Diamond syndrome is an inherited illness characterized by exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and by congenital neutropenia. Patients with SDS are at increased risk of developing myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). Because monosomy 7 is a poor prognostic sign in MDS and AML, establishing its presence is important. However, different methods of detection of monosomy 7 may lead to different results in some patients. We present the case of a 10-year-old girl known to have SDS, who had a bone marrow aspiration and biopsy done to rule out MDS and AML. By light microscopy, the patient's bone marrow was unremarkable. GTG-banding showed the following karyotype: 45,XX,-C[3]/47,XX,+C[1]/46,XX[45]. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was performed with a chromosome 7-specific alpha-satellite probe (D7Z1). Almost all (373 of 376) cells exhibited only one chromosome 7 signal. A second marrow aspiration done 6 months later showed an essentially normal karyotype by GTG-banding. Fluorescence in situ hybridization with the same chromosome 7 probe showed 230 of 250 cells to be monosomic for chromosome 7. A whole chromosome 7 painting probe demonstrated disomy for chromosome 7 in 90 of 90 cells; however, subtle heteromorphism in the centromeric regions of the 2 copies of chromosome 7 was noted in some cells. This case demonstrates that FISH and GTG-banding can give discordant results, that the two should be viewed as complementary technologies, and that both have a place in a full karyotypic analysis. Furthermore, this case demonstrates for the first time that heteromorphism and/or subtle structural abnormalities of chromosome 7, previously associated with MDS and AML, can exist without clinical or morphologic signs of these illnesses. It will be of interest to further study the relationship, if any, between SDS and various structural abnormalities of chromosome 7 in MDS and AML, and to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis, physiology, and treatment of these disorders.
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- R A Sokolic
- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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Corcoran MM, Mould SJ, Orchard JA, Ibbotson RE, Chapman RM, Boright AP, Platt C, Tsui LC, Scherer SW, Oscier DG. Dysregulation of cyclin dependent kinase 6 expression in splenic marginal zone lymphoma through chromosome 7q translocations. Oncogene 1999; 18:6271-7. [PMID: 10597225 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1203033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The increased or inappropriate expression of genes with oncogenic properties through specific chromosome translocations is an important event in the pathogenesis of B-cell lymphoproliferative diseases. Recent studies have found deletions or translocations of chromosome 7q to be the most common cytogenetic abnormality observed in SLVL, a leukemic variant of SMZL, with the q21-q22 region being most frequently affected. In three patients with translocations between chromosomes 2 and 7, the cloning of the breakpoints at 7q21 revealed that each was located within a small region of DNA 3.6 kb upstream of the transcription start site of cyclin dependent kinase 6 (CDK6). In each case the translocation event was consistent with aberrant VJ recombination between the immunoglobulin light chain region (Ig kappa) on chromosome 2p12 and DNA sequences at 7q21, resembling the heptamer recombination site. The t(7;21) breakpoint in an additional patient with splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL), resided 66 kb telomeric to the t(2;7) breakpoints juxtaposing CDK6 to an uncharacterized transcript. In two of the SLVL patient samples, the CDK6 protein was found to be markedly over expressed. These results suggest that dysregulation of CDK6 gene expression contributes to the pathogenesis of SLVL and SMZL.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2/ultrastructure
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 21/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 21/ultrastructure
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7/ultrastructure
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinases
- DNA, Neoplasm/genetics
- Enzyme Induction
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genes, Immunoglobulin
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains/genetics
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/enzymology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/genetics
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/biosynthesis
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sequence Deletion
- Splenic Neoplasms/enzymology
- Splenic Neoplasms/genetics
- Translocation, Genetic
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- M M Corcoran
- Department of Haematology, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK
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Mateo M, Mollejo M, Villuendas R, Algara P, Sanchez-Beato M, Martínez P, Piris MA. 7q31-32 allelic loss is a frequent finding in splenic marginal zone lymphoma. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 1999; 154:1583-9. [PMID: 10329610 PMCID: PMC1866606 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)65411-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) has been recognized as an entity defined on the basis of its morphological, phenotypic, and clinical characteristic features. Nevertheless, no characteristic genetic alterations have been described to date for this entity, thus making an exact diagnosis of SMZL difficult in some cases. As initial studies showed that chromosome region 7q22-32 is deleted in some of these cases, we analyzed a larger group of SMZL and other lymphoproliferative disorders that may partially overlap with it. To better define the frequency of 7q deletion in SMZL and further identify the deleted region, polymerase chain reaction analysis of 13 microsatellite loci spanning 7q21-7q36 was performed on 20 SMZL and 26 non-SMZL tissue samples. The frequency of allelic loss in SMZL (8/20; 40%) was higher than that observed in other B-cell lymphoproliferative syndromes (2/26; 7.7%). This difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The most frequently deleted microsatellite was D7S487 (5/11; 45% of informative cases). Surrounding this microsatellite the smallest common deleted region of 5cM has been identified, defined between D7S685 and D7S514. By comparative multiplex polymerase chain reaction analysis, we detected a homozygous deletion in the D7S685 (7q31.3) marker in one case. These results suggest that 7q31-q32 loss may be used as a genetic marker of this neoplasia, in conjunction with other morphologic, phenotypic, and clinical features. A correlation between 7q allelic loss and tumoral progression (death secondary to the tumor or large cell transformation) in SMZL showed a borderline statistical significance. The observation of a homozygous deletion in this chromosomal region may indicate that there is a tumor suppressor gene involved in the pathogenesis of this lymphoproliferative neoplasia.
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- M Mateo
- Departments of Genetics and Pathology, "Virgen de la Salud" Hospital, Toledo, Spain
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Dascalescu CM, Péoc'h M, Callanan M, Jacob MC, Sotto MF, Gressin R, Sotto JJ, Leroux D. Deletion 7q in B-cell low-grade lymphoid malignancies: a cytogenetic/fluorescence in situ hybridization and immunopathologic study. CANCER GENETICS AND CYTOGENETICS 1999; 109:21-8. [PMID: 9973955 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(98)00139-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ten cases presenting a simple karyotype and del(7q) as a primary event were selected out of 353 patients referred as B-cell low-grade malignant lymphoproliferative disorders. Chromosome 7-specific painting probes confirmed the deletion that was tentatively assigned to bands q31q35. Chromosome 7 was involved in an interstitial deletion in seven cases, in an unbalanced translocation in two cases, and in a ring chromosome in one case. Common clinical/hematological features included advanced age, marked splenomegaly, and peripheral blood monoclonal IgM(D) lymphocytosis. Regardless of morphologic entity, most cases shared lymphoplasmacytoid features. Deletion 7q may delineate a variety of low-grade B-cell lymphoid disorders characterized by a common clinical history and immunopathologic similarities. The cytogenetic pattern and the ongoing work on molecular mapping of this deletion suggest that the loss of a putative tumor-supressor gene at 7q31q32 may constitute an early event in their pathogenesis.
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- C M Dascalescu
- Research Group on Lymphomas, Institut Albert Bonniot, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
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Liang H, Fairman J, Claxton DF, Nowell PC, Green ED, Nagarajan L. Molecular anatomy of chromosome 7q deletions in myeloid neoplasms: evidence for multiple critical loci. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1998; 95:3781-5. [PMID: 9520444 PMCID: PMC19914 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.7.3781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Complete or partial deletions of the long arm of chromosome 7 (7q- and -7) are nonrandom abnormalities seen in primary and therapy-induced myelodysplasia (MDS) and acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). Monosomy 7, occurring as the sole cytogenetic anomaly in a small but significant number of cases, may denote a dominant mechanism involving critical tumor suppressor gene(s). We have determined the extent of allele loss in cytogenetically prescreened MDS and AML patients for microsatellite markers from chromosome 7q22 and 7q31. Whereas >80% of these cases revealed allele loss for the entire region, a rare case of the 7q- chromosome showed allele loss for only the proximal 7q31.1 loci flanked by the markers D7S486 and D7S2456, and a case of monosomy 7 revealed allele loss for loci at both 7q31 and 7q22 with retention of sequences between these sets of loci. Furthermore, a case of AML with no cytogenetic anomaly of chromosome 7 revealed a submicroscopic allelic imbalance for a third distal locus, D7S677. These findings suggest the presence of three distinct critical loci that may contribute alone or in combination to the evolution of MDS and AML. The data also provide molecular evidence for unbalanced translocation with noncontiguous deletions, as an alternate mechanism underlying monosomy 7.
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- H Liang
- Department of Molecular Hematology and Therapy, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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