1
|
Chebly A, Haddad FG, Bassil J, Yammine T, Korban R, Semaan W, El Karak F, Kourie HR, Farra C. A rare case of acute myeloid leukemia with t(12;19)(q13;q13). Leuk Res Rep 2020; 14:100216. [PMID: 32637310 PMCID: PMC7330145 DOI: 10.1016/j.lrr.2020.100216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2019] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is characterized by chromosomal abnormalities affecting both prognosis and course of treatment. While most AML patients have well described chromosomal aberrations, around 10% present with rare chromosomal abnormalities. We herein, report a rare balanced translocation t(12;19)(q13;q13) in a 66-year old M5-AML patient identified by Conventional cytogenetic analysis and confirmed by SNP array. We suggest that t(12;19) as a sole chromosomal abnormality could be associated with a poor prognosis. Further studies are needed to understand the molecular basis of this translocation in AML.
Collapse
|
2
|
Gunnarsson R, Dilorenzo S, Lundin-Ström KB, Olsson L, Biloglav A, Lilljebjörn H, Rissler M, Wahlberg P, Lundmark A, Castor A, Behrendtz M, Fioretos T, Paulsson K, Isaksson A, Johansson B. Mutation, methylation, and gene expression profiles in dup(1q)-positive pediatric B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia 2018; 32:2117-2125. [PMID: 29626196 PMCID: PMC6170391 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-018-0092-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2017] [Revised: 01/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
High-throughput sequencing was applied to investigate the mutation/methylation patterns on 1q and gene expression profiles in pediatric B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP ALL) with/without (w/wo) dup(1q). Sequencing of the breakpoint regions and all exons on 1q in seven dup(1q)-positive cases revealed non-synonymous somatic single nucleotide variants (SNVs) in BLZF1, FMN2, KCNT2, LCE1C, NES, and PARP1. Deep sequencing of these in a validation cohort w (n = 17)/wo (n = 94) dup(1q) revealed similar SNV frequencies in the two groups (47% vs. 35%; P = 0.42). Only 0.6% of the 36,259 CpGs on 1q were differentially methylated between cases w (n = 14)/wo (n = 13) dup(1q). RNA sequencing of high hyperdiploid (HeH) and t(1;19)(q23;p13)-positive cases w (n = 14)/wo (n = 52) dup(1q) identified 252 and 424 differentially expressed genes, respectively; only seven overlapped. Of the overexpressed genes in the HeH and t(1;19) groups, 23 and 31%, respectively, mapped to 1q; 60-80% of these encode nucleic acid/protein binding factors or proteins with catalytic activity. We conclude that the pathogenetically important consequence of dup(1q) in BCP ALL is a gene-dosage effect, with the deregulated genes differing between genetic subtypes, but involving similar molecular functions, biological processes, and protein classes.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Rebeqa Gunnarsson
- Division of Clinical Genetics, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
| | - Sebastian Dilorenzo
- Array and Analysis Facility, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
| | - Kristina B Lundin-Ström
- Division of Clinical Genetics, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
| | - Linda Olsson
- Division of Clinical Genetics, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Genetics and Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Lund, Sweden
| | - Andrea Biloglav
- Division of Clinical Genetics, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
| | - Henrik Lilljebjörn
- Division of Clinical Genetics, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
| | - Marianne Rissler
- Division of Clinical Genetics, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
| | - Per Wahlberg
- Department of Medical Sciences, Molecular Medicine and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
| | - Anders Lundmark
- Department of Medical Sciences, Molecular Medicine and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
| | - Anders Castor
- Department of Pediatrics, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
| | - Mikael Behrendtz
- Department of Pediatrics, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
| | - Thoas Fioretos
- Division of Clinical Genetics, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Genetics and Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Lund, Sweden
| | - Kajsa Paulsson
- Division of Clinical Genetics, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
| | - Anders Isaksson
- Array and Analysis Facility, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
| | - Bertil Johansson
- Division of Clinical Genetics, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Genetics and Pathology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Lund, Sweden
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Isochromosome 17q in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. LEUKEMIA RESEARCH AND TREATMENT 2015; 2015:489592. [PMID: 26697230 PMCID: PMC4677221 DOI: 10.1155/2015/489592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Revised: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
In chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), presence of acquired cytogenetic abnormalities may help to estimate prognosis. However, deletion of TP53 gene, which is associated with an aggressive course of the disease and poor prognosis along with a lack of response to treatment, is one of the alterations which may escape cytogenetic diagnoses in CLL. Thus, other techniques have emerged such as interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (iFISH). Deletion of TP53 may but must not go together with the formation of an isochromosome i(17q); surprisingly this subgroup of patients was not in the focus of CLL studies yet. This study was about if presence of i(17q) could be indicative for a new subgroup in CLL with more adverse prognosis. As a result, TP53 deletion was detected in 18 out of 150 (12%) here studied CLL cases. Six of those cases (~33%) had the TP53 deletion accompanied by an i(17q). Interestingly, the cases with i(17q) showed a tendency towards more associated chromosomal aberrations. These findings may be the bases for follow-up studies in CLL patients with TP53 deletion with and without i(17q); it may be suggested that the i(17q) presents an even more adverse prognostic marker than TP53 deletion alone.
Collapse
|
4
|
Miller CR, Stephens D, Ruppert AS, Racke F, McFaddin A, Breidenbach H, Lin HJ, Waller K, Bannerman T, Jones JA, Woyach JA, Andritsos LA, Maddocks K, Zhao W, Lozanski G, Flynn JM, Grever M, Byrd JC, Heerema NA. Jumping translocations, a novel finding in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Br J Haematol 2015; 170:200-7. [PMID: 25891862 PMCID: PMC4490025 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.13422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2014] [Accepted: 02/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
A jumping translocation (JT) is a rare cytogenetic aberration that can occur in haematological malignancy. It involves the translocation of the same fragment of donor chromosome onto two or more recipient chromosomes, typically in different cells. In this study, we describe the first series of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) patients with JTs reported to date. Following a review of 878 CLL patient karyotypes, we identified 26 patients (3%) with 97 JTs. The most commonly occurring breakpoint in these translocations was 17p11.2. Loss of TP53 was identified prior to or at the same time as JT in 23 of 26 patients (88%). All patients eventually developed a complex karyotype. All but one patient has required treatment for CLL, with estimated median time to treatment of 11·5 months. This study establishes JTs as a recurrent abnormality found in CLL patients with aggressive disease. JTs contribute to complex karyotypes and, in many cases, are involved in chromosomal rearrangements that result in loss of the tumour suppressor gene TP53.
Collapse
MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Chromosome Breakpoints
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17
- Female
- Genes, p53
- Humans
- Karyotype
- Karyotyping
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/genetics
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/mortality
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/pathology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Staging
- Translocation, Genetic
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Cecelia R. Miller
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- Division of Medical Laboratory Science, School of Health and Rehabilitation, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
| | - Deborah Stephens
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
| | - Amy S. Ruppert
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
| | - Frederick Racke
- Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
| | - Andrew McFaddin
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
| | | | - Huey-Jen Lin
- Division of Medical Laboratory Science, School of Health and Rehabilitation, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
| | - Kathy Waller
- Division of Medical Laboratory Science, School of Health and Rehabilitation, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
| | - Tammy Bannerman
- Division of Medical Laboratory Science, School of Health and Rehabilitation, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
| | - Jeffrey A. Jones
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
| | - Jennifer A. Woyach
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
| | - Leslie A. Andritsos
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
| | - Kami Maddocks
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
| | - Weiqiang Zhao
- Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
| | - Gerard Lozanski
- Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
| | - Joseph M. Flynn
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
| | - Michael Grever
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
| | - John C. Byrd
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
| | - Nyla A. Heerema
- Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Salaverria I, Martin‐Guerrero I, Burkhardt B, Kreuz M, Zenz T, Oschlies I, Arnold N, Baudis M, Bens S, García‐Orad A, Lisfeld J, Schwaenen C, Szczepanowski M, Wessendorf S, Pfreundschuh M, Trümper L, Klapper W, Siebert R. High resolution copy number analysis of
IRF4
translocation‐positive diffuse large B‐cell and follicular lymphomas. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2012; 52:150-5. [DOI: 10.1002/gcc.22014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2012] [Accepted: 09/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Itziar Salaverria
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Schleswig‐Holstein Campus Kiel/Christian‐Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
| | - Idoia Martin‐Guerrero
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Schleswig‐Holstein Campus Kiel/Christian‐Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
- Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain
| | - Birgit Burkhardt
- NHL‐BFM Study Center, Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Justus‐Liebig‐University, Giessen, Germany
- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
| | - Markus Kreuz
- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
| | - Thorsten Zenz
- Department of Translational Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine V, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Ilske Oschlies
- Department of Pathology, Hematopathology Section and Lymph Node Registry, Christian‐Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
| | - Norbert Arnold
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Schleswig‐Holstein Campus Kiel/Christian‐Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
| | - Michael Baudis
- Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
| | - Susanne Bens
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Schleswig‐Holstein Campus Kiel/Christian‐Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
| | - Africa García‐Orad
- Department of Genetics, Physical Anthropology and Animal Physiology, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain
| | - Jasmin Lisfeld
- NHL‐BFM Study Center, Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Justus‐Liebig‐University, Giessen, Germany
| | | | - Monika Szczepanowski
- Department of Pathology, Hematopathology Section and Lymph Node Registry, Christian‐Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
| | - Swen Wessendorf
- Internal Medicine III, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
| | | | - Lorenz Trümper
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Georg‐August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
| | - Wolfram Klapper
- Department of Pathology, Hematopathology Section and Lymph Node Registry, Christian‐Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
| | - Reiner Siebert
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Schleswig‐Holstein Campus Kiel/Christian‐Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
| |
Collapse
|
6
|
Bien-Willner GA, López-Terrada D, Bhattacharjee MB, Patel KU, Stankiewicz P, Lupski JR, Pfeifer JD, Perry A. Early recurrence in standard-risk medulloblastoma patients with the common idic(17)(p11.2) rearrangement. Neuro Oncol 2012; 14:831-40. [PMID: 22573308 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nos086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Medulloblastoma is diagnosed histologically; treatment depends on staging and age of onset. Whereas clinical factors identify a standard- and a high-risk population, these findings cannot differentiate which standard-risk patients will relapse and die. Outcome is thought to be influenced by tumor subtype and molecular alterations. Poor prognosis has been associated with isochromosome (i)17q in some but not all studies. In most instances, molecular investigations document that i17q is not a true isochromosome but rather an isodicentric chromosome, idic(17)(p11.2), with rearrangement breakpoints mapping within the REPA/REPB region on 17p11.2. This study explores the clinical utility of testing for idic(17)(p11.2) rearrangements using an assay based on fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). This test was applied to 58 consecutive standard- and high-risk medulloblastomas with a 5-year minimum of clinical follow-up. The presence of i17q (ie, including cases not involving the common breakpoint), idic(17)(p11.2), and histologic subtype was correlated with clinical outcome. Overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were consistent with literature reports. Fourteen patients (25%) had i17q, with 10 (18%) involving the common isodicentric rearrangement. The presence of i17q was associated with a poor prognosis. OS and DFS were poor in all cases with anaplasia (4), unresectable disease (7), and metastases at presentation (10); however, patients with standard-risk tumors fared better. Of these 44 cases, tumors with idic(17)(p11.2) were associated with significantly worse patient outcomes and shorter mean DFS. FISH detection of idic(17)(p11.2) may be useful for risk stratification in standard-risk patients. The presence of this abnormal chromosome is associated with early recurrence of medulloblastoma.
Collapse
|
7
|
Carvalho CMB, Lupski JR. Copy number variation at the breakpoint region of isochromosome 17q. Genome Res 2008; 18:1724-32. [PMID: 18714090 DOI: 10.1101/gr.080697.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
Abstract
Isochromosome 17q, or i(17q), is one of the most frequent nonrandom changes occurring in human neoplasia. Most of the i(17q) breakpoints cluster within a approximately 240-kb interval located in the Smith-Magenis syndrome common deletion region in 17p11.2. The breakpoint cluster region is characterized by a complex architecture with large ( approximately 38-49 kb), inverted and directly oriented, low-copy repeats (LCRs), known as REPA and REPB that apparently lead to genomic instability and facilitate somatic genetic rearrangements. Through the analysis of bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and public array comparative genomic hybridization (array CGH) data, we show that the REPA/B structure is also susceptible to frequent meiotic rearrangements. It is a highly dynamic genomic region undergoing deletions, inversions, and duplications likely produced by non-allelic homologous recombination (NAHR) mediated by the highly identical SNORD3@, also known as U3, gene cluster present therein. We detected at least seven different REPA/B structures in samples from 29 individuals of which six represented potentially novel structures. Two polymorphic copy-number variation (CNV) variants, detected in 20% of samples, could be structurally described along with the likely underlying molecular mechanism for formation. Our data show the high susceptibility to rearrangements at the i(17q) breakpoint cluster region in the general population and exemplifies how large genomic regions laden with LCRs still represent a technical challenge for both determining specific structure and assaying population variation. The variant REPA/B structures identified may have different susceptibilities for inducing i(17q), thus potentially representing important risk alleles for tumor progression.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Claudia M B Carvalho
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
| | | |
Collapse
|
8
|
Lo KC, Rossi MR, Eberhart CG, Cowell JK. Genome wide copy number abnormalities in pediatric medulloblastomas as assessed by array comparative genome hybridization. Brain Pathol 2007; 17:282-96. [PMID: 17465989 PMCID: PMC8095649 DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2007.00072.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
Array-based comparative genomic hybridization was used to characterize 22 medulloblastomas in order to precisely define genetic alterations in these malignant childhood brain tumors. The 17p(-)/17q(+) copy number abnormality (CNA), consistent with the formation of isochromosome 17q, was the most common event (8/22). Amplifications in this series included MYCL, MYCN and MYC previously implicated in medulloblastoma pathogenesis, as well as novel amplicons on chromosomes 2, 4, 11 and 12. Losses involving chromosomes 1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 16 and 19 and gains of chromosomes 4, 7, 8, 9 and 18 were seen in greater than 20% of tumors in this series. A homozygous deletion in 11p15 defines the minimal region of loss on this chromosome arm. In order to map the minimal regions involved in losses, gains and amplifications, we combined aCGH data from this series with that of two others obtained using the same RPCI BAC arrays. As a result of this combined analysis of 72 samples, we have defined specific regions on chromosomes 1, 8p, 10q, 11p and 16q which are frequently involved in CNAs in medulloblastomas. Using high density oligonucleotide expression arrays, candidate genes were identified within these consistently involved regions in a subset of the tumors.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Ken C. Lo
- Department of Cancer Genetics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, N.Y
| | - Michael R. Rossi
- Department of Cancer Genetics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, N.Y
| | | | - John K. Cowell
- Department of Cancer Genetics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, N.Y
| |
Collapse
|
9
|
Strefford JC, Worley H, Barber K, Wright S, Stewart ARM, Robinson HM, Bettney G, van Delft FW, Atherton MG, Davies T, Griffiths M, Hing S, Ross FM, Talley P, Saha V, Moorman AV, Harrison CJ. Genome complexity in acute lymphoblastic leukemia is revealed by array-based comparative genomic hybridization. Oncogene 2007; 26:4306-18. [PMID: 17237825 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Chromosomal abnormalities are important for the classification and risk stratification of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). However, approximately 30% of childhood and 50% of adult patients lack abnormalities with clinical relevance. Here, we describe the use of array-based comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) to identify copy number alterations (CNA) in 58 ALL patients. CNA were identified in 83% of cases, and most frequently involved chromosomes 21 (n=42), 9 (n=21), 6 (n=16), 12 (n=11), 15 (n=11), 8 (n=10) and 17 (n=10). Deletions of 6q (del(6q)) were heterogeneous in size, in agreement with previous data, demonstrating the sensitivity of aCGH to measure CNA. Although 9p deletions showed considerable variability in both the extent and location, all encompassed the CDKN2A locus. Six patients showed del(12p), with a common region encompassing the ETV6 gene. Complex CNA were observed involving chromosomes 6 (n=2), 15 (n=2) and 21 (n=11) with multiple regions of loss and gain along each chromosome. Chromosome 21 CNA shared a common region of gain, with associated subtelomeric deletions. Other recurrent findings included dim(13q), dim(16q) and enh(17q). This is the first report of genome-wide detection of CNA in ALL patients using aCGH, and it has demonstrated a higher level of karyotype complexity than anticipated from conventional cytogenetic analysis.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- J C Strefford
- Leukaemia Research Cytogenetics Group, Cancer Sciences Division, University of Southampton, UK.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
10
|
McCabe MG, Ichimura K, Liu L, Plant K, Bäcklund LM, Pearson DM, Collins VP. High-resolution array-based comparative genomic hybridization of medulloblastomas and supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2006; 65:549-61. [PMID: 16783165 PMCID: PMC2816352 DOI: 10.1097/00005072-200606000-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Medulloblastomas and supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors are aggressive childhood tumors. We report our findings using array comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) on a whole-genome BAC/PAC/cosmid array with a median clone separation of 0.97 Mb to study 34 medulloblastomas and 7 supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors. Array CGH allowed identification and mapping of numerous novel, small regions of copy number change to genomic sequence in addition to the large regions already known from previous studies. Novel amplifications were identified, some encompassing oncogenes MYCL1, PDGFRA, KIT, and MYB not previously reported to show amplification in these tumors. In addition, one supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor had lost both copies of the tumor-suppressor genes CDKN2A and CDKN2B. Ten medulloblastomas had findings suggestive of isochromosome 17q. In contrast to previous reports using conventional CGH, array CGH identified 3 distinct breakpoints in these cases: Ch 17: 17940393-19251679 (17p11.2, n = 6), Ch 17: 20111990-23308272 (17p11.2-17q11.2, n = 4), and Ch 17: 38425359-39091575 (17q21.31, n = 1). Significant differences were found in the patterns of copy number change between medulloblastomas and supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors, providing further evidence that these tumors are genetically distinct despite their morphologic and behavioral similarities.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Martin Gerard McCabe
- Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Division of Molecular Histopathology, UK.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
11
|
Schaad K, Strömbeck B, Mandahl N, Andersen MK, Heim S, Mertens F, Johansson B. FISH mapping of i(7q) in acute leukemias and myxoid liposarcoma reveals clustered breakpoints in 7p11.2: implications for formation and pathogenetic outcome of the idic(7)(p11.2). Cytogenet Genome Res 2006; 114:126-30. [PMID: 16825763 DOI: 10.1159/000093327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2005] [Accepted: 12/05/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Isochromosome 7q - i(7q) - is seen in a wide variety of hematologic malignancies and solid tumors, often as a secondary change to a characteristic primary translocation. Despite its high frequency, nothing is known about the formation and the pathogenetic outcome of this abnormality. To address these issues, we performed a detailed fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) investigation of four acute lymphoblastic leukemias, one acute myeloid leukemia, and two myxoid liposarcomas with i(7q). Using FISH with bacterial artificial chromosomes (BACs) mapping between 7p12.2 and 7q11.2, the breakpoints (BPs) in all seven cases were shown to cluster to an approximately 340 kb segment at 7p11.2, covered by the overlapping BAC probes RP11-760D2 and RP11-10F11. Thus, the i(7q) should formally be designated idic(7) (p11.2). In one of the cases, FISH with fosmids could narrow down the BP further to an 80-kb sequence delineated by G248P81983A10 and G248P8793H7. No known genes are located in the 340-kb BP cluster region, indicating that the idic(7)(p11.2) does not result in a fusion or deregulation of genes in this segment. The pathogenetically important outcome is thus likely to be an altered gene expression because of copy number changes. The clustering of breakpoints might be due to frequent intrachromosomal duplicons in the BP region.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- K Schaad
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Lund University Hospital, Sweden
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
12
|
Fink SR, Smoley SA, Stockero KJ, Paternoster SF, Thorland EC, Van Dyke DL, Shanafelt TD, Zent CS, Call TG, Kay NE, Dewald GW. Loss of TP53 is due to rearrangements involving chromosome region 17p10 approximately p12 in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 167:177-81. [PMID: 16737921 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2006.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2005] [Accepted: 01/20/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Loss of tumor protein 53 (TP53) has been associated with aggressive disease and poor response to therapy in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL). TP53 is located at chromosome band 17p13 and its absence can be detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in the interphase nuclei of 8-10% patients with B-CLL. To study the cytogenetic mechanism for loss of TP53, metaphase and interphase FISH studies were conducted on 16 B-CLL patients to investigate 17p10 to 17p12, a chromosome region known to be rich in low-copy DNA repeats. Loss of TP53 was caused by an isochromosome with breakpoints between 17p10 and 17p11.2 in four patients, an unbalanced translocation involving 17p10 to 17p11.2 in nine patients, and an unbalanced translocation involving 17p11.2 to 17p12 in three patients. These findings indicate that loss of TP53 results from the absence of nearly the entire chromosome 17 p-arm rather than to monosomy 17 or deletions of TP53. Translocations or isochromosome formations at sites of low-copy DNA repeats in 17p10 to 17p12 appear to be the mechanism for the loss of TP53 in B-CLL.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Stephanie R Fink
- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
13
|
Abstract
Expression of growth arrest-specific (Gas) genes is observed during growth arrest in terminally differentiating cells during development of peripheral nerves. Gas7 is expressed predominantly in the brain and is required for neurite formation. Human GAS7 is located on chromosome 17p11.3 close to or within the putative breakpoint of isochromosome 17q (i(17q)) in medulloblastoma, indicating a potential role as a tumor suppressor gene, lost by formation of i(17q). However in the present study, the expression of GAS7 was detected in 20 of 29 childhood medulloblastoma samples regardless of the presence of i(17q). Therefore, GAS7 is not likely to be a tumor suppressor gene in medulloblastoma development.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Martin Ebinger
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Eberhard-Karl's-University, Tübingen, Germany
| | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
14
|
Mendrzyk F, Korshunov A, Toedt G, Schwarz F, Korn B, Joos S, Hochhaus A, Schoch C, Lichter P, Radlwimmer B. Isochromosome breakpoints on 17p in medulloblastoma are flanked by different classes of DNA sequence repeats. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2006; 45:401-10. [PMID: 16419060 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.20304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
Abstract
Medulloblastoma is a highly malignant embryonal tumor of the cerebellum that accounts for 20%-25% of all intracranial pediatric tumors. The most frequent chromosomal rearrangement in medulloblastoma is isochromosome 17, or i(17q). Its frequency suggests that it serves an important role in tumor pathogenesis, possibly mediated by the disruption or permanent activation of a gene at the breakpoint. To address this question, we performed a detailed analysis of chromosome 17 DNA copy number from 18 medulloblastomas previously shown to carry an apparent i(17q). We identified two breakpoint regions, one well within band 17p11.2 (n = 16) and a second within the pericentromeric region (n = 2). To map the breakpoints more precisely, we constructed a tiling-path matrix-CGH array covering chromosomal band 17p11.2 to the centromere and utilized it to delineate two small breakpoint intervals mapping at Mb 19.0 and 21.7 in seven of the medulloblastomas and in nine hematological neoplasias with i(17q). The former interval contains two breakpoint clusters that each colocalize with a pair of head-to-head inverted DNA sequence repeats, and the latter maps close to a region of alpha-satellite repeats. No consensus coding sequence localizes in these regions. Together, these data strongly suggest that the effects of i(17q) in medulloblastoma are mediated by gene-dosage effects of genes on 17p or 17q rather than by the disruption or deregulation of a "breakpoint" gene. Furthermore, we identified artifacts introduced in DNA copy number data by cross-hybridization of low-copy repeat sequences and discuss the challenge these can pose in the interpretation of diagnostic microarrays.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Frank Mendrzyk
- Division of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
15
|
MacKinnon RN, Patsouris C, Chudoba I, Campbell LJ. A FISH comparison of variant derivatives of the recurrent dic(17;20) of myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia: Obligatory retention of genes on 17p and 20q may explain the formation of dicentric chromosomes. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2006; 46:27-36. [PMID: 17048234 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.20385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
The dic(17;20) is a recurrent unbalanced translocation occurring rarely in myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia. We have studied eleven cases with the dic(17;20) or a more complex derivative, all of which showed deletion of 17p and 20q material. The tumor suppressor gene TP53 was not always lost, supporting a more distal gene as the target of these 17p deletions. All derivatives could be interpreted as having initially been formed as a dicentric chromosome, those with a larger amount of material between the centromeres having undergone further rearrangement to stabilize the chromosome while retaining proximal 17p and proximal 20q material. We propose that critical sequences on both 17p and 20q proximal to the sites of deletion must be retained during the critical 17p and 20q deletions. This would explain the excess of dicentric chromosomes resulting from 17;20 translocation, and the apparent stabilization of the unstable derivatives by further rearrangements which preserve 17p and 20q material.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Ruth N MacKinnon
- Victorian Cancer Cytogenetics Service, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Australia.
| | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
16
|
Bayani J, Pandita A, Squire JA. Molecular cytogenetic analysis in the study of brain tumors: findings and applications. Neurosurg Focus 2005; 19:E1. [PMID: 16398459 DOI: 10.3171/foc.2005.19.5.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Classic cytogenetics has evolved from black and white to technicolor images of chromosomes as a result of advances in fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) techniques, and is now called molecular cytogenetics. Improvements in the quality and diversity of probes suitable for FISH, coupled with advances in computerized image analysis, now permit the genome or tissue of interest to be analyzed in detail on a glass slide. It is evident that the growing list of options for cytogenetic analysis has improved the understanding of chromosomal changes in disease initiation, progression, and response to treatment. The contributions of classic and molecular cytogenetics to the study of brain tumors have provided scientists and clinicians alike with new avenues for investigation. In this review the authors summarize the contributions of molecular cytogenetics to the study of brain tumors, encompassing the findings of classic cytogenetics, interphase- and metaphase-based FISH studies, spectral karyotyping, and metaphase- and array-based comparative genomic hybridization. In addition, this review also details the role of molecular cytogenetic techniques in other aspects of understanding the pathogenesis of brain tumors, including xenograft, cancer stem cell, and telomere length studies.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jane Bayani
- Department of Applied Molecular Oncology, Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada.
| | | | | |
Collapse
|
17
|
Bien-Willner GA, Stankiewicz P, Lupski JR, Northup JK, Velagaleti GVN. Interphase FISH screening for the LCR-mediated common rearrangement of isochromosome 17q in primary myelofibrosis. Am J Hematol 2005; 79:309-13. [PMID: 16044457 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Non-allelic homologous recombination (NAHR) between low-copy repeats (LCRs) has been implicated recently in somatic rearrangements including isochromosome i(17q), which is associated with hematologic malignancies as well as solid tumors. In hematological malignancies, the most common i(17q) breakpoint results from LCR-mediated NAHR, which creates a dicentric chromosome, idic(17)(p11.2). We report an elderly patient who presented with primary myelofibrosis (MF) with myeloid metaplasia (MMM), associated with idic(17)(p11.2) as the sole chromosomal abnormality, making this the first idic(17)(p11.2) myeloproliferative case reported in which the breakpoints are mapped to the breakpoint cluster region in proximal 17p. The rearrangement breakpoint maps to the previously defined LCR cluster, further suggesting that the genomic architecture of proximal 17p may be responsible for the formation of the majority of i(17q) cases. We describe our development of a rapid screening test using interphase FISH to detect idic(17)(p11.2), discuss the potential prognostic value of this molecular diagnostic test, and examine the relevance of LCR-mediated NAHR to common rearrangements in neoplasms.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Gabriel A Bien-Willner
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
| | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
18
|
Schimanski CC, Schmitz G, Kashyap A, Bosserhoff AK, Bataille F, Schäfer SC, Lehr HA, Berger MR, Galle PR, Strand S, Strand D. Reduced expression of Hugl-1, the human homologue of Drosophila tumour suppressor gene lgl, contributes to progression of colorectal cancer. Oncogene 2005; 24:3100-9. [PMID: 15735678 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
The human gene, human giant larvae (Hugl-1/Llg1/Lgl1) has significant homology to the Drosophila tumour suppressor gene lethal(2)giant larvae (lgl). The lgl gene codes for a cortical cytoskeleton protein, Lgl, that binds Myosin II and is involved in maintaining cell polarity and epithelial integrity. The human protein, Hugl-1 contains several conserved functional domains found in Lgl, suggesting that these proteins may have closely related functions. Whether loss of Hugl expression plays a role in human tumorigenesis has so far not been extensively investigated. Thus, we evaluated tumour tissues from 94 patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer (CRC) for loss of Hugl-1 transcription and compared our findings with the clinical data from each of these patients. We found that Hugl-1 was lost in 75% of tumour samples and these losses were associated with advanced stage and particularly with lymph node metastases. Reduced Hugl-1 expression during the adenoma-carcinoma sequence occurring as early as in colorectal adenomas was detected by both immunohistochemical and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis. Functional assays with ecdysone-inducible cell lines revealed that Hugl-1 expression increased cell adhesion and decreased cell migration. Our studies thus indicate that downregulation of Hugl-1 contributes to CRC progression.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Carl C Schimanski
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg University, 55101 Mainz, Germany
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
19
|
Guardiola T, Horton E, Lopez-Camarillo L, Jones K, Dobin SM, Donner LR. Cardiac myxoma: a cytogenetic study of two cases. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 148:145-7. [PMID: 14734227 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(03)00207-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Two cases of cardiac myxoma, each arising in the left atrium, are presented. One tumor contained the clonal abnormality i(17)(q10),der(20)t(1;20)(q21;q11.2) and the second tumor contained add (9)(p22),+12. Such rearrangements have not been previously reported in these tumors.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Teresa Guardiola
- Department of Pathology Scott and White Memorial Hospital and Clinic, Sherwood and Brindley Foundation, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX 76508, USA
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
20
|
Barbouti A, Stankiewicz P, Nusbaum C, Cuomo C, Cook A, Höglund M, Johansson B, Hagemeijer A, Park SS, Mitelman F, Lupski JR, Fioretos T. The breakpoint region of the most common isochromosome, i(17q), in human neoplasia is characterized by a complex genomic architecture with large, palindromic, low-copy repeats. Am J Hum Genet 2004; 74:1-10. [PMID: 14666446 PMCID: PMC1181896 DOI: 10.1086/380648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2003] [Accepted: 10/07/2003] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Although a great deal of information has accumulated regarding the mechanisms underlying constitutional DNA rearrangements associated with inherited disorders, virtually nothing is known about the molecular processes involved in acquired neoplasia-associated chromosomal rearrangements. Isochromosome 17q, or "i(17q)," is one of the most common structural abnormalities observed in human neoplasms. We previously identified a breakpoint cluster region for i(17q) formation in 17p11.2 and hypothesized that genome architectural features could be responsible for this clustering. To address this hypothesis, we precisely mapped the i(17q) breakpoints in 11 patients with different hematologic malignancies and determined the genomic structure of the involved region. Our results reveal a complex genomic architecture in the i(17q) breakpoint cluster region, characterized by large ( approximately 38-49-kb), palindromic, low-copy repeats, strongly suggesting that somatic rearrangements are not random events but rather reflect susceptibilities due to the genomic structure.
Collapse
MESH Headings
- Blast Crisis/genetics
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17/genetics
- Genome, Human
- Humans
- Isochromosomes/genetics
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/genetics
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/pathology
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Neoplasms/genetics
- Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Aikaterini Barbouti
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Genome Research, Cambridge, MA; and Department of Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
| | - Pawel Stankiewicz
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Genome Research, Cambridge, MA; and Department of Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
| | - Chad Nusbaum
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Genome Research, Cambridge, MA; and Department of Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
| | - Christina Cuomo
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Genome Research, Cambridge, MA; and Department of Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
| | - April Cook
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Genome Research, Cambridge, MA; and Department of Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
| | - Mattias Höglund
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Genome Research, Cambridge, MA; and Department of Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
| | - Bertil Johansson
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Genome Research, Cambridge, MA; and Department of Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
| | - Anne Hagemeijer
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Genome Research, Cambridge, MA; and Department of Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
| | - Sung-Sup Park
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Genome Research, Cambridge, MA; and Department of Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
| | - Felix Mitelman
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Genome Research, Cambridge, MA; and Department of Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
| | - James R. Lupski
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Genome Research, Cambridge, MA; and Department of Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
| | - Thoas Fioretos
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Genome Research, Cambridge, MA; and Department of Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
| |
Collapse
|
21
|
Stankiewicz P, Shaw CJ, Dapper JD, Wakui K, Shaffer LG, Withers M, Elizondo L, Park SS, Lupski JR. Genome architecture catalyzes nonrecurrent chromosomal rearrangements. Am J Hum Genet 2003; 72:1101-16. [PMID: 12649807 PMCID: PMC1180264 DOI: 10.1086/374385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2002] [Accepted: 01/16/2003] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
Abstract
To investigate the potential involvement of genome architecture in nonrecurrent chromosome rearrangements, we analyzed the breakpoints of eight translocations and 18 unusual-sized deletions involving human proximal 17p. Surprisingly, we found that many deletion breakpoints occurred in low-copy repeats (LCRs); 13 were associated with novel large LCR17p structures, and 2 mapped within an LCR sequence (middle SMS-REP) within the Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) common deletion. Three translocation breakpoints involving 17p11 were found to be located within the centromeric alpha-satellite sequence D17Z1, three within a pericentromeric segment, and one at the distal SMS-REP. Remarkably, our analysis reveals that LCRs constitute >23% of the analyzed genome sequence in proximal 17p--an experimental observation two- to fourfold higher than predictions based on virtual analysis of the genome. Our data demonstrate that higher-order genomic architecture involving LCRs plays a significant role not only in recurrent chromosome rearrangements but also in translocations and unusual-sized deletions involving 17p.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Paweł Stankiewicz
- Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics and Pediatrics and Interdepartmental Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
| | - Christine J. Shaw
- Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics and Pediatrics and Interdepartmental Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
| | - Jason D. Dapper
- Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics and Pediatrics and Interdepartmental Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
| | - Keiko Wakui
- Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics and Pediatrics and Interdepartmental Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
| | - Lisa G. Shaffer
- Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics and Pediatrics and Interdepartmental Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
| | - Marjorie Withers
- Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics and Pediatrics and Interdepartmental Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
| | - Leah Elizondo
- Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics and Pediatrics and Interdepartmental Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
| | - Sung-Sup Park
- Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics and Pediatrics and Interdepartmental Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
| | - James R. Lupski
- Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics and Pediatrics and Interdepartmental Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
| |
Collapse
|
22
|
Campbell HD, Fountain S, McLennan IS, Berven LA, Crouch MF, Davy DA, Hooper JA, Waterford K, Chen KS, Lupski JR, Ledermann B, Young IG, Matthaei KI. Fliih, a gelsolin-related cytoskeletal regulator essential for early mammalian embryonic development. Mol Cell Biol 2002; 22:3518-26. [PMID: 11971982 PMCID: PMC133791 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.22.10.3518-3526.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The Drosophila melanogaster flightless I gene is required for normal cellularization of the syncytial blastoderm. Highly conserved homologues of flightless I are present in Caenorhabditis elegans, mouse, and human. We have disrupted the mouse homologue Fliih by homologous recombination in embryonic stem cells. Heterozygous Fliih mutant mice develop normally, although the level of Fliih protein is reduced. Cultured homozygous Fliih mutant blastocysts hatch, attach, and form an outgrowing trophoblast cell layer, but egg cylinder formation fails and the embryos degenerate. Similarly, Fliih mutant embryos initiate implantation in vivo but then rapidly degenerate. We have constructed a transgenic mouse carrying the complete human FLII gene and shown that the FLII transgene is capable of rescuing the embryonic lethality of the homozygous targeted Fliih mutation. These results confirm the specific inactivation of the Fliih gene and establish that the human FLII gene and its gene product are functional in the mouse. The Fliih mouse mutant phenotype is much more severe than in the case of the related gelsolin family members gelsolin, villin, and CapG, where the homozygous mutant mice are viable and fertile but display alterations in cytoskeletal actin regulation.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Hugh D Campbell
- Molecular Genetics and Evolution Group, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
23
|
Park SS, Stankiewicz P, Bi W, Shaw C, Lehoczky J, Dewar K, Birren B, Lupski JR. Structure and evolution of the Smith-Magenis syndrome repeat gene clusters, SMS-REPs. Genome Res 2002; 12:729-38. [PMID: 11997339 PMCID: PMC186597 DOI: 10.1101/gr.82802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
An approximately 4-Mb genomic segment on chromosome 17p11.2, commonly deleted in patients with the Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) and duplicated in patients with dup(17)(p11.2p11.2) syndrome, is flanked by large, complex low-copy repeats (LCRs), termed proximal and distal SMS-REP. A third copy, the middle SMS-REP, is located between them. SMS-REPs are believed to mediate nonallelic homologous recombination, resulting in both SMS deletions and reciprocal duplications. To delineate the genomic structure and evolutionary origin of SMS-REPs, we constructed a bacterial artificial chromosome/P1 artificial chromosome contig spanning the entire SMS region, including the SMS-REPs, determined its genomic sequence, and used fluorescence in situ hybridization to study the evolution of SMS-REP in several primate species. Our analysis shows that both the proximal SMS-REP (approximately 256 kb) and the distal copy (approximately 176 kb) are located in the same orientation and derived from a progenitor copy, whereas the middle SMS-REP (approximately 241 kb) is inverted and appears to have been derived from the proximal copy. The SMS-REP LCRs are highly homologous (>98%) and contain at least 14 genes/pseudogenes each. SMS-REPs are not present in mice and were duplicated after the divergence of New World monkeys from pre-monkeys approximately 40-65 million years ago. Our findings potentially explain why the vast majority of SMS deletions and dup(17)(p11.2p11.2) occur at proximal and distal SMS-REPs and further support previous observations that higher-order genomic architecture involving LCRs arose recently during primate speciation and may predispose the human genome to both meiotic and mitotic rearrangements.
Collapse
MESH Headings
- Abnormalities, Multiple/genetics
- Base Composition/genetics
- Cell Line
- Cell Line, Transformed
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17/genetics
- Cloning, Molecular/methods
- Contig Mapping/methods
- DNA Fingerprinting/methods
- Evolution, Molecular
- Gene Dosage
- Gene Duplication
- Genome, Human
- Humans
- Intellectual Disability/genetics
- Multigene Family/genetics
- Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid/genetics
- Sequence Alignment/methods
- Sequence Analysis, DNA/methods
- Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
- Syndrome
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Sung-Sup Park
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 77030, USA
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
24
|
Jin Y, Jin C, Wennerberg J, Höglund M, Mertens F. Cytogenetic and fluorescence in situ hybridization characterization of chromosome 8 rearrangements in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. CANCER GENETICS AND CYTOGENETICS 2001; 130:111-7. [PMID: 11675131 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(01)00476-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Structural rearrangements of chromosome 8 are frequently encountered in squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck (HNSCC). These aberrations often affect the centromeric region, resulting in the formation of isochromosome i(8q) and whole arm translocations. Some tumors may display structural rearrangements of 8p23. To characterize further the localization of the breakpoints in such rearrangements, 12 HNSCC known to carry pericentromeric rearrangements of chromosome 8 and 8p23 abnormalities were investigated with fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) by the use of 15 YAC clones spanning 8p23 and 8p11 to 8q11. FISH confirmed that all, except one, aberrations cytogenetically interpreted to be i(8q) were true, monocentric i(8q). Similarly, all whole-arm translocations appeared as centric fusions. It could thus be concluded that the essential outcome of these rearrangements is genomic imbalances and not rearrangement of genes in the pericentromeric region. By the use of five YAC clones mapping to 8p23, different breakpoints at the molecular level were disclosed in cases with cytogenetically identical 8p23 rearrangements. An evaluation of the genomic imbalances detected in the present series revealed that overrepresentation of 8q material was present in 11 of the 12 tumors. The most commonly gained segment was 8q22 approximately qter, found in all cases with 8q overrepresentation. Loss of parts of or the entire 8p was seen in 10 tumors. The smallest overlapping deleted region was localized to the subtelomeric region of 8p.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Y Jin
- Department of Clinical Genetics, University Hospital, S-221 85, Lund, Sweden.
| | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
25
|
Schmidt LS, Warren MB, Nickerson ML, Weirich G, Matrosova V, Toro JR, Turner ML, Duray P, Merino M, Hewitt S, Pavlovich CP, Glenn G, Greenberg CR, Linehan WM, Zbar B. Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome, a genodermatosis associated with spontaneous pneumothorax and kidney neoplasia, maps to chromosome 17p11.2. Am J Hum Genet 2001; 69:876-82. [PMID: 11533913 PMCID: PMC1226073 DOI: 10.1086/323744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 275] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2001] [Accepted: 08/09/2001] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHD), an inherited autosomal genodermatosis characterized by benign tumors of the hair follicle, has been associated with renal neoplasia, lung cysts, and spontaneous pneumothorax. To identify the BHD locus, we recruited families with cutaneous lesions and associated phenotypic features of the BHD syndrome. We performed a genomewide scan in one large kindred with BHD and, by linkage analysis, localized the gene locus to the pericentromeric region of chromosome 17p, with a LOD score of 4.98 at D17S740 (recombination fraction 0). Two-point linkage analysis of eight additional families with BHD produced a maximum LOD score of 16.06 at D17S2196. Haplotype analysis identified critical recombinants and defined the minimal region of nonrecombination as being within a <4-cM distance between D17S1857 and D17S805. One additional family, which had histologically proved fibrofolliculomas, did not show evidence of linkage to chromosome 17p, suggesting genetic heterogeneity for BHD. The BHD locus lies within chromosomal band 17p11.2, a genomic region that, because of the presence of low-copy-number repeat elements, is unstable and that is associated with a number of diseases. Identification of the gene for BHD may reveal a new genetic locus responsible for renal neoplasia and for lung and hair-follicle developmental defects.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- L S Schmidt
- Intramural Research Support Program, SAIC, National Cancer Institute-Frederick, Frederick, MD, 21702, USA.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
26
|
Granzow M, Popp S, Weber S, Schoell B, Holtgreve-Grez H, Senf L, Hager D, Boschert J, Scheurlen W, Jauch A. Isochromosome 1q as an early genetic event in a child with intracranial ependymoma characterized by molecular cytogenetics. CANCER GENETICS AND CYTOGENETICS 2001; 130:79-83. [PMID: 11672779 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(01)00465-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
Data concerning cytogenetic features of childhood ependymoma are rare. In this article, a gain of 1q was identified as the sole alteration in a primary childhood infratentorial ependymoma by comparative genomic hybridization (CGH). A recurrence of this brain tumor was studied using multiplex-fluorescence in situ hybridization (M-FISH) in addition to CGH and G-banding analysis. In accordance with the primary tumor, a gain of 1q corresponding to an isochromosome 1q was observed indicating an early event in the tumor development. Furthermore, M-FISH classified several other rearranged chromosomes including 6q and 17p that have previously been found to be involved in the development and progression of childhood ependymoma.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- M Granzow
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
27
|
Clawson K, Donner LR, Dobin SM. Isochromosome (17)(q10) as the sole structural chromosomal rearrangement in a case of botryoid rhabdomyosarcoma. CANCER GENETICS AND CYTOGENETICS 2001; 128:11-3. [PMID: 11454423 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(01)00390-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
We describe a case of botryoid rhabdomyosarcoma with the karyotype 53,XX,+2,+5,+8,+12,+13, i(17)(q10),+19,+20. Only two cytogenetically analyzed cases of this tumor were previously reported and structural chromosomal abnormalities in each tumor were different.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- K Clawson
- Department of Pathology, Scott & White Clinic and Memorial Hospital, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Temple, TX 76508, USA
| | | | | |
Collapse
|
28
|
Seranski P, Hoff C, Radelof U, Hennig S, Reinhardt R, Schwartz CE, Heiss NS, Poustka A. RAI1 is a novel polyglutamine encoding gene that is deleted in Smith-Magenis syndrome patients. Gene 2001; 270:69-76. [PMID: 11404004 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(01)00415-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
The human chromosomal band 17p11.2 is a genetically unstable interval. It has been shown to be deleted in patients suffering from Smith-Magenis syndrome. Previous efforts of physical and transcriptional mapping in 17p11.2 and subsequent genomic sequencing of the candidate interval allowed the identification of new genes that might be responsible for the Smith-Magenis syndrome. In this report, one of these genes named RAI1, the human homologue of the mouse Rai1 gene, has been investigated for its contribution to the syndrome. Expression analysis on different human adult and fetal tissues has shown the existence of at least three splice variants. Moreover, the most interesting feature of the gene is the presence of a polymorphic CAG repeat coding for a polyglutamine stretch in the amino terminal domain of the protein.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- P Seranski
- Abt. Molekulare Genomanalyse, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|