Panagopoulos I, Gorunova L, Andersen K, Lobmaier I, Lund-Iversen M, Micci F, Heim S. Fusion of the Lumican (
LUM) Gene With the Ubiquitin Specific Peptidase 6 (
USP6) Gene in an Aneurysmal Bone Cyst Carrying a t(12;17)(q21;p13) Chromosome Translocation.
Cancer Genomics Proteomics 2021;
17:555-561. [PMID:
32859633 DOI:
10.21873/cgp.20211]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIM
Aneurysmal bone cyst is a benign bone lesion with a strong tendency to recur. The rearrangement of chromosome band 17p13/USP6 gene is now considered a characteristic genetic feature of aneurysmal bone cyst, with t(16;17)(q22;p13)/CDH11-USP6 as the most frequent chromosomal aberration/fusion gene. We report a novel variant translocation leading to a new fusion gene in an aneurysmal bone cyst.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Genetic analyses were performed on an aneurysmal bone cyst found in the tibia of a child.
RESULTS
G-banding chromosome analysis yielded the karyotype 46,XX,t(12;17)(q21;p13)[5]/46,XX[2]. FISH analysis with a USP6 break-apart probe showed rearrangement of USP6. RNA sequencing detected LUM-USP6 and USP6-LUM fusion transcripts which were subsequently verified by RT-PCR/Sanger sequencing. The two genes exchanged 5'- non-coding exons. Thus, promoter swapping between USP6 and LUM had taken place.
CONCLUSION
We report a novel t(12;17)(q21;p13) chromosome translocation which gave rise to a LUM-USP6 fusion in an aneurysmal bone cyst.
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