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Maury JM, Merveilleux du Vignaux C, Drevet G, Zarza V, Chalabreysse L, Maisse C, Gineys B, Dolmazon C, Tronc F, Girard N, Leroux C. Activation of the mTOR/ Akt pathway in thymic epithelial cells derived from thymomas. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0197655. [PMID: 30897085 PMCID: PMC6428316 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 02/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The pathogenesis of thymic epithelial tumors remains poorly elucidated. The PIK3/Akt/mTOR pathway plays a key role in various cancers; interestingly, several phase I/II studies have reported a positive effect of mTOR inhibitors in disease control in thymoma patients. A major limit for deciphering cellular and molecular events leading to the transformation of thymic epithelial cells or for testing drug candidates is the lack of reliable in vitro cell system. We analyzed protein expression and activation of key players of the Akt/ mTOR pathway namely Akt, mTOR, and P70S6K in eleven A, B and AB thymomas as well as in normal thymuses. While only Akt and phospho-Akt were expressed in normal thymuses, both Akt and mTOR were activated in thymomas. Phospho-P70S6K was expressed in all thymic tumors whatever their subtypes, and absent in normal thymus. Interestingly, we report the activation of Akt, mTOR and P70S6 proteins in primary thymic epithelial cells maintained for short period of time after their derivation from seven AB and B thymomas. Finally, we showed that rapamycin (100 nM) significantly reduced proliferation of thymoma- derived epithelial cells without inducing cell death. Our results suggest that the activation of the Akt/ mTOR pathway might participate to the cell proliferation associated with tumor growth. Ultimately, our data enhance the potential role of thymic epithelial cells derived from tissue specimens for in vitro exploration of molecular abnormalities in rare thymic tumors.
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- Jean-Michel Maury
- IVPC UMR754 INRA, Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, EPHE, Lyon, France
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Lung and Heart-lung Transplantation, Groupement Hospitalier Est, HCL, Lyon, France
- National Expert Center for Thymic Malignancies, Réseau Tumeurs THYMiques et Cancer (RYTHMIC), Lyon, France
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- IVPC UMR754 INRA, Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, EPHE, Lyon, France
- Department of Respiratory Diseases, Groupement Hospitalier Est, HCL Lyon, France
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- IVPC UMR754 INRA, Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, EPHE, Lyon, France
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Lung and Heart-lung Transplantation, Groupement Hospitalier Est, HCL, Lyon, France
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases, Groupement Hospitalier Est, HCL Lyon, France
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- National Expert Center for Thymic Malignancies, Réseau Tumeurs THYMiques et Cancer (RYTHMIC), Lyon, France
- Department of Pathology, Groupement Hospitalier Est, HCL, Lyon, France
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- IVPC UMR754 INRA, Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, EPHE, Lyon, France
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- IVPC UMR754 INRA, Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, EPHE, Lyon, France
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- IVPC UMR754 INRA, Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, EPHE, Lyon, France
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Lung and Heart-lung Transplantation, Groupement Hospitalier Est, HCL, Lyon, France
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- IVPC UMR754 INRA, Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, EPHE, Lyon, France
- National Expert Center for Thymic Malignancies, Réseau Tumeurs THYMiques et Cancer (RYTHMIC), Lyon, France
- Institut du Thorax Curie Montsouris, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- IVPC UMR754 INRA, Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, EPHE, Lyon, France
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Thein AW, Myint AA, Khaing SH, Shinde SV, Maw M. Chemotherapy versus surgery with or without adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy for localised primary gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Hippokratia 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd009914.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Aung Win Thein
- Melaka-Manipal Medical College; Department of Surgery; Jalan Batu Hampar, Bukit Baru Melaka Melaka Malaysia 75150
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- Monash University; Department of Medicine; Johor Bahru Johor Malaysia 80100
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- Melaka-Manipal Medical College; Department of Surgery; Jalan Batu Hampar, Bukit Baru Melaka Melaka Malaysia 75150
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- Melaka-Manipal Medical College; Department of Paediatrics; Jalan Batu Hampar Bukit Baru Melaka Melaka Malaysia 75150
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- Melaka-Manipal Medical College; Department of Surgery; Jalan Batu Hampar, Bukit Baru Melaka Melaka Malaysia 75150
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Gindin T, Murty V, Alobeid B, Bhagat G. MLL/KMT2Atranslocations in diffuse large B-cell lymphomas. Hematol Oncol 2014; 33:239-46. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.2158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2014] [Revised: 07/08/2014] [Accepted: 07/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Tatyana Gindin
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology; Columbia University Medical Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital; New York NY 10032 USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology; Columbia University Medical Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital; New York NY 10032 USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology; Columbia University Medical Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital; New York NY 10032 USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology; Columbia University Medical Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital; New York NY 10032 USA
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Rinaldi A, Mensah AA, Kwee I, Forconi F, Orlandi EM, Lucioni M, Gattei V, Marasca R, Berger F, Cogliatti S, Cavalli F, Zucca E, Gaidano G, Rossi D, Bertoni F. Promoter methylation patterns in Richter syndrome affect stem-cell maintenance and cell cycle regulation and differ from de novo diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Br J Haematol 2013; 163:194-204. [PMID: 23961875 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.12515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2013] [Accepted: 05/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In a fraction of patients, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) can transform to Richter syndrome (RS), usually a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). We studied genome-wide promoter DNA methylation in RS and clonally related CLL-phases of transformed patients, alongside de novo DLBCL (of non-germinal centre B type), untransformed-CLL and normal B-cells. The greatest differences in global DNA methylation levels were observed between RS and DLBCL, indicating that these two diseases, although histologically similar, are epigenetically distinct. RS was more highly methylated for genes involved in cell cycle regulation. When RS was compared to the preceding CLL-phase and with untransformed-CLL, RS presented a higher degree of methylation for genes possessing the H3K27me3 mark and PRC2 targets, as well as for gene targets of TP53 and RB1. Comparison of the methylation levels of individual genes revealed that OSM, a stem cell regulatory gene, exhibited significantly higher methylation levels in RS compared to CLL-phases. Its transcriptional repression by DNA methylation was confirmed by 5-aza-2'deoxycytidine treatment of DLBCL cells, determining an increased OSM expression. Our results showed that methylation patterns in RS are largely different from de novo DLBCL. Stem cell-related genes and cell cycle regulation genes are targets of DNA methylation in RS.
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- Andrea Rinaldi
- Lymphoma and Genomics Research Programme, IOR Institute of Oncology Research, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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Degroote A, Knippenberg L, Vander Borght S, Spaepen M, Matthijs G, Schaeffer DF, Owen DA, Libbrecht L, Lambein K, De Hertogh G, Tousseyn T, Sagaert X. Analysis of microsatellite instability in gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2012; 54:812-8. [PMID: 22916837 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2012.723211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In Helicobacter pylori gastritis, constant antigenic stimulation triggers a sustained B-cell proliferation. Errors made during this continuous DNA replication are supposed to be corrected by the DNA mismatch repair mechanism. Failure of this mismatch repair mechanism has been described in hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) and results in a replication error phenotype. Inherent to their instability during replication, microsatellites are the best markers of this replication error phenotype. We aimed to evaluate the role of defects in the DNA mismatch repair (MMR) mechanism and microsatellite instability (MSI) in relation to the most frequent genetic anomaly, translocation t(11;18)(q21;q21), in gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. Therefore, we examined 10 microsatellite loci (BAT25, BAT26, D5S346, D17S250, D2S123, TGFB, BAT40, D18S58, D17S787 and D18S69) for instability in 28 patients with MALT lymphomas. In addition, these tumors were also immunostained for MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 and PMS2, as well as screened for the presence of t(11;18)(q21;q21) by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). We found MSI in 5/28 (18%) lymphomas, with MSI occurring in both t(11;18)(q21;q21)-positive and -negative tumors. One tumor displayed high levels of instability, and, remarkably, this was the only case displaying features of a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. All microsatellite unstable lymphomas showed a loss of MSH6 expression. In conclusion, our data suggest that a MMR-defect may be involved in the development of gastric MALT lymphomas, and that a defect of MSH6 might be associated with those MSI-driven gastric lymphomas.
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Lymphoblastic lymphoma is the second most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma seen in children. Approximately, 90% of lymphoblastic lymphomas arise from T cells, with the remaining 10% being B-cell-lineage derived. Although T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma most frequently occurs in the anterior mediastinum (thymus), B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (B-LBL) predominates in extranodal sites such as skin and bone. Here, we describe a pediatric B-LBL patient who presented with extensive abdominal involvement and whose lymphoma cells displayed segmental duplication of the mixed lineage leukemia (MLL) gene. MLL duplication/amplification has been described primarily in acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome with no published reports of discrete MLL duplication/amplification events in B-LBL. The MLL gene duplication noted in this case may represent a novel mechanism for tumorigenesis in B-LBL.
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Wang DM, Miao KR, Fan L, Qiu HR, Fang C, Zhu DX, Qiu HX, Xu W, Li JY. Intermediate prognosis of 6q deletion in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Leuk Lymphoma 2011; 52:230-7. [DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2010.542599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Badawy BS, Ahmad MAK, Sayed RH, Habib TN. Role of microsatellites instability in carcinogenesis of postcricoid carcinoma on top of plummer-vinson syndrome. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2010; 62:417-20. [PMID: 22319705 PMCID: PMC3266088 DOI: 10.1007/s12070-010-0111-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2010] [Accepted: 01/22/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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To develop a molecular pattern that might help in understanding carcinogenesis of postcricoid carcinoma (PCC) on top of Plummer-Vinson syndrome (PVS) in a prospective controlled study. Twenty-four patients with PVS were diagnosed and followed up over a 4 year period, during which eight of them showed malignant change to PCC. Twenty volunteers free of neoplastic diseases were included as a control group. In the two groups, DNA extraction from mononuclear peripheral blood cells, and analysis of loss of heterozygosity (LOH) and microsatellite instability (MSI) using six paired simple tandem repeats (STRs) primers were done. The molecular weight of each STRs locus was scored and statistical correlations were performed. LOH occurred in 55.6 and 72.9% of PVS and PCC cases compared to 25% of control group. At loci D17S695, D9S753 and D9S171, LOH occurred in 54.2, 66.7, and 70.8% of PVS cases; and in 62.5% of PCC cases for each locus compared to 15, 25 and 45% of control cases. D3S1286 and CFS1-R displayed the highest frequency of LOH in PCC (100% for each) while recorded in 58.3 and 33.3% in PVS compared to 30 and 0% in control cases. Certain genetic events tend to occur as early and late events in malignant change of PVS to PCC. Detection of these events may help in understanding carcinogenesis and in early detection of malignancy. CFS1-R is the most informative marker of tumor progression.
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Miyashita K, Fujii K, Yamada Y, Hattori H, Taguchi K, Yamanaka T, Yoshida MA, Okamura J, Oda S, Muta K, Nawata H, Takayanagi R, Uike N. Frequent microsatellite instability in non-Hodgkin lymphomas irresponsive to chemotherapy. Leuk Res 2008; 32:1183-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2007.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2007] [Revised: 11/13/2007] [Accepted: 11/14/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Barth TFE, Barth CA, Kestler HA, Michl P, Weniger MA, Buchholz M, Möller P, Gress T. Transcriptional profiling suggests that secondary and primary large B-cell lymphomas of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are blastic variants of GI marginal zone lymphoma. J Pathol 2007; 211:305-13. [PMID: 17152084 DOI: 10.1002/path.2096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The pathogenetic relationship of marginal zone B-cell lymphoma (MALT lymphoma) of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and eventually co-existing aggressive B-cell lymphoma and primary aggressive B-cell lymphoma remains to be elucidated. The RNA of laser-microdissected cells was isolated and amplified from small and/or large cell compartments of eight MALT lymphomas (small cell lymphoma, SCL), 14 GI diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (large cell lymphoma, LCL), and ten GI B-cell lymphomas with composite small and large cell compartments (ComL) and expression analyses were performed using cDNA arrays. Hierarchical cluster analysis clearly separated SCL and LCL and the small and large cell compartments of ComL. Likewise, cluster analysis with all samples of SCL, LCL, and ComL yielded two main 'small cell' and 'large cell' branches. Furthermore, 60 genes were differentially expressed between SCL and LCL, and 82 genes between the small and large cell components of ComL; 26 genes were discriminators in both settings. Use of the profiles of ComL as training sets for class prediction resulted in 95% accuracy for the classification of SCL and LCL. Collectively, the data strongly suggest that both secondary and primary aggressive B-cell lymphomas of the GI tract are blastic marginal zone lymphomas.
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MESH Headings
- Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/genetics
- Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/pathology
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Genetic Markers
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry/methods
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/genetics
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/pathology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/pathology
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/genetics
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/pathology
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Transcription, Genetic
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- T F E Barth
- Department of Pathology, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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Cohen SM, Petryk M, Varma M, Kozuch PS, Ames ED, Grossbard ML. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue. Oncologist 2007; 11:1100-17. [PMID: 17110630 DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.11-10-1100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The concept of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas was introduced by Isaacson and Wright [Cancer 1983; 52:1410-1416] in 1983. After more than 20 years of clinical research MALT lymphomas are now recognized as a distinct subtype of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) with unique pathogenic, histological, and clinical features. Although this subtype of NHL occurs frequently, optimal management remains elusive. This manuscript reviews features of the clinical presentation, diagnosis, pathology, molecular characteristics, and management of both gastric and non-gastric MALT lymphoma.
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- Seth M Cohen
- St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY 10019, USA
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Ferrucci PF, Zucca E. Primary gastric lymphoma pathogenesis and treatment: what has changed over the past 10 years? Br J Haematol 2006; 136:521-38. [PMID: 17156403 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2006.06444.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Primary gastric (PG) lymphomas are generally non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL). They represent 5% of gastric malignancies and show an apparently increasing incidence worldwide. The most common histological subtypes are diffuse large B-cell and marginal zone B-cell NHL of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)-type. Pathogenesis is often related to Helicobacter pylori infection (HPI). There is still no consensus on the optimal treatment for PG lymphoma. Nowadays surgery is limited to rare cases and radiotherapy--combined or not with chemotherapy--represents an effective therapeutic option ensuring long-term, organ-salvage benefits mainly in aggressive histological subtypes. Additionally, the description of MALT lymphomas has made the situation even more complex, because antibiotics alone can induce lasting remissions in those cases associated with HPI. Consequently, a global therapeutic approach to the cure of PG-NHL has completely changed over the last 10 years: innovative, conservative options to reduce treatment toxicity, thus preventing systemic relapses, have made their appearance and are on the rise.
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MESH Headings
- Helicobacter Infections/complications
- Helicobacter pylori
- Humans
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/diagnosis
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/etiology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/therapy
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/diagnosis
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/etiology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/therapy
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/diagnosis
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/etiology
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/therapy
- Stomach Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Stomach Neoplasms/etiology
- Stomach Neoplasms/therapy
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Burkhardt B, Bruch J, Zimmermann M, Strauch K, Parwaresch R, Ludwig WD, Harder L, Schlegelberger B, Mueller F, Harbott J, Reiter A. Loss of heterozygosity on chromosome 6q14-q24 is associated with poor outcome in children and adolescents with T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. Leukemia 2006; 20:1422-9. [PMID: 16738692 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2404275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Deletions of chromosome 6q have been reported in several hematological malignancies, but data are not conclusive regarding their biological and prognostic impact. Therefore, we focused on pediatric patients diagnosed with T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL) treated uniformly according to the NHL-BFM95 protocol. We used loss-of-heterozygosity (LOH) analysis of 25 microsatellite markers located on chromosome 6q14-q24. Fragment-length analysis was performed on ABI-PRISM3100 Genetic-Analyzer. Eligibility criterion was > or =3 informative markers. Between April 1995 and March 2003, 185 T-LBL patients were treated according to the NHL-BFM95 protocol. Five-year event-free (EFS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were 79+/-3 and 87+/-3% (median follow-up 4.7 [1.2-10.1] years). Sixty-one patients were evaluable for LOH analysis, including 18 out of 23 patients with relapse. EFS and DFS were 67+/-6 and 69+/-6% for these 61 patients. Testing of 853 markers in the 61 patients identified the presence of LOH in 19 patients (31%): 13 of the 18 relapse patients and five of the 41 in complete remission (odds ratio 18.7, 95% confidence interval 4.7-75.3). One LOH-positive patient died from treatment-related toxicity. We conclude that LOH on chromosome 6q14-q24 may have conferred a high risk of relapse on our group of children with T-LBL treated according to the NHL-BFM95 protocol.
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- B Burkhardt
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
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Brieger J, Kastner J, Gosepath J, Mann WJ. Evaluation of microsatellite amplifications at chromosomal locus 3q26 as surrogate marker for premalignant changes in mucosa surrounding head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 167:26-31. [PMID: 16682282 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2005.11.007] [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] [Received: 07/29/2005] [Revised: 10/25/2005] [Accepted: 11/11/2005] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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We analyzed tumor and surrounding mucosal samples of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by fragment analysis for gain of genomic material as a potential indicator for oncogenic transformation. Our aim was to evaluate the potential value of this fast and sensitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based method for intra-operative detection of chromosomal aberrations as a surrogate marker for incomplete tumor resection. Biopsies of the primary tumors and adjacent macroscopically nonmalignant mucosa 1 and 2 cm away from the tumor margins were collected from 20 patients. DNA were isolated, and 11 microsatellite markers at loci 3q25.31 approximately 3q28 were amplified by PCR. Allelic losses or gains were analyzed by capillary electrophoresis. Imbalanced alleles were common in the samples evaluated. In the median gains of the informative loci were detected in 67% of the primary tumors, 22% of the samples taken at 1 cm and 15% of the samples taken at 2 cm distance. We observed gains of 3q at least in one microsatellite in all primary tumors, in 15 (1 cm) and 12 (2 cm) nonmalignant mucosa samples. Gain of genetic material is frequent in tumor-surrounding mucosa. Detection of small chromosomal aberrations is possible using the PCR-based, highly sensitive, and fast-to-perform fragment analysis technique. The value for the diagnosis and prognosis will have to be proven in follow-up studies.
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- Jürgen Brieger
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mainz Medical School, Building 102, Lagenbeckstrasse 1, Mainz 55101, Germany.
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Taborelli M, Tibiletti MG, Martin V, Pozzi B, Bertoni F, Capella C. Chromosome band 6q deletion pattern in malignant lymphomas. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 165:106-13. [PMID: 16527604 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2005.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2005] [Revised: 04/20/2005] [Accepted: 06/30/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Deletion of chromosome arm 6q is a frequent karyotypic alteration found in a variety of cancers and lymphoproliferative disorders, including leukemia and lymphomas. We characterized 6q deletions in 35 malignant lymphomas, using conventional and molecular cytogenetic approaches, to define the deletion pattern of 6q in different histological types. Conventional cytogenetics revealed a 6q deletion in 46% of lymphomas, including two cases that showed 6q deletion as the sole chromosome anomaly. Interphase FISH analysis demonstrated allelic loss of 6q regions in 33 out of 35 cases (94.2%); the deletions were discontinuous, involving nonadjacent molecular regions. Although 6q deletion is a common event in all types of lymphomas, specific deletion patterns seem to characterize different histological types, suggesting that different tumor suppressor genes play different roles in different types of lymphomas. Two specific 6q regions deleted in diffuse large B cell lymphomas but not in follicular lymphomas may be implicated in the clinical transformation.
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- M Taborelli
- Department of Surgical Pathology, Anatomia Patologica, Ospedale di Circolo-Università dell'Insubria, Viale Borri 57, 21100 Varese, Italy
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Wittschieben JP, Reshmi SC, Gollin SM, Wood RD. Loss of DNA polymerase zeta causes chromosomal instability in mammalian cells. Cancer Res 2006; 66:134-42. [PMID: 16397225 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-2982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Rev3L encodes the catalytic subunit of DNA polymerase zeta (pol zeta) in mammalian cells. In yeast, pol zeta helps cells bypass sites of DNA damage that can block replication enzymes. Targeted disruption of the mouse Rev3L gene causes lethality midway through embryonic gestation, and Rev3L-/- mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) remain in a quiescent state in culture. This suggests that pol zeta may be necessary for tolerance of endogenous DNA damage during normal cell growth. We report the generation of mitotically active Rev3L-/- MEFs on a p53-/- genetic background. Rev3L null MEFs exhibited striking chromosomal instability, with a large increase in translocation frequency. Many complex genetic aberrations were found only in Rev3L null cells. Rev3L null cells had increased chromosome numbers, most commonly near pentaploid, and double minute chromosomes were frequently found. This chromosomal instability associated with loss of a DNA polymerase activity in mammalian cells is similar to the instability associated with loss of homologous recombination capacity. Rev3L null MEFs were also moderately sensitive to mitomycin C, methyl methanesulfonate, and UV and gamma-radiation, indicating that mammalian pol zeta helps cells tolerate diverse types of DNA damage. The increased occurrence of chromosomal translocations in Rev3L-/- MEFs suggests that loss of Rev3L expression could contribute to genome instability during neoplastic transformation and progression.
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- John P Wittschieben
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh Medical School and University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Nakashima Y, Tagawa H, Suzuki R, Karnan S, Karube K, Ohshima K, Muta K, Nawata H, Morishima Y, Nakamura S, Seto M. Genome-wide array-based comparative genomic hybridization of natural killer cell lymphoma/leukemia: different genomic alteration patterns of aggressive NK-cell leukemia and extranodal Nk/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2005; 44:247-55. [PMID: 16049916 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.20245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Natural killer (NK) cell lymphomas/leukemias are highly aggressive lymphoid malignancies, but little is known about their genomic alterations, and thus there is an urgent need for identification and analysis of NK cell lymphomas/leukemias. Recently, we developed our own array-based comparative genomic hybridization (array CGH) with an average resolution of 1.3 Mb. We performed an array CGH analysis for 27 NK-cell lymphoma/leukemia cases that were classified into two disease groups based on the World Health Organization Classification (10 aggressive NK-cell leukemia cases and 17 extranodal NK/T-cell [NK/T] lymphomas, nasal type). We identified the differences in the genomic alteration patterns of the two groups. The recurrent regions characteristic of the aggressive NK-cell leukemia group compared with those of the extranodal NK/T lymphoma, nasal-type group, were gain of 1q and loss of 7p15.1-p22.3 and 17p13.1. In particular, gain of 1q23.1-24.2 (P = 0.041) and 1q31.3-q44 (P = 0.003-0.047), and loss of 7p15.1-p22.3 (P = 0.012-0.041) and 17p13.1 (P = 0.012) occurred significantly more frequently in the former than in the latter group. Recurrent regions characteristic of the extranodal NK/T lymphoma, nasal-type group, compared with those of the other group were gain of 2q, and loss of 6q16.1-q27, 11q22.3-q23.3, 5p14.1-p14.3, 5q34-q35.3, 1p36.23-p36.33, 2p16.1-p16.3, 4q12, and 4q31.3-q32.1. Our results can be expected to provide further insights into the genetic basis of lymphomagenesis and the clinicopathologic features of NK-cell lymphomas/leukemias.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Child
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial
- Chromosomes, Human/genetics
- DNA, Neoplasm/analysis
- Female
- Genome, Human
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Karyotyping
- Killer Cells, Natural/pathology
- Leukemia, T-Cell/genetics
- Leukemia, T-Cell/pathology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/classification
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/pathology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Nose Neoplasms/genetics
- Nose Neoplasms/metabolism
- Nose Neoplasms/pathology
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
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- Yasuhiro Nakashima
- Division of Molecular Medicine, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8681, Aichi, Japan
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Niv E, Bomstein Y, Yuklea M, Lishner M. Microsatellite instability in patients with chronic B-cell lymphocytic leukaemia. Br J Cancer 2005; 92:1517-23. [PMID: 15812543 PMCID: PMC2361995 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The purpose of our study was to evaluate the microsatellite instability (MSI) at selected loci with known involvement in the oncogenesis of chronic B-cell lymphocytic leukaemia (B-CLL). DNA from B cells (tumour cells) and from T cells (normal controls) of 27 samples of 26 patients with previously untreated B-CLL was extracted. Microsatellite instability in six microsatellite markers was tested using GeneScan Analysis Software. The rate of replication errors positive phenotype (RER+) was determined (MSI in more than 30% of examined loci). RER+ was found in four out of 27 paients (14.8%). A larger proportion of patients with stage C B-CLL exhibited RER+ than those with stage A or B (P<0.05). A higher prevalence of RER+ was demonstrated in a subgroup of patients with additional malignancies (three out of eight patients) in comparison with patients with B-CLL alone (1/19) (P=0.031). In conclusion, our study demonstrated that MSI might have a more prominent role in pathogenesis of B-CLL than reported todate. This may result from a selection of microsatellite markers adjacent to chromosomal loci, which are involved in B-cell malignancies, and using GeneScan Analysis Software, which is most modern and precise method of microsatellite analysis.
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- E Niv
- Department of Medicine, Meir Hospital, Kfar-Saba, Israel.
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Min DL, Zhou XY, Yang WT, Lu HF, Zhang TM, Zhen AH, Cao PZ, Shi DR. Point mutation of 5’ noncoding region of BCL-6 gene in primary gastric lymphomas. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11:51-5. [PMID: 15609396 PMCID: PMC4205383 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i1.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate the mutations of the 5’ noncoding region of BCL-6 gene in Chinese patients with primary gastric lymphomas.
METHODS: PCR and direct DNA sequencing were used to identify BCL-6 gene mutations in the 5’ noncoding region in 29 cases of gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and 18 cases of gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma as well as 10 cases of reactive hyperplasia of lymph node (LRH).
RESULTS: Six of 29 gastric DLBCLs (20.7%), 4 of 18 gastric MALT lymphomas (22.2%) and 1 of 10 LRHs(10%) were found to have mutations. All mutations were single-base substitutions and the frequency of single-base changes was 0.20×10-2 -1.02×10-2 per bp.
CONCLUSION: Point mutations in the 5’ noncoding region of BCL-6 gene are found in Chinese patients with primary gastric DLBCLs and MALT lymphomas, suggesting that they may, in some extent, participate in the pathogenesis of primary gastric DLBCLs and MALT lymphomas.
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- Da-Liu Min
- Laboratory of Molecular Pathology, Cancer Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Wöhrer S, Püspök A, Drach J, Hejna M, Chott A, Raderer M. Rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone (R-CHOP) for treatment of early-stage gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Ann Oncol 2004; 15:1086-90. [PMID: 15205203 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdh261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) of the stomach is a relatively common disease. Recently, chemotherapy consisting of doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisone (CHOP) has been reported as effective treatment for early-stage gastric DLBCL. Given the fact that the application of the CD20 antibody rituximab (R) in addition to CHOP has improved outcomes in nodal DLBCL, we have analysed our experience with application of R-CHOP in patients with early-stage gastric DLBCL. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with histologically verified early-stage gastric DLBCL undergoing treatment with R-CHOP for initial management were analysed. RESULTS Fifteen patients received a total of 79 cycles, with a median of six cycles per patient. All patients responded to therapy, 13 had a complete remission (CR) (87%) and two (13%) a partial remission. All patients in CR, except one who died unrelated to lymphoma, have remained so with a median follow-up of 15 months (range 4-42) after treatment. Subjective tolerance was moderate, and toxicities were mainly haematological, including leukocytopenia WHO grade 3 and 4 in 10 and five patients each. The addition of rituximab to the standard CHOP regimen did not appear to significantly increase toxicity. CONCLUSIONS Our data indicate that R-CHOP is an effective regimen for management of early-stage gastric DLBCL. However, given the excellent results with CHOP alone in such patients, the value of adding rituximab to standard CHOP remains to be determined in a randomised trial.
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- S Wöhrer
- Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Oncology, Center of Excellence in Clinical and Experimental Oncology (CLEXO), University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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The role of microsatellite instability and defects in DNA mismatch repair mechanism in the pathogenesis of gastric lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) type is still controversial, as both negative and positive findings have been reported. This may be explained mainly by arbitrary selection of the tested loci, the use of various techniques of microsatellite instability analysis and by different definitions of replication error positive phenotype. The aim of our study was to evaluate the instability at selected microsatellite markers using the GeneScan Analysis Software. DNA from paraffin-embedded tissue blocks of 13 previously untreated patients with localized gastric MALT lymphoma was extracted. Five microsatellite markers, which are located in hMSH2, hMLH1, P16, APC and MLL loci, were selected from the genetic database. We found genetic instability in tumors of 9/13 patients with gastric MALT lymphoma (69%). Seven of them had replication-error-positive phenotype (54%). Microsatellite instability was found in 39% of the samples in the MLL locus, 39% in the APC, 46% in the P16, 23% in the hMLH1 and none in the hMSH2. This study demonstrates that microsatellite instability has more prominent role in pathogenesis of gastric MALT lymphoma than reported to date. We suggest that microsatellite instability should be analyzed with markers adjacent to chromosomal loci that are involved in lymphomas. Our findings support the 'Real Common Target genes' theory of high rate of microsatellite instability in specific genes, which are associated with related tumors.
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- Eva Niv
- Department of Medicine, Meir Hospital, Kfar-Saba, Israel
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Tai YC, Tan JAMA, Peh SC. 18q21 Rearrangement and trisomy 3 in extranodal B-cell lymphomas: a study using a fluorescent in situ hybridisation technique. Virchows Arch 2004; 445:506-14. [PMID: 15365830 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-004-1096-z] [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] [Received: 04/18/2004] [Accepted: 07/06/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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t(11;18)(q21;q21) Translocation and trisomy 3 are the most common chromosomal aberrations reported in low-grade mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. The current study aims to investigate the frequency of these chromosomal aberrations in a series of 52 extranodal B-cell lymphomas. The tumours were categorised into three histological grades: grade 1 (low-grade lymphoma of MALT type), grade 2 [diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) with MALT component] and grade 3 (DLBCL without MALT component). Fluorescence in situ hybridisation analyses on paraffin tissue sections were performed using a locus-specific probe for the 18q21 region and a centromeric probe for chromosome 3. The 18q21 rearrangement was detected in 9 of 40 (23%) cases, including 7 of 23 (30%) grade-1 and 2 of 11 (18%) grade-3 tumours. Amplification of the 18q21 region was detected in 10 of 40 (25%) cases, and trisomy 3 was detected in 9 of 34 (26%) cases. Amplification of the 18q21 region may be an important alternative pathogenetic pathway in MALT lymphoma and was found almost exclusively in tumours without 18q21 rearrangement. Our study showed that tumours with 18q21 rearrangement and 18q21 amplification develop along two distinct pathways, and the latter was more likely to transform into high-grade tumours upon acquisition of additional genetic alterations, such as trisomy 3. Trisomy 3 was more frequently found in coexistence with 18q21 abnormalities, suggesting that it was more likely to be a secondary aberration.
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MESH Headings
- Caspases
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3
- Humans
- Immunophenotyping
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/immunology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/pathology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/genetics
- Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma Translocation 1 Protein
- Neoplasm Proteins/genetics
- Trisomy
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- Yan-Chin Tai
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Rübben A, Kempf W, Kadin ME, Zimmermann DR, Burg G. Multilineage progression of genetically unstable tumor subclones in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Exp Dermatol 2004; 13:472-83. [PMID: 15265011 DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-6705.2004.00176.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Molecular analysis of solid malignant tumors has suggested multilineage progression of genetically unstable subclones during early stages of tumorigenesis as a common mechanism of tumor cell evolution. We have investigated whether multilineage progression is a feature of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). To identify individual tumor cell subclones, we determined the pattern of mutations within microsatellite DNA obtained from multiple histomorphologically confined tumor cell nests of mycosis fungoides (MF) and lymphomatoid papulosis (LyP) lesions. Tumor cells were isolated by laser microdissection, and allelotypes were determined at microsatellite markers D6S260, D9S162, D9S171, D10S215, TP53.PCR15, and D18S65. Nine cases of MF and one patient with anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) originating from LyP were analyzed at 277 different microdissected areas obtained from 31 individual lesions. Three specimens of cutaneous lichen planus microdissected at 26 areas served as the control tissue. Microsatellite instability in microdissected tissue [MSI(md-tissue)] was detected in tumor tissues of all CTCL patients. One hundred and fifty-seven of 469 analyzed polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplifications contained mutated microsatellite alleles (34%). In lichen planus, MSI(md-tissue) was seen in only four of 76 PCR products (5%) (P < 0.0001). The distribution of allelotypes in tumor cells from different disease stages was consistent with multilineage progression in five MF cases, as well as in the LyP/ALCL patient. Our results suggest that CTCL may evolve by multilineage progression and that tumor subclones in MF can be detected in early disease stages by mutation analysis of microsatellite DNA obtained from multiple microdissected areas.
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- Albert Rübben
- Department of Dermatology, UniversitätsSpital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
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Kusam S, Vasanwala FH, Dent AL. Transcriptional repressor BCL-6 immortalizes germinal center-like B cells in the absence of p53 function. Oncogene 2004; 23:839-44. [PMID: 14737119 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1207065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Chromosomal rearrangements in non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma implicate BCL-6 as an oncogene, yet direct evidence for BCL-6 acting as an oncogene in B cells has been lacking. Here, we show that BCL-6 can immortalize primary B cells, but only in the absence of p53 tumor suppressor function. The expression of BCL-6 led to greatly increased B-cell proliferation, particularly in response to CD40 stimulation. Furthermore, BCL-6-infected p53-deficient B cells gave rise to immortalized cell lines that could be maintained by CD40 stimulation. We found that in primary mouse B cells, BCL-6 repressed expression of the Blimp-1, p27kip1, and cyclin D2 target genes. BCL-6 did not markedly repress the PDCD2 and BCL-XL target genes. The BCL-6 immortalized cell lines had a phenotype consistent with germinal center B cells, they expressed the germinal center-specific M17 gene, and a significant fraction of the cells stained positive with PNA. Our data indicate that BCL-6 may act to maintain B cells in a germinal center-like state, and repression of Blimp-1 by BCL-6 may be particularly crucial for stabilization of the germinal center phenotype. Our data also suggest that disruption of the p53 pathway may be crucial for the development of BCL-6-expressing B-cell lymphomas.
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- Saritha Kusam
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and The Walther Oncology Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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Henderson LJ, Okamoto I, Lestou VS, Ludkovski O, Robichaud M, Chhanabhai M, Gascoyne RD, Klasa RJ, Connors JM, Marra MA, Horsman DE, Lam WL. Delineation of a minimal region of deletion at 6q16.3 in follicular lymphoma and construction of a bacterial artificial chromosome contig spanning a 6-megabase region of 6q16-q21. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2004; 40:60-5. [PMID: 15034870 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.20013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Regional deletions of 6q are frequent karyotypic alterations in malignant lymphoma and are associated with an adverse clinical outcome. One such region of recurrent deletion is 6q16-q21; however, the specific genes affected have not been identified. Our objective in this study was to identify cases with deletion of 6q16-q21 in follicular lymphoma and to define a minimal region of deletion. A physical map of 6q16.2-q21 was constructed using map information from both sequence-based and bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) fingerprint-based maps. Forty-three BAC clones spanning a 6-Mb region of 6q16.2-q21 were identified and obtained from the RP-11 library. Selected BACs were fluorescence-labeled and hybridized to a series of 34 follicular lymphomas with a regional 6q deletion detected by G banding. Twenty-four cases with deletion of the 6q16.3 region were detected. A minimal deletion of 2.3 Mb was defined. Our study has identified a limited region of deletion of 6q16.3 that may implicate four known genes in follicular lymphoma and possibly in other cancers. A BAC contig spanning a 6-Mb region has been anchored to the 6q16.2-q21 region. This map represents a useful resource for gene identification in this region, not only in lymphoma but also in other neoplasms with 6q alterations.
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Schreuder MI, Hoeve MA, Hebeda KM, Verdijk MA, Ligtenberg MJ, Bot FJ, Chott A, van Krieken JHJM. Mutual exclusion of t(11;18)(q21;q21) and numerical chromosomal aberrations in the development of different types of primary gastric lymphomas. Br J Haematol 2003; 123:590-9. [PMID: 14616961 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04630.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Gastric non-Hodgkin's lymphomas can be divided histologically into mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma (ML) and diffuse large cell lymphoma (DLCL) with or without evidence of preceding/accompanying ML (DLCL + ML). We studied the incidence of the most frequent structural chromosomal aberration in ML, t(11;18)(q21;q21), and numerical aberrations of seven chromosomes in 36 ML, 39 DLCL + ML and ten gastric DLCL cases, by dual-colour interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). t(11;18)(q21;q21) was exclusively detected in ML (FISH 22%; RT-PCR 24%), being completely absent in DLCL + ML and DLCL. No other translocations involving 11q21 or 18q21 and other partner chromosomes were detected by FISH. In lymphomas harbouring t(11;18)(q21;q21), this translocation was the sole genetic abnormality. In contrast, 45% of the t(11;18)(q21;q21)-negative ML showed trisomies, especially of chromosome 3 and 18. In DLCL + ML with separate small and large cell components, trisomies were either detected in both components or occurred exclusively in large tumour cells. Our results suggest that ML can be divided in lymphomas characterized by the t(11;18)(q21;q21), which are unlikely to transform into high-grade tumours, and t(11;18)(q21;q21)-negative ML that may develop into DLCL + ML after the acquisition of additional genetic aberrations.
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MESH Headings
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Incidence
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/genetics
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/genetics
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Stomach Neoplasms/genetics
- Translocation, Genetic
- Trisomy
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- Max I Schreuder
- Department of Pathology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Baumgärtner AK, Zettl A, Chott A, Ott G, Müller-Hermelink HK, Starostik P. High frequency of genetic aberrations in enteropathy-type T-cell lymphoma. J Transl Med 2003; 83:1509-16. [PMID: 14563952 DOI: 10.1097/01.lab.0000090157.13040.58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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To define genetic aberrations playing a role in the development of enteropathy-type T-cell lymphoma (ETL), we examined 26 such tumors using a battery of 47 microsatellite markers. The most frequent aberration (seen in 40% of informative genotypes) was amplification of genomic material in region 9q34 encompassing c-abl and Notch-1 gene loci. Other frequent amplifications were detected in regions 5q33.3-34 and 7q31 (both in more than 30%). Multiple losses of heterozygosity were detected in 6p24, 7p21, 17q23-25, regions containing putative tumor suppressor genes, and in the p53 locus in 17p13.1. Analysis of the pattern of occurrence of these aberrations revealed existence of two ETL subgroups: one of them characterized by the 9q34 aberration and another smaller one showing allelic imbalances in 3q27. These two aberrations were mutually exclusive. Microsatellite instability (MSI) was detected in 69% of the examined lymphomas; the percentage of MSI-positive genotypes per tumor ranged from 2% to 12%. The spectrum of genetic alterations detected showed patterns dependent on morphology. Monomorpic ETLs displayed frequently biallelic TCR-gamma gene rearrangement (p = 0078, chi(2) test). They showed a different pattern and fewer allelic imbalances (no 3q27, 4q28, 13q14, fewer 5q21, or 5q33.3-34 aberrations) and a lower frequency of MSI than pleomorphic ETLs.
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Pruneri G, Fabris S, Fasani R, Del Curto B, Capella C, Pozzi B, Motta T, Andreola S, Ferreri AJM, Ponzoni M, Viale G, Neri A. Immunoreactivity for cyclin D3 is frequently detectable in high-grade primary gastric lymphomas in the absence of the t(6;14)(p21.1;q32.3) chromosomal translocation. J Pathol 2003; 200:596-601. [PMID: 12898595 DOI: 10.1002/path.1384] [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: 11/10/2022]
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Cyclin D3 plays a pivotal role in controlling the physiological progression from the G1 to the S phase of the cell cycle. Recent data suggest that cyclin D3 may be deregulated in extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHLs) as a consequence of the t(6;14)(p21.1;q32.3) translocation. The present study investigated for the first time by dual-colour fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) on interphase nuclei and immunohistochemistry the prevalence of the t(6;14) translocation and cyclin D3 immunoreactivity (IR) in a series of 29 stage I-IIE primary gastric NHLs (PGLs). No case showed the t(6;14) translocation. However, in five (17.2%) cases (two extranodal marginal zone lymphomas of MALT type, LGM; one diffuse large-cell lymphoma with a MALT component, DLCLM; and two diffuse large-cell lymphomas without a MALT component, DLCL), three to four cyclin D3 signals were detected by FISH. Co-hybridization with probes specific for the centromeric region and long arm of chromosome 6 indicated trisomy in one case (DLCL), whereas in the remaining four cases the pattern was highly suggestive of the presence of an isochromosome 6p. One (12.5%) case of LGM, six (75%) cases of DLCLM, and seven (53.8%) cases of DLCL (p = 0.0378) were immunoreactive for cyclin D3. Cyclin D3 IR was detected in two (40%) of the five cases with extra cyclin D3 signals and in 12 of the remaining 24 cases (50%, p = 1.000). These results suggest that the t(6;14) may represent a rare event in the pathogenesis of PGL and that cyclin D3 deregulation is most likely the result of epigenetic mechanisms.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6/genetics
- Cyclin D3
- Cyclins/metabolism
- Female
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/metabolism
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/genetics
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/metabolism
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/genetics
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/metabolism
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Proteins/metabolism
- Stomach Neoplasms/genetics
- Stomach Neoplasms/metabolism
- Translocation, Genetic
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- Giancarlo Pruneri
- Divisions of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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Khoury H, Lestou VS, Gascoyne RD, Bruyere H, Li CH, Nantel SH, Dalal BI, Naiman SC, Horsman DE. Multicolor karyotyping and clinicopathological analysis of three intravascular lymphoma cases. Mod Pathol 2003; 16:716-24. [PMID: 12861069 DOI: 10.1097/01.mp.0000077515.68734.85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Intravascular lymphoma (IVL) is a rare neoplastic disease characterized by the presence of large malignant lymphoid cells in small vessels. It is often diagnosed at autopsy. Clinical manifestations are typically neurologic and dermatologic. Karyotypic abnormalities have been described in a small number of cases and have revealed complex alterations in the majority of cases. We have identified three cases of IVL with varied clinicopathological findings. Karyotypic analysis was undertaken by standard G-banding and supplemented by multi-colored karyotyping (M-FISH) to decipher the chromosomal content of marker chromosomes and undefined additions. M-FISH clarified the chromosomal abnormalities in two cases and unveiled cryptic translocations der(10)t(10;22), der(17)t(17;22), and balanced t(11;14). Comparison with previously published karyotypes revealed prominent involvement of chromosomes 1, 3, 6, 11, 14, and 18, similar to the pattern of clonal evolution in other B-cell lymphomas. The most frequent alterations seen were -6 or 6q- and +18 or dup(18q), with a minimally deleted region located at 6q21-q23 and a commonly amplified region located at 18q13-q23, respectively. Few differences between the classical and Asian variant of this disease were apparent at the karyotypic level. Cytogenetic analysis of additional cases supplemented by multicolor karyotyping may help identify the full spectrum of genetic alterations associated with IVL and assist in the delineation of the critical mutations associated with initiation and progression of this disease.
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- Haytham Khoury
- Leukemia/BMT Program of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Kumari P, Mukherjee G, Rao CR, Devi MG, Biswas S, Appaji L, Arunakumari BS, Padma M, Bapsy PP, Sundareshan TS. Cytogenetic study of non-Hodgkin lymphoma from South India. histologic and geographic correlations. CANCER GENETICS AND CYTOGENETICS 2003; 141:14-9. [PMID: 12581893 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(02)00648-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Cytogenetic analysis of fine needle aspiration cultures was performed on 189 patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma from South India. Successful karyotyping was possible in 97 patients (51.3%). Burkitt lymphoma constituted 56% of the cases studied followed by diffuse type 20%, follicular 8.8%, lymphoblastic 6.6%, and unclassified 6.6%. Characteristic chromosomal translocations were t(8;14)(q24;q32) [32.2%], t(8;22)(q24;q11) [10%], t(2;8)(p12;q24) [2.2%], t(14;18)(q34;q21) [3.3%], and t(11;14)(q23;q32) [2.2%]. Notable geographical variation of some structural abnormalities was the finding in the present study such as, lower frequency of t(14;18) in follicular lymphomas and higher frequency of t(8;14) in Burkitt lymphomas when compared with the Western studies.
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- Prasanna Kumari
- Department of Pathology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, 560 029, Bangalore, India
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Nabhan C, Peterson LA, Kent SA, Tallman MS, Dewald G, Multani P, Gordon LI. Secondary acute myelogenous leukemia with MLL gene rearrangement following radioimmunotherapy (RAIT) for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2002; 43:2145-9. [PMID: 12539741 DOI: 10.1080/1042819021000032971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Targeted therapy with conjugated and unconjugated monoclonal antibodies for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma has revolutionized the approach to this disease. The efficacy and low toxicity of these agents have allowed introduction of this strategy in the early stages of therapy. Longer follow-up is needed before validating the safety of these agents. Since monoclonal antibodies are being given as front-line therapy, it is important to identify all potential adverse events. We report a case of secondary acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) with 11q23 cytogenetic abnormality and mixed lymphoid leukemia (MLL) gene expression in a patient treated with Y90 labeled anti-CD20 antibody (Zevalin). The patient was not exposed to topoisomerase II inhibitors. Our observations suggest a relationship between 11q23 leukemia and radioimmunotherapy (RAIT) and further studies are needed.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antigens, CD20/immunology
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11/radiation effects
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- Female
- Gene Rearrangement/radiation effects
- Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase
- Humans
- Immunoconjugates/adverse effects
- Immunoconjugates/therapeutic use
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/etiology
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/genetics
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/pathology
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/radiotherapy
- Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/etiology
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/genetics
- Proto-Oncogenes
- Radioimmunotherapy/adverse effects
- Transcription Factors
- Yttrium Radioisotopes/adverse effects
- Yttrium Radioisotopes/therapeutic use
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- C Nabhan
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School and the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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Morelli C, Karayianni E, Magnanini C, Mungall AJ, Thorland E, Negrini M, Smith DI, Barbanti-Brodano G. Cloning and characterization of the common fragile site FRA6F harboring a replicative senescence gene and frequently deleted in human tumors. Oncogene 2002; 21:7266-76. [PMID: 12370818 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1205573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2001] [Revised: 03/29/2002] [Accepted: 04/15/2002] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The common fragile site FRA6F, located at 6q21, is an extended region of about 1200 kb, with two hot spots of breakage each spanning about 200 kb. Transcription mapping of the FRA6F region identified 19 known genes, 10 within the FRA6F interval and nine in a proximal or distal position. The nucleotide sequence of FRA6F is rich in repetitive elements (LINE1 and LINE2, Alu, MIR, MER and endogenous retroviral sequences) as well as in matrix attachment regions (MARs), and shows several DNA segments with increased helix flexibility. We found that tight clusters of stem-loop structures were localized exclusively in the two regions with greater frequency of breakage. Chromosomal instability at FRA6F probably depends on a complex interaction of different factors, involving regions of greater DNA flexibility and MARs. We propose an additional mechanism of fragility at FRA6F, based on stem-loop structures which may cause delay or arrest in DNA replication. A senescence gene likely maps within FRA6F, as suggested by detection of deletion and translocation breakpoints involving this fragile site in immortal human-mouse cell hybrids and in SV40-immortalized human fibroblasts containing a human chromosome 6 deleted at q21. Deletion breakpoints within FRA6F are common in several types of human leukemias and solid tumors, suggesting the presence of a tumor suppressor gene in the region. Moreover, a gene associated to hereditary schizophrenia maps within FRA6F. Therefore, FRA6F may represent a landmark for the identification and cloning of genes involved in senescence, leukemia, cancer and schizophrenia.
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- Cristina Morelli
- Department of Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, Section of Microbiology and Center for Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, I-44100 Ferrara, Italy
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Inoue M, Marx A, Zettl A, Ströbel P, Müller-Hermelink HK, Starostik P. Chromosome 6 suffers frequent and multiple aberrations in thymoma. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2002; 161:1507-13. [PMID: 12368223 PMCID: PMC1867301 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64426-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Thymoma is the most frequent tumor arising in human thymus. In this study, we performed a detailed mapping of deleted regions on chromosome 6 shown previously to harbor the most frequent genetic aberrations in this cancer. We analyzed 40 thymomas using 41 microsatellites. Two hundred ninety-four (23.5%) of 1253 informative genotypes showed loss of heterozygosity (LOH), only 39 (2.4%) were positive for microsatellite instability (MSI). Genetic aberrations on chromosome 6 were found in 31 of 40 cases (77.5%) in five hot spots. The most frequent LOHs (48.6%) occurred in region 6q25.2 within a 0.7-Mb interval flanked by markers D6S441 and D6S290. Another hot spot showing LOH in 32.4% of tumors was located between markers D6S442 and D6S1708 (0.4 Mb apart) on 6q25.2-25.3, just 1.1 Mb from the D6S441-D6S290 deletions. The third hot spot (30%) showing LOH appeared in region 6p21.31 including the MHC locus (markers D6S1666-D6S1560, 1 Mb apart). The fourth hot spot (26.3%) was detected on 6q14.1-14.3 (D6S1596-D6S284, 5.2 Mb apart). Some tumors (21.6%) showed LOHs within a fifth hot spot on 6q21 (D6S447-D6S1592, 0.3 Mb apart). Thus, several tumor suppressor genes on chromosome 6 seem to be involved in the pathogenesis of thymoma.
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- Masayoshi Inoue
- Institute of Pathology, Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany
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Remstein ED, Kurtin PJ, James CD, Wang XY, Meyer RG, Dewald GW. Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas with t(11;18)(q21;q21) and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas with aneuploidy develop along different pathogenetic pathways. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2002; 161:63-71. [PMID: 12107090 PMCID: PMC1850705 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64157-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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t(11;18)(q21;q21) and aneuploidy are recurrent chromosomal aberrations in mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas. To investigate their relationship and clinical significance, we developed a two-color fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique to detect t(11;18) and aneuploidy in nuclei isolated from paraffin-embedded tissue. Thirty-seven MALT lymphomas (all previously evaluated for t(11;18) by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction), 1 large cell lymphoma (LCL) arising subsequent to MALT lymphoma, and 16 controls were tested by FISH using the t(11;18) probe set and multiple centromeric probes. t(11;18)(q21;q21) was present by FISH in 11 of 12 polymerase chain reaction-positive MALT lymphomas (92%). The LCL and its clonally identical antecedent MALT lymphoma both showed t(11;18). The LCL had trisomy 12, and a small subset of MALT lymphoma cells had trisomy 3 and/or 12. Only one other MALT lymphoma with t(11;18) showed aneuploidy (trisomy 3) in a small clone, whereas 15 of 25 t(11;18)-negative MALT lymphomas (60%) showed trisomy of chromosomes 18 (n = 12), 3 (n = 8), 7 (n = 2), and/or 11 (n = 1). t(11;18) and aneuploidy are primarily mutually exclusive events, suggesting different pathogenetic pathways in the development of MALT lymphomas. Both t(11;18) and aneuploidy were seen disproportionately in lung, and both were associated with recurrent disease.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Aneuploidy
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
- Female
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/genetics
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/genetics
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Translocation, Genetic
- Trisomy
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- Ellen D Remstein
- Division of Anatomic Pathology and Hematopathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
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Raderer M, Chott A, Drach J, Montalban C, Dragosics B, Jäger U, Püspök A, Osterreicher C, Zielinski CC. Chemotherapy for management of localised high-grade gastric B-cell lymphoma: how much is necessary? Ann Oncol 2002; 13:1094-8. [PMID: 12176789 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdf178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Recent data suggest that chemotherapy with the cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone (CHOP) regimen is a highly effective treatment for localised primary gastric lymphoma of diffuse large B-cell histology (DLBCL). We have reported that the large majority of patients achieve complete remission (CR) following three cycles of treatment, and now provide an updated series with special emphasis on patients receiving only short-term chemotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS All patients with a histologically verified diagnosis of gastric DLBCL in stages EI and EII(1) undergoing chemotherapy with the CHOP regimen were evaluated. Data analysed included clinical stage, histology [presence of an additional mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) component], evidence of Helicobacter pylori infection, H. pylori eradication, time to CR, survival and regular restaging (i.e. after three and six cycles, respectively). RESULTS A total of 37 patients with DLBCL of the stomach with localised disease were identified, five of whom also had a MALT component. Twenty-two patients presented with stage EI and 15 with stage EII(1) disease. All patients were given chemotherapy as sole management of their lymphoma; 36 patients received CHOP, while one patient was given CHOP along with rituximab. Thirty-two (86%) achieved a CR after a maximum of three cycles, while only four patients had to be given six cycles for CR. In total, nine of 37 patients (24%) discontinued therapy earlier than scheduled: one patient received one cycle, two received two, six received three and one patient received four cycles. Two of these patients stopped treatment due to toxicity, i.e. protracted thrombocytopenia or chemotherapy extravasation. One additional patient died after one cycle of treatment; autopsy disclosed no signs of remaining lymphoma. Three patients have died after a median follow-up of 39 months (including the one patient who discontinued therapy after one cycle of treatment), while the remaining 34 patients are alive without evidence of disease. Twenty-four out of 37 patients (65%) had also undergone H. pylori eradication (including six of nine patients receiving only short-term treatment). CONCLUSIONS DLBCL of the stomach appears to be a highly chemosensitive disease. Our data question the need for full-term CHOP treatment in patients achieving CR upon first follow-up. However, recent data suggest that additional H. pylori eradication might have contributed to the excellent results achieved in our series.
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- M Raderer
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Vienna, Austria.
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Skacel M, Paris PL, Pettay JD, Tsiftsakis EK, Tubbs RR, Casey G, Hsi ED. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the stomach: assessment of microsatellite instability, allelic imbalance, and trisomy of chromosomes 3, 12, and 18. DIAGNOSTIC MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY : THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, PART B 2002; 11:75-82. [PMID: 12045710 DOI: 10.1097/00019606-200206000-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Several types of genetic aberrations including microsatellite instability (MSI), allelic imbalance (AI), and chromosomal trisomies have been reported in low-grade (LG) mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)-type gastric lymphomas. Presence of such genetic alterations could be a discriminator between de novo large cell lymphoma and high-grade (HG) MALT-type lymphoma. We investigated 17 primary gastric large B-cell lymphomas with and without features of MALT-type lymphoma for MSI, AI, and presence of trisomy of chromosomes 3, 12, and 18. We studied resection specimens from 17 primary gastric extranodal diffuse large B-cell lymphomas. Cases classified as HG MALT-type lymphoma, based on either the presence of LG MALT-type lymphoma component in the background (L/H MALT) or large cell lymphoepithelial lesions (HG MALT), and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL-NOS) when no features of MALT were present. MSI was analyzed using fluorescently labeled polymerase chain reaction primers (D3S11, D6S262, D3S1261, D3S1262, D3S1265). Paired tumor and normal DNA samples were amplified, and PCR products were analyzed on a DNA sequencer (ABI PRISM 373XL) with GeneScan (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA). MSI was defined as a gain of a novel-length allele compared with the corresponding normal tissue. AI was assessed at locus 3q27 (D3S1262 and D3S1265). The cases were analyzed for the presence of trisomy of chromosomes 3, 12, and 18 using interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization. MSI was detected in 4 out of 15 (27%) cases from which DNA was amplifiable with all primers and all MALT-type lymphomas. In two cases (13%), MSI was present at two loci sufficient to be classified as high-frequency MSI (MSI-H); this was seen exclusively in HG MALT lymphomas (P = 0.04). In the remaining two cases, MSI was detected at a single locus (low-frequency MSI). Allelic imbalance at the locus D3S1262 was detected in 4 out of 17 (24%) cases. It occurred more commonly in stage IE lymphomas when compared with higher stages (P = 0.03), regardless of lymphoma subtype. Trisomy 12 was detected in 3 out of 17 cases (18%) exclusively in stage IE lymphomas (P = 0.08). MSI was uncommon and was found exclusively in MALT-type lymphomas. MSI-H was even less common but occurred in HG MALT lymphomas only. Allelic imbalance at 3q27 (D3S1262) and trisomy 12 were found more commonly in low-stage disease. The latter two findings are in concordance with the recent suggestion that the published variation in gain of chromosomal material in high-grade gastric lymphomas may be related to stage rather than to the subtype of lymphoma. Because of the relatively low frequency of MSI in the high-grade B-cell lymphomas of the stomach, this feature cannot be used to reliably discriminate between the histologic types of extranodal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
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MESH Headings
- Allelic Imbalance
- Chromosomes, Human
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3
- DNA Primers/chemistry
- DNA, Neoplasm/analysis
- Dissection
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/pathology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/genetics
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/pathology
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/genetics
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/pathology
- Micromanipulation
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Stomach Neoplasms/genetics
- Stomach Neoplasms/pathology
- Trisomy
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- Marek Skacel
- Department of Clinical Pathology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
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Over the last decade, a growing number of tumor suppressor genes have been discovered to play a role in tumorigenesis. Mutations of p53 have been found in hematological malignant diseases, but the frequency of these alterations is much lower than in solid tumors. These mutations occur especially as hematopoietic abnormalities become more malignant such as going from the chronic phase to the blast crisis of chronic myeloid leukemia. A broad spectrum of tumor suppressor gene alterations do occur in hematological malignancies, especially structural alterations of p15(INK4A), p15(INK4B) and p14(ARF) in acute lymphoblastic leukemia as well as methylation of these genes in several myeloproliferative disorders. Tumor suppressor genes are altered via different mechanisms, including deletions and point mutations, which may result in an inactive or dominant negative protein. Methylation of the promoter of the tumor suppressor gene can blunt its expression. Chimeric proteins formed by chromosomal translocations (i.e. AML1-ETO, PML-RARalpha, PLZF-RARalpha) can produce a dominant negative transcription factor that can decrease expression of tumor suppressor genes. This review provides an overview of the current knowledge about the involvement of tumor suppressor genes in hematopoietic malignancies including those involved in cell cycle control, apoptosis and transcriptional control.
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- Utz Krug
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, CA 90048, USA.
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Mehra S, Messner H, Minden M, Chaganti RSK. Molecular cytogenetic characterization of non-Hodgkin lymphoma cell lines. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2002; 33:225-34. [PMID: 11807979 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.10025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Spectral karyotyping (SKY) and comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) have greatly enhanced the resolution of cytogenetic analysis, enabling the identification of novel regions of rearrangement and amplification in tumor cells. Here we report the analysis of 10 malignant non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) cell lines derived at the Ontario Cancer Institute (OCI), Toronto, designated as OCI-Ly1, OCI-Ly2, OCI-Ly3, OCI-LY4, OCI-Ly7, OCI-Ly8, OCI-Ly12, OCI-Ly13.2, OCI-Ly17, and OCI-Ly18, by G-banding, SKY, and CGH, and we present their comprehensive cytogenetic profiles. In contrast to the 52 breakpoints identified by G-banding, SKY identified 87 breakpoints, which clustered at 1q21, 7p15, 8p11, 13q21, 13q32, 14q32, 17q11, and 18q21. G-banding identified 10 translocations, including the previously described recurring translocations, t(8;14)(q24;q32) and t(14;18)(q32;q21). In contrast, SKY identified 60 translocations, including five that were recurring, t(8;14)(q24;q32), t(14;18)(q32;q21), t(4;7)(p12;q22), t(11;18)(q22;q21), and t(3;18)(q21;p11). SKY also identified the source of all the marker chromosomes. In addition, 10 chromosomes that were classified as normal by G-banding were found by SKY to be rearranged. CGH identified seven sites of high-level DNA amplification, 1q31-32, 2p12-16, 8q24, 11q23-25, 13q21-22, 13q32-34, and 18q21-23; of these, 1q31-32, 11q23-25, 13q21-22, and 13q32-34 have previously not been described as amplified in NHL. This comprehensive cytogenetic characterization of 10 NHL cell lines identified novel sites of rearrangement and amplification; it also enhances their value in experimental studies aimed at gene discovery and gene function.
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- Sukvarsha Mehra
- Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, Cell Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Re D, Benenson L, Wickenhauser C, Starostik P, Staratschek-Jox A, Müller-Hermelink HK, Diehl V, Wolf J. Proficient mismatch repair protein expression in Hodgkin and Reed Sternberg cells. Int J Cancer 2002; 97:205-10. [PMID: 11774265 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.1586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg (H/RS) cells are characterized by chromosomal instability. Nevertheless, neither specific nor consistent chromosomal alterations could be characterized in H/RS cells. Microsatellite instability (MSI) is another form of genomic instability but its role in the pathogenesis of classical Hodgkin's disease (cHD) has not been investigated so far. We analyzed MSI and mismatch repair (MMR) protein expression in H/RS cells of cHD in order to assess genomic instability in these cells. Using a sensitive single cell approach, MSI-low was detected in a portion of single cells of the H/RS cell line L1236. Mutations of genes encoding for hMSH2 and hMLH1 were excluded by RT-PCR in L1236 cells. An analysis of pooled single H/RS cells of seven primary cases of cHD showed loss of heterozygosity for some allelic markers but absence of MSI in all 7 cases. Owing to a tight correlation between MSI-high, inactivating mutations of MMR genes and MMR protein expression in colon cancer, MMR protein expression commonly is used as a marker for MSI. In order to screen additional primary cases of cHD for MSI, we performed immunohistochemistry for hMSH2 and hMLH1 in 6 of the 7 cases analyzed by single cell PCR and 20 additional cases of cHD. H/RS cells from 25 out of 26 cases showed a nuclear staining pattern for hMSH2 and hMLH1 similar to germinal center B cells of non-malignant lymph nodes. These results indicate a proficient MMR system in most H/RS cells. It is concluded that a defect MMR system is unlikely to contribute to the malignant phenotype and genomic instability of H/RS cells in cHD.
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- Daniel Re
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse 9, 50924 Cologne, Germany
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Starostik P, Patzner J, Greiner A, Schwarz S, Kalla J, Ott G, Müller-Hermelink HK. Gastric marginal zone B-cell lymphomas of MALT type develop along 2 distinct pathogenetic pathways. Blood 2002; 99:3-9. [PMID: 11756145 DOI: 10.1182/blood.v99.1.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Low-grade marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) type can transform into high-grade diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Up to 60% of the MALT lymphomas contain the recently described t(11;18). However, this translocation has not been detected in any DLBCL so far. To elucidate the pathogenesis of these tumors, microsatellite screening of 24 gastric MALT lymphomas was performed and the results were compared with aberrations detected in a previous study on gastric DLBCL. The most frequent aberration, found in 21% of the MALT lymphomas that were exclusively t(11;18)-negative cases, was amplification of the 3q26.2-27 region (harboring the locus of the BCL6 gene). Allelic imbalances in regions 3q26.2-27, 6q23.3-25, 7q31, 11q23-24, and 18q21 were shared by both MALT lymphoma and DLBCL. Loss of heterozygosity in regions 5q21 (APC gene locus), 9p21 (INK4A/ARF), 13q14 (RB), and 17p13 (p53) and allelic imbalances in 2p16, 6p23, and 12p12-13 occurred exclusively in DLBCL. Only one of 10 t(11;18)-positive MALT lymphomas showed an additional clonal abnormality. These tumors thus display features of a clonal proliferation characterized by the presence of the t(11;18). However, they only rarely display secondary aberrations and do not seem to transform into DLBCL. In contrast, t(11;18)-negative MALT lymphomas show numerous allelic imbalances--some of them identical with aberrations seen in DLBCL--suggesting that this group is the source of tumors eventually transforming into high-grade DLBCL.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3
- Female
- Gene Amplification
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Loss of Heterozygosity
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/genetics
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/genetics
- Male
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Middle Aged
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Stomach Neoplasms/genetics
- Translocation, Genetic
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Zhou R, Zettl A, Ströbel P, Wagner K, Müller-Hermelink HK, Zhang S, Marx A, Starostik P. Thymic epithelial tumors can develop along two different pathogenetic pathways. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2001; 159:1853-60. [PMID: 11696445 PMCID: PMC1867047 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63031-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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To investigate genetic abnormalities associated with the development of thymic epithelial tumors, we performed microsatellite analysis of 26 thymomas belonging to three different World Health Organization types (A, B3, and C) using 48 repeats. The most frequent aberration seen was loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in the region 6q23.3-25.3 detected in 11 tumors (45.8% of informative cases). Further consistent LOHs were detected in regions 3p22-24.2, 3p14.2 (FHIT gene locus), 5q21 (APC), 6p21, 6q21-22.1, 7p21-22, 8q11.21-23, 13q14 (RB), and 17p13.1 (p53). Microsatellite instability was extremely rare, occurring in one type B3 thymoma only, although, at 12.5% of the analyzed loci. Comparing the allelotypes of the analyzed thymomas, we were able to identify two pathogenetic pathways these tumors develop along, characterized by the 6q23.3-25.3 and 5q21 LOHs, respectively. The APC aberration on 5q21 showed significant associations with LOH in the 3p22-24.2, 13q14, and 17p13.1 regions. Interestingly, type A thymomas presented with consistent LOH in the region 6q23.3-25.5 only, they did not reveal any aberrations in the APC, RB, and p53 gene loci or regions 3p22-24.2 and 8q11.21-23. The absence of these aberrations might be the reason for the well-known benign behavior of type A thymomas as compared to types B3 and C tumors.
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- R Zhou
- Institute of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Zhejiang University Medical School, Zhejiang, China
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Hellborg F, Qian W, Mendez-Vidal C, Asker C, Kost-Alimova M, Wilhelm M, Imreh S, Wiman KG. Human wig-1, a p53 target gene that encodes a growth inhibitory zinc finger protein. Oncogene 2001; 20:5466-74. [PMID: 11571644 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1204722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2001] [Revised: 06/11/2001] [Accepted: 06/14/2001] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We previously identified a novel p53-induced mouse gene, wig-1, that encodes a 290 amino acid zinc finger protein (Varmeh-Ziaie et al., 1997). Here we have identified and characterized the human homolog of mouse wig-1. The human wig-1 protein is 87% identical to the mouse protein and contains three zinc finger domains and a putative nuclear localization signal. Human wig-1 mRNA and protein is induced following activation of wild type p53 expression in our BL41-ts p53 Burkitt lymphoma cells. Wig-1 is also induced in MCF7 cells following treatment with the DNA-damaging agent mitomycin C. Northern blotting detected low levels of wig-1 mRNA in normal human tissues. Fluorescence in situ hybridization mapped wig-1 to human chromosome 3q26.3-27. FLAG-tagged human wig-1 localizes to the nucleus. Ectopic overexpression of human wig-1 inhibits tumor cell growth in a colony formation assay. These results suggest that human wig-1 has a role in the p53-dependent growth regulatory pathway.
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- F Hellborg
- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Cancer Center Karolinska (CCK), Karolinska Institute, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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Barth TF, Bentz M, Leithäuser F, Stilgenbauer S, Siebert R, Schlotter M, Schlenk RF, Döhner H, Möller P. Molecular-cytogenetic comparison of mucosa-associated marginal zone B-cell lymphoma and large B-cell lymphoma arising in the gastro-intestinal tract. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2001; 31:316-25. [PMID: 11433522 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.1150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Extranodal B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) type may represent a model of lymphoma progression, because a small cell component frequently occurs in the large cell variants. We studied 52 extranodal B-cell lymphomas: 18 extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphomas of MALT type (MZBL,MT), 7 MZBL,MT of the gastro-intestinal tract with a diffuse large B-cell component (giMZBLplusLBCL), and 27 diffuse large B-cell lymphomas of the gastro-intestinal tract without small cell component (giLBCL). Analytical techniques were comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). The translocation t(11;18) was found as the sole aberration in two MZBL,MT only. In contrast to this, t(11;18)-negative MZBL,MT were characterized by frequent gains on chromosome 3 and DNA amplifications on 2p13-p15. Furthermore, we found a clonal lymphoma progression from the small to the large cell component with accumulation of gains and losses of chromosomal material in the large cell component in giMZBLplusLBCL. Aberrations overlapping with MZBL,MT and giMZBLplusLBCL included losses on chromosome 13, amplifications of the REL proto-oncogene, or gains on chromosome 12. In addition, the large cell component revealed gains on 8q24, including amplifications of the MYC proto-oncogene, and losses on 2q. The giLBCL had frequent gains on chromosomes 12 and 9, as well as on 11q, and losses on 6q. We conclude that, based on the distinctive and partly overlapping patterns of genetic aberrations, MALT lymphomas can be divided into different genetic subgroups.
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- T F Barth
- Institute of Pathology, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, D-89091 Ulm, Germany.
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Seeberger H, Starostik P, Schwarz S, Knörr C, Kalla J, Ott G, Müller-Hermelink HK, Greiner A. Loss of Fas (CD95/APO-1) regulatory function is an important step in early MALT-type lymphoma development. J Transl Med 2001; 81:977-86. [PMID: 11454987 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3780310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Fas (CD95, APO-1) mutations were found in autoimmune diseases and some lymphomas, suggesting impairment of Fas-mediated cell death signaling that may cause tumor development. Because mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)-type lymphoma B cells recognize autoantigens and proliferate in response to antigen and T cell-mediated signals, it is suggestive that autoreactive B cell lymphoma precursor cells may have escaped the Fas-mediated checkpoint that normally operates in healthy individuals. Using different biochemical, molecular, and functional approaches, we analyzed the Fas signaling in malignant B cells from seven MALT-type lymphomas that were additionally characterized for the t(11;18)(q21;q21) and four gastric diffuse large B cell lymphomas (DLBL). All DLBLs and three of seven MALT-type lymphomas were resistant to Fas-mediated apoptosis in vitro. Moreover, four of five MALT-type lymphomas analyzed and one of three DLBLs analyzed showed mutations in Fas mRNA transcripts but no loss of heterozygosity in the Fas promotor region. Alternative mechanisms of resistance to apoptosis, such as decreased expression of Fas or production of soluble Fas were not operative. Therefore, it is suggestive that a subgroup of MALT-type lymphoma B cells, irrespective of t(11;18)(q21;q21), escape the censoring Fas pathway by mutating and inactivating Fas. This identifies a key regulatory step in early MALT-type lymphomagenesis.
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- H Seeberger
- Institute of PathologyUniversity of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Barth TF, Bentz M, Döhner H, Möller P. Molecular aspects of B-cell lymphomas of the gastrointestinal tract. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA 2001; 2:57-64. [PMID: 11707871 DOI: 10.3816/clm.2001.n.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The B-cell lymphomas of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract have represented a field of extensive research ever since a close association was shown with such chronic inflammatory processes as Helicobacter pylori infection. Evidence suggested that the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue induced by inflammation and autoimmune processes is the environment that gives rise to the small-cell lymphomas of the GI tract (eg, extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma according to Revised European-American Classification of Lymphoid Neoplasms and the World Health Organization Classification of Neoplastic Diseases of the Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissue). The small B-cell lymphoma may then progress to highly malignant variants. The B-cell lymphomas of the GI tract may present a stepwise model for lymphomagenesis and progression. This review covers molecular biology and molecular cytogenetic aspects that lead to new insights into the biology of GI lymphomas and potential prognostic factors.
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MESH Headings
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
- Disease Progression
- Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/genetics
- Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/immunology
- Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/pathology
- Helicobacter Infections/complications
- Humans
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/genetics
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/immunology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/pathology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/genetics
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/immunology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/pathology
- Prognosis
- Translocation, Genetic
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- T F Barth
- Institute of Pathology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
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Starostik P, Greiner A, Schwarz S, Patzner J, Schultz A, Müller-Hermelink HK. The role of microsatellite instability in gastric low- and high-grade lymphoma development. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2000; 157:1129-36. [PMID: 11021817 PMCID: PMC1850178 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64628-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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DNA mismatch repair genes and their dysfunction as evidenced by microsatellite instability (MSI) play an important role in the pathogenesis of a variety of tumors, most prominently hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). However, their role in development of extranodal lymphomas has not been established yet. We therefore evaluated for MSI 25 gastric low-grade marginal-zone B-cell lymphomas of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue type and 31 gastric high-grade diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCLs) with 29 and 118 microsatellites, respectively. Compared with HNPCC, the overall level of MSI was much lower with a mean of 2.6% MSI-positive repeats in the DLBCLs; the frequency of MSI showed a tendency to increase with age (P = 0.01), as did MSI variability (P = 0.02). Low-grade mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas displayed even less MSI (sevenfold) than DLBCLs (P = 0.009). MSI frequency thus increases with the transition from low- to high-grade disease and with age; it does not seem to initiate lymphomagenesis. Other microsatellites than those typically mutated in HNPCC frequently revealed MSI in these lymphomas, especially dinucleotide repeats on chromosomes 3, 5, and 18. To facilitate rapid screening of lymphomas for MSI and to establish a tool for future MSI frequency comparisons, we recommend to use repeats D3S1261, D3S1530, D5S346, D17S250, D18S474, and DCC.
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- P Starostik
- Institute of Pathology, Würzburg University, Würzburg, Germany.
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Zettl A, Ströbel P, Wagner K, Katzenberger T, Ott G, Rosenwald A, Peters K, Krein A, Semik M, Müller-Hermelink HK, Marx A. Recurrent genetic aberrations in thymoma and thymic carcinoma. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2000; 157:257-66. [PMID: 10880395 PMCID: PMC1850202 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64536-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/03/2000] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Apart from single reported aberrant karyotypes, genetic alterations in thymic epithelial neoplasms have not been investigated so far. In this study, 12 World Health Organization classification type A thymomas (medullary thymomas), 16 type B3 thymomas (well-differentiated thymic carcinomas), and nine type C thymomas, all of them primary thymic squamous cell carcinomas, were analyzed by comparative genomic hybridization and fluorescence in situ hybridization. With the exception of one single case, type A thymomas did not reveal chromosomal gains or losses in comparative genomic hybridization. In contrast, all type B3 thymomas showed chromosomal imbalances, with gain of 1q, loss of chromosome 6, and loss of 13q occurring in 11 (69%), six (38%), and five (31%) of 16 cases, respectively. In primary thymic squamous cell carcinoma, the most frequent chromosomal losses were observed for 16q (six of nine cases, 67%), 6 (4 of 9, 44%), and 3p and 17p (three of nine each, 33%), whereas recurrent gains of chromosomal material were gains of 1q (5 of 9, 56%), 17q, and 18 (three of nine each, 33%). This study shows that the distinct histological thymoma types A and B3 exhibit distinct genetic phenotypes, whereas type B3 thymoma and primary thymic squamous cell carcinoma partially share genetic aberrations. In addition to the possible tumorigenic role, the deletion in type B3 thymoma of chromosome 6, harboring the HLA locus, might play a role in the pathogenesis of paraneoplastic autoimmunity characteristic of thymoma.
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- A Zettl
- Departments of Pathology and Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, the University of Würzburg, Germany.
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