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Pieters JJPM, Kooper AJA, van Kessel AG, Braat DDM, Smits APT. Incidental prenatal diagnosis of sex chromosome aneuploidies: health, behavior, and fertility. ISRN Obstet Gynecol 2011; 2011:807106. [PMID: 22191050 PMCID: PMC3236411 DOI: 10.5402/2011/807106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2011] [Accepted: 09/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Objective. To assess the diagnostic relevance of incidental prenatal findings of sex chromosome aneuploidies. Methods. We searched with medical subject headings (MeSHs) and keywords in Medline and the Cochrane Library and systematically screened publications on postnatally diagnosed sex chromosomal aneuploidies from 2006 to 2011 as well as publications on incidentally prenatally diagnosed sex chromosomal aneuploidies from 1980 to 2011. Results. Postnatally diagnosed sex chromosomal aneuploidies demonstrated three clinical relevant domains of abnormality: physical (22-100%), behavior (0-56%), and reproductive health (47-100%), while incidentally prenatally diagnosed sex chromosomal aneuploidies demonstrated, respectively, 0-33%, 0-40%, and 0-36%. Conclusion. In the literature incidental prenatal diagnosis of sex chromosomal aneuploidies is associated with normal to mildly affected phenotypes. This contrasts sharply with those of postnatally diagnosed sex chromosomal aneuploidies and highlights the importance of this ascertainment bias towards the prognostic value of diagnosis of fetal sex chromosomal aneuploidies. This observation should be taken into account, especially when considering excluding the sex chromosomes in invasive prenatal testing using Rapid Aneuploidy Detection.
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- J J P M Pieters
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Spath MA, Feuth TB, Allen EG, Smits APT, Yntema HG, van Kessel AG, Braat DDM, Sherman SL, Thomas CMG. Intra-individual stability over time of standardized anti-Mullerian hormone in FMR1 premutation carriers. Hum Reprod 2011; 26:2185-91. [PMID: 21576079 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Carriers of a premutation (CGG repeat length 55-200) in the fragile X mental retardation (FMR1) gene are at risk for primary ovarian insufficiency (FXPOI). The anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) level acts as a useful marker of ovarian follicle reserve and, thus, may serve to predict when this ovarian reserve becomes too low to sustain ovarian function. We investigated the intra-individual variation of AMH levels over time for premutation carriers compared with non-carriers. METHODS We determined AMH levels in blood samples from 240 women ascertained through fragile X families, of which 127 were premutation carriers and 113 were non-carriers. Linear mixed models were used to assess the effect of age and premutation status on AMH levels and to determine a modeled AMH value. The stability over time of the deviation of observed AMH levels from modeled levels, referred to as standardized AMH values, was assessed through correlation coefficients of 41 longitudinal samples. RESULTS At all ages, premutation carriers exhibited lower AMH levels. For all women, AMH was found to decrease by 10% per year. The added effect of having a premutation decreased AMH levels by 54%. The deviation of an individual's AMH level from the modeled value showed a reasonable intra-individual correlation. The Pearson correlation coefficient of two samples taken at different ages was 0.36 (P = 0.05) for non-carriers and 0.69 (P = 0.01) for carriers. CONCLUSIONS We developed a unique standardized AMH value, taking FMR1 premutation status and the subject's age into account, which appears to be stable over time and may serve as a predictor for FXPOI after further longitudinal assessment.
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- M A Spath
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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de Leeuw N, Hehir-Kwa JY, Simons A, Geurts van Kessel A, Smeets DF, Faas BHW, Pfundt R. SNP Array Analysis in Constitutional and Cancer Genome Diagnostics – Copy Number Variants, Genotyping and Quality Control. Cytogenet Genome Res 2011; 135:212-21. [PMID: 21934286 DOI: 10.1159/000331273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- N de Leeuw
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Waanders E, van der Velden VHJ, van der Schoot CE, van Leeuwen FN, van Reijmersdal SV, de Haas V, Veerman AJ, van Kessel AG, Hoogerbrugge PM, Kuiper RP, van Dongen JJM. Integrated use of minimal residual disease classification and IKZF1 alteration status accurately predicts 79% of relapses in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia 2010; 25:254-8. [PMID: 21102428 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2010.275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Response to therapy as determined by minimal residual disease (MRD) is currently used for stratification in treatment protocols for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). However, the large MRD-based medium risk group (MRD-M; 50-60% of the patients) harbors many relapses. We analyzed MRD in 131 uniformly treated precursor-B-ALL patients and evaluated whether combined MRD and IKZF1 (Ikaros zinc finger-1) alteration status can improve risk stratification. We confirmed the strong prognostic significance of MRD classification, which was independent of IKZF1 alterations. Notably, 8 of the 11 relapsed cases in the large MRD-M group (n=81; 62%) harbored an IKZF1 alteration. Integration of both MRD and IKZF1 status resulted in a favorable outcome group (n=104; 5 relapses) and a poor outcome group (n=27; 19 relapses), and showed a stronger prognostic value than each of the established risk factors alone (hazard ratio (95%CI): 24.98 (8.29-75.31)). Importantly, whereas MRD and IKZF1 status alone identified only 46 and 54% of the relapses, respectively, their integrated use allowed prediction of 79% of all the relapses with 93% specificity. Because of the unprecedented sensitivity in upfront relapse prediction, the combined parameters have high potential for future risk stratification, particularly for patients originally classified as non-high risk, such as the large group of MRD-M patients.
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- E Waanders
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Radboud University Centre of Oncology and Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Kuiper RP, Waanders E, van der Velden VHJ, van Reijmersdal SV, Venkatachalam R, Scheijen B, Sonneveld E, van Dongen JJM, Veerman AJP, van Leeuwen FN, Geurts van Kessel A, Hoogerbrugge PM. IKZF1 deletions predict relapse in uniformly treated pediatric precursor B-ALL. Leukemia 2010; 24:1258-64. [DOI: 10.1038/leu.2010.87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 206] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Venkatachalam R, Ligtenberg M, Hoogerbrugge N, Geurts van Kessel A, Kuiper R. Predisposition to colorectal cancer: exploiting copy number variation to identify novel predisposing genes and mechanisms. Cytogenet Genome Res 2009; 123:188-94. [DOI: 10.1159/000184708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Friedman JI, Vrijenhoek T, Markx S, Janssen IM, van der Vliet WA, Faas BHW, Knoers NV, Cahn W, Kahn RS, Edelmann L, Davis KL, Silverman JM, Brunner HG, van Kessel AG, Wijmenga C, Ophoff RA, Veltman JA. CNTNAP2 gene dosage variation is associated with schizophrenia and epilepsy. Mol Psychiatry 2008; 13:261-6. [PMID: 17646849 DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4002049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 243] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A homozygous mutation of the CNTNAP2 gene has been associated with a syndrome of focal epilepsy, mental retardation, language regression and other neuropsychiatric problems in children of the Old Order Amish community. Here we report genomic rearrangements resulting in haploinsufficiency of the CNTNAP2 gene in association with epilepsy and schizophrenia. Genomic deletions of varying sizes affecting the CNTNAP2 gene were identified in three non-related Caucasian patients. In contrast, we did not observe any dosage variation for this gene in 512 healthy controls. Moreover, this genomic region has not been identified as showing large-scale copy number variation. Our data thus confirm an association of CNTNAP2 to epilepsy outside the Old Order Amish population and suggest that dosage alteration of this gene may lead to a complex phenotype of schizophrenia, epilepsy and cognitive impairment.
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- J I Friedman
- Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Medendorp K, van Groningen JJM, Schepens M, Vreede L, Thijssen J, Schoenmakers EFPM, van den Hurk WH, Geurts van Kessel A, Kuiper RP. Molecular mechanisms underlying the MiT translocation subgroup of renal cell carcinomas. Cytogenet Genome Res 2007; 118:157-65. [PMID: 18000366 DOI: 10.1159/000108296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2006] [Accepted: 01/04/2007] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) represent a heterogeneous group of neoplasms, which differ in histological, pathologic and clinical characteristics. The tumors originate from different locations within the nephron and are accompanied by different recurrent (cyto)genetic anomalies. Recently, a novel subgroup of RCCs has been defined, i.e., the MiT translocation subgroup of RCCs. These tumors originate from the proximal tubule of the nephron, exhibit pleomorphic histological features including clear cell morphologies and papillary structures, and are found predominantly in children and young adults. In addition, these tumors are characterized by the occurrence of recurrent chromosomal translocations, which result in disruption and fusion of either the TFE3 or TFEB genes, both members of the MiT family of basic helix-loop-helix/leucine-zipper transcription factor genes. Hence the name MiT translocation subgroup of RCCs. In this review several features of this RCC subgroup will be discussed, including the molecular mechanisms that may underlie their development.
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- K Medendorp
- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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White SJ, Vissers LELM, Geurts van Kessel A, de Menezes RX, Kalay E, Lehesjoki AE, Giordano PC, van de Vosse E, Breuning MH, Brunner HG, den Dunnen JT, Veltman JA. Variation of CNV distribution in five different ethnic populations. Cytogenet Genome Res 2007; 118:19-30. [PMID: 17901696 DOI: 10.1159/000106437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2006] [Accepted: 03/12/2007] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Recent studies have revealed a new type of variation in the human genome encompassing relatively large genomic segments ( approximately 100 kb-2.5 Mb), commonly referred to as copy number variation (CNV). The full nature and extent of CNV and its frequency in different ethnic populations is still largely unknown. In this study we surveyed a set of 12 CNVs previously detected by array-CGH. More than 300 individuals from five different ethnic populations, including three distinct European, one Asian and one African population, were tested for the occurrence of CNV using multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA). Seven of these loci indeed showed CNV, i.e., showed copy numbers that deviated from the population median. More precise estimations of the actual genomic copy numbers for (part of) the NSF gene locus, revealed copy numbers ranging from two to at least seven. Additionally, significant inter-population differences in the distribution of these copy numbers were observed. These data suggest that insight into absolute DNA copy numbers for loci exhibiting CNV is required to determine their potential contribution to normal phenotypic variation and, in addition, disease susceptibility.
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- S J White
- Center for Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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de Bruijn DRH, van Dijk AHA, Willemse MP, van Kessel AG. The C terminus of the synovial sarcoma-associated SSX proteins interacts with the LIM homeobox protein LHX4. Oncogene 2007; 27:653-62. [PMID: 17667940 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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As a result of the synovial sarcoma-associated t(X;18) translocation, the SS18 gene on chromosome 18 is fused to either one of the three closely related SSX genes on the X chromosome. The SS18 protein is thought to act as a transcriptional co-activator, whereas the SSX proteins are thought to act as transcriptional corepressors. The main SSX-repression domain is located in its C terminus, a domain that is retained in the respective SS18-SSX fusion proteins. Both the SS18 and SSX proteins lack DNA-binding domains. Previously, we found that the SS18 and SS18-SSX fusion proteins may be tethered to DNA targets via the SS18-interacting protein AF10. Here, we set out to isolate proteins that interact with the SSX C-terminal repression domain using a yeast two-hybrid interaction trap. Of the positive clones isolated, two corresponded to the LIM homeobox protein LHX4, a DNA-binding protein that is involved in transcription regulation. An endogenous interaction was subsequently established in mammalian cells via colocalization and coimmunoprecipitation of the respective proteins. Interestingly, the LHX4 gene was previously found to be deregulated in various human leukemias. In addition, it was previously found that LIM homeobox proteins may bind to and activate the glycoprotein-alpha (CGA) promoter. Using LHX4 chromatin immunoprecipitation and CGA-promoter assays, we found that endogenous LHX4 binds to the CGA promoter and that LHX4-mediated CGA activation is enhanced by the SS18-SSX protein, but not by the SSX protein. Taken together, we conclude that this novel protein - protein interaction may have direct consequences for the (de)regulation of SSX and/or SS18-SSX target genes and, thus, for the development of human synovial sarcomas.
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- D R H de Bruijn
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Vissers LELM, Stankiewicz P, Yatsenko SA, Crawford E, Creswick H, Proud VK, de Vries BBA, Pfundt R, Marcelis CLM, Zackowski J, Bi W, van Kessel AG, Lupski JR, Veltman JA. Complex chromosome 17p rearrangements associated with low-copy repeats in two patients with congenital anomalies. Hum Genet 2007; 121:697-709. [PMID: 17457615 PMCID: PMC1914245 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-007-0359-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2006] [Accepted: 03/19/2007] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Recent molecular cytogenetic data have shown that the constitution of complex chromosome rearrangements (CCRs) may be more complicated than previously thought. The complicated nature of these rearrangements challenges the accurate delineation of the chromosomal breakpoints and mechanisms involved. Here, we report a molecular cytogenetic analysis of two patients with congenital anomalies and unbalanced de novo CCRs involving chromosome 17p using high-resolution array-based comparative genomic hybridization (array CGH) and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). In the first patient, a 4-month-old boy with developmental delay, hypotonia, growth retardation, coronal synostosis, mild hypertelorism, and bilateral club feet, we found a duplication of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A and Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) chromosome regions, inverted insertion of the Miller-Dieker lissencephaly syndrome region into the SMS region, and two microdeletions including a terminal deletion of 17p. The latter, together with a duplication of 21q22.3-qter detected by array CGH, are likely the unbalanced product of a translocation t(17;21)(p13.3;q22.3). In the second patient, an 8-year-old girl with mental retardation, short stature, microcephaly and mild dysmorphic features, we identified four submicroscopic interspersed 17p duplications. All 17 breakpoints were examined in detail by FISH analysis. We found that four of the breakpoints mapped within known low-copy repeats (LCRs), including LCR17pA, middle SMS-REP/LCR17pB block, and LCR17pC. Our findings suggest that the LCR burden in proximal 17p may have stimulated the formation of these CCRs and, thus, that genome architectural features such as LCRs may have been instrumental in the generation of these CCRs.
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- L. E. L. M. Vissers
- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX USA
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- Sentara Hospital Laboratories, Norfolk, VA USA
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- Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA USA
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- Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX USA
- Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Kuiper RP, Schoenmakers EFPM, van Reijmersdal SV, Hehir-Kwa JY, van Kessel AG, van Leeuwen FN, Hoogerbrugge PM. High-resolution genomic profiling of childhood ALL reveals novel recurrent genetic lesions affecting pathways involved in lymphocyte differentiation and cell cycle progression. Leukemia 2007; 21:1258-66. [PMID: 17443227 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2404691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 283] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Gross cytogenetic anomalies are traditionally being used as diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic markers in the clinical management of cancer, including childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Recently, it has become increasingly clear that genetic lesions driving tumorigenesis frequently occur at the submicroscopic level and, consequently, escape standard cytogenetic observations. Therefore, we profiled the genomes of 40 childhood ALLs at high resolution. We detected multiple de novo genetic lesions, including gross aneuploidies and segmental gains and losses, some of which were subtle and affected single genes. Many of these lesions involved recurrent (partially) overlapping deletions and duplications, containing various established leukemia-associated genes, such as ETV6, RUNX1 and MLL. Importantly, the most frequently affected genes were those controlling G1/S cell cycle progression (e.g. CDKN2A, CDKN1B and RB1), followed by genes associated with B-cell development. The latter group includes microdeletions of the B-lineage transcription factors PAX5, EBF, E2-2 and IKZF1 (Ikaros), as well as genes with other established roles in B-cell development, that is RAG1 and RAG2, FYN, PBEF1 or CBP/PAG. The fact that we frequently encountered multiple lesions affecting genes involved in cell cycle regulation and B-cell differentiation strongly suggests that both these processes need to be targeted independently and simultaneously to trigger ALL development.
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- R P Kuiper
- 1Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Jonkers YMH, Claessen SMH, Veltman JA, Geurts van Kessel A, Dinjens WNM, Skogseid B, Ramaekers FCS, Speel EJM. Molecular parameters associated with insulinoma progression: chromosomal instability versus p53 and CK19 status. Cytogenet Genome Res 2006; 115:289-97. [PMID: 17124412 DOI: 10.1159/000095926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2006] [Accepted: 05/02/2006] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Insulinomas represent the predominant syndromic subtype of endocrine pancreatic tumors (EPTs). Their metastatic potential cannot be predicted reliably using histopathological criteria. In the past few years, several attempts have been made to identify prognostic markers, among them TP53 mutations and immunostaining of p53 and recently cytokeratin 19 (CK19). In a previous study using conventional comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) we have shown that chromosomal instability (CIN) is associated with metastatic disease in insulinomas. It was our aim to evaluate these potential parameters in a single study. For the determination of CIN, we applied CGH to microarrays because it allows a high-resolution detection of DNA copy number changes in comparison with conventional CGH as well as the analysis of chromosomal regions close to the centromeres and telomeres, and at 1pter-->p32, 16p, 19 and 22. These regions are usually excluded from conventional CGH analysis, because they may show DNA gains in negative control hybridizations. Array CGH analysis of 30 insulinomas (15 tumors of benign, eight tumors of uncertain and seven tumors of malignant behavior) revealed that >or=20 chromosomal alterations and >or=6 telomeric losses were the best predictors of malignant progression. A subset of 22 insulinomas was further investigated for TP53 exon 5-8 gene mutations, and p53 and CK19 expression. Only one malignant tumor was shown to harbor an arginine 273 serine mutation and immunopositivity for p53. CK19 immunopositivity was detected in three malignant tumors and one tumor with uncertain behavior. In conclusion, our results indicate that CIN as well as telomeric loss are very powerful indicators for malignant progression in sporadic insulinomas. Our data do not support a critical role for p53 and CK19 as molecular parameters for this purpose.
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- Y M H Jonkers
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Research Institute Growth and Development, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Stevens-Kroef MJPL, Schoenmakers EFPM, van Kraaij M, Huys E, Vermeulen S, van der Reijden B, van Kessel AG. Identification of truncated RUNX1 and RUNX1-PRDM16 fusion transcripts in a case of t(1;21)(p36;q22)-positive therapy-related AML. Leukemia 2006; 20:1187-9. [PMID: 16598304 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2404210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
MESH Headings
- Acute Disease
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 21
- Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit/genetics
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- Fatal Outcome
- Female
- Humans
- Leukemia, Myeloid/diagnosis
- Leukemia, Myeloid/genetics
- Leukemia, Myeloid/therapy
- Middle Aged
- Oncogene Proteins, Fusion/genetics
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Transcription Factors/genetics
- Transcription, Genetic
- Translocation, Genetic
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de Bruijn DRH, Peters WJM, Chuva de Sousa Lopes SM, van Dijk AHA, Willemse MP, Pfundt R, de Boer P, Geurts van Kessel A. Targeted disruption of the synovial sarcoma-associated SS18 gene causes early embryonic lethality and affects PPARBP expression. Hum Mol Genet 2006; 15:2936-44. [PMID: 16926188 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddl235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The synovial sarcoma-associated protein SS18 (also known as SYT or SSXT) is thought to act as a transcriptional co-activator. This activity appears to be mediated through the SWI/SNF proteins BRG1 and INI1 and the histone acetyl transferase p300. Here, we report that disruption of the mouse Ss18 gene results in a recessive embryonic lethal phenotype, due to placental failure caused by impairment of placental vascularization and/or chorio-allantoic fusion. This phenotype resembles the p300 knockout phenotype, but is distinct from the Brg1 and Ini1 knockout phenotypes. Through expression profiling of knockout embryos, we observed altered expression of genes known to affect placental development, including the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-binding protein (Pparbp). Since Pparbp null mutant embryos display a similar, lethal phenotype with placental failure, we suggest that the functional and phenotypic co-linearities between Ss18 and p300 may also include the transcriptional co-activator Pparbp. Additional interbreeding of Ss18 and Ss18l1 (Crest) mutant mice indicates that these two functionally and structurally related genes may act synergistically during critical stages of embryonic development.
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- D R H de Bruijn
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands
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de Bruijn DRH, Geurts van Kessel A. Common origin of the human synovial sarcoma associated SS18 and SS18L1 gene loci. Cytogenet Genome Res 2006; 112:222-6. [PMID: 16484776 DOI: 10.1159/000089874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2005] [Accepted: 09/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The highly conserved synovial sarcoma associated protein SS18 is thought to act as a transcriptional co-activator through interactions with various proteins involved in (epigenetic) gene regulation. The SS18 SNH domain appears to act as a major interface for these protein-protein interactions. Previously, we used this SNH domain to identify SS18 paralogs (SS18L1 and SS18L2) and orthologs in various species. The functional significance of these SS18-like proteins is embodied by the observations that SS18L1 and SS18L2 can replace SS18 in its various protein-protein interactions, and that SS18L1 may act as a fusion partner of SSX in synovial sarcoma. In the current study, we performed a comprehensive comparison of SNH-containing loci in several distinct species. By doing so, we found that the vertebrate SS18 and SS18L1 genes map within co-linear DNA segments that may have evolved through a relatively recent genomic duplication event. An additional phylogenetic study indicated that the more divergent SS18L2 gene is most likely derived from an earlier gene duplication event, again in the vertebrate lineage.
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- D R H de Bruijn
- Department of Human Genetics, University Medical Center St Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Jonkers YMH, Claessen SMH, Feuth T, van Kessel AG, Ramaekers FCS, Veltman JA, Speel EJM. Novel candidate tumour suppressor gene loci on chromosomes 11q23–24 and 22q13 involved in human insulinoma tumourigenesis. J Pathol 2006; 210:450-8. [PMID: 17068744 DOI: 10.1002/path.2072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Insulinomas represent the predominant syndromic subtype of endocrine pancreatic tumours. Previous molecular studies have shown that gain of chromosome 9q rather than MEN1 gene mutation is an important early event in tumour development and that chromosomal instability is associated with metastatic disease. In order to identify new gene loci and to define further the critical genetic events in insulinoma tumourigenesis, 27 insulinomas were investigated by array-based comparative genomic hybridization (array CGH) on 3.7 k genomic BAC arrays (resolution < or =1 Mb). Fluorescence in situ hybridization was used to validate alterations in a subset of tumours. Array CGH most frequently detected loss of chromosomes 11q and 22q and gains of chromosome 9q. The chromosomal regions of interest (CRI) included 11q24.1 (56%), 22q13.1 (67%), 22q13.31 (56%), and 9q32 (63%). Evaluation of the simultaneous occurrence of these aberrations in the individual tumours revealed that gain of 9q32 and loss of 22q13.1 are early genetic events in insulinomas, occurring independently of the other alterations. In tumours with increased genomic complexity, these alterations were often detected simultaneously, occurring in the same tumour cells. Losses of 11q24.1 and 22q13.31 were also associated with these more advanced tumour cases. The CRIs identified most likely harbour crucial candidate genes important in insulinoma tumourigenesis.
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MESH Headings
- Chromosomal Instability/genetics
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosome Deletion
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9/genetics
- DNA, Neoplasm/genetics
- Female
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence/methods
- Insulinoma/genetics
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/genetics
- Ploidies
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- Y M H Jonkers
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Research Institute Growth and Development (GROW), University of Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Jongmans MCJ, Admiraal RJ, van der Donk KP, Vissers LELM, Baas AF, Kapusta L, van Hagen JM, Donnai D, de Ravel TJ, Veltman JA, Geurts van Kessel A, De Vries BBA, Brunner HG, Hoefsloot LH, van Ravenswaaij CMA. CHARGE syndrome: the phenotypic spectrum of mutations in the CHD7 gene. J Med Genet 2005; 43:306-14. [PMID: 16155193 PMCID: PMC2563221 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2005.036061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 283] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND CHARGE syndrome is a non-random clustering of congenital anomalies including coloboma, heart defects, choanal atresia, retarded growth and development, genital hypoplasia, ear anomalies, and deafness. A consistent feature in CHARGE syndrome is semicircular canal hypoplasia resulting in vestibular areflexia. Other commonly associated congenital anomalies are facial nerve palsy, cleft lip/palate, and tracheo-oesophageal fistula. Specific behavioural problems, including autistic-like behaviour, have been described. The CHD7 gene on chromosome 8q12.1 was recently discovered as a major gene involved in the aetiology of this syndrome. METHODS The coding regions of CHD7 were screened for mutations in 107 index patients with clinical features suggestive of CHARGE syndrome. Clinical data of the mutation positive patients were sampled to study the phenotypic spectrum of mutations in the CHD7 gene. RESULTS Mutations were identified in 69 patients. Here we describe the clinical features of 47 of these patients, including two sib pairs. Most mutations were unique and were scattered throughout the gene. All patients but one fulfilled the current diagnostic criteria for CHARGE syndrome. No genotype-phenotype correlations were apparent in this cohort, which is best demonstrated by the differences in clinical presentation in sib pairs with identical mutations. Somatic mosaicism was detected in the unaffected mother of a sib pair, supporting the existence of germline mosaicism. CONCLUSIONS CHD7 mutations account for the majority of the cases with CHARGE syndrome, with a broad clinical variability and without an obvious genotype-phenotype correlation. In one case evidence for germline mosaicism was provided.
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- M C J Jongmans
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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van den Hurk WH, Martens GJM, Geurts van Kessel A, van Groningen JJM. Isolation and characterization of the Xenopus laevis orthologs of the human papillary renal cell carcinoma-associated genes PRCC and MAD2L2 (MAD2B). Cytogenet Genome Res 2004; 106:68-73. [PMID: 15218244 DOI: 10.1159/000078562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2003] [Accepted: 02/04/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Recently we found that the human papillary renal cell carcinoma-associated protein PRCC interacts with the cell cycle control protein Mad2B, and translocates this protein to the nucleus where it exerts its mitotic checkpoint function. Here we have successfully isolated Xenopus laevis Mad2B and PRCC cDNAs. The full-length xMad2B cDNA encodes a 211 amino acid protein that is highly homologous to human Mad2B, thus pointing to an important function for this protein in higher eukaryotes. The full-length xPRCC cDNA encodes a 544 amino acid protein. Remarkably, this protein contains an amino-terminal region distinct from that in mouse and human, whereas the C-terminal region is highly conserved. Northern blot and RT-PCR analyses revealed a relatively low expression of both xMad2B and xPRCC in most tissues examined. However, an abundant expression was observed in testis and oocyte, indicating a role in meiotic division processes. Coimmunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence analyses revealed that, despite its distinct amino terminus, the xPRCC-protein is still capable of interacting with xMad2B and of shuttling this protein to the nucleus. Therefore, the well-established animal model Xenopus laevis can be used as a powerful system to study in detail the role of xPRCC and xMad2B in the intricate processes of cell cycle control.
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- W H van den Hurk
- Department of Human Genetics, University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Veltman JA, Yntema HG, Lugtenberg D, Arts H, Briault S, Huys EHLPG, Osoegawa K, de Jong P, Brunner HG, Geurts van Kessel A, van Bokhoven H, Schoenmakers EFPM. High resolution profiling of X chromosomal aberrations by array comparative genomic hybridisation. J Med Genet 2004; 41:425-32. [PMID: 15173227 PMCID: PMC1735810 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2004.018531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Stevens-Kroef M, Poppe B, van Zelderen-Bhola S, van den Berg E, van der Blij-Philipsen M, Geurts van Kessel A, Slater R, Hamers G, Michaux L, Speleman F, Hagemeijer A. Translocation t(2;3)(p15-23;q26-27) in myeloid malignancies: report of 21 new cases, clinical, cytogenetic and molecular genetic features. Leukemia 2004; 18:1108-14. [PMID: 15085164 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2403346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Chromosomal rearrangements involving 3q26 either due to inversion or translocation with various partner chromosomes are a recurrent finding in malignant myeloid disorders. Typically, these chromosome aberrations contribute to ectopic expression of or to the formation of fusion genes involving the EVI1 proto-oncogene. Chromosomal translocations involving the short arm of chromosome 2 (p15-p23) and the distal part of the long arm of chromosome 3 (q26-q27) are a rare but recurrent finding in patients with myeloid malignancies, and are assumed to be part of this spectrum of disorders. Thus far, however, these translocations have been poorly studied. Here, we present 21 new cases with myelodysplasia, acute myeloid leukemia or CML in blast crisis, which upon karyotyping showed the presence of a t(2;3). Furthermore, an extensive literature review disclosed 29 additional cases. Morphological, clinical and cytogenetic assessment revealed the typical hallmarks of 3q26/EVI1 rearrangements, that is, trilineage dysplasia and dysmegakaryopoiesis, poor prognosis and additional monosomy 7. Molecular cytogenetic analysis and PCR in selected samples indicated that in most cases the translocation indeed targets the EVI1 locus. Mapping of the chromosome 2 breakpoints confirmed the initially suspected cytogenetic breakpoint heterogeneity at the 2p arm.
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- M Stevens-Kroef
- Department of Clinical Genetics, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Van Erp F, Van Ravenswaaij C, Bodmer D, Eleveld M, Hoogerbrugge N, Mulders P, Geurts van Kessel A. Chromosome 3 translocations and the risk to develop renal cell cancer: a Dutch intergroup study. Genet Couns 2003; 14:149-54. [PMID: 12872808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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Renal cell carcinomas (RCC) occur in both sporadic and familial forms. The best known example of a familial RCC syndrome is the Von Hippel Lindau cancer syndrome. In addition, RCC families segregating constitutional chromosome 3 translocations have been reported. The list of these latter families is rapidly expanding. We have initiated a survey of all Dutch families known to segregate chromosome 3 translocations for (i) the ocurrence of RCCs and (ii) the establishment of refined risk estimates. This information will be critical for genetic counseling and clinical patient management. Within the families 'at risk' that we have identified so far, this approach has already led to early RCC detection and surgical intervention.
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- F Van Erp
- Department of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Schaap N, Schattenberg A, Mensink E, Preijers F, Hillegers M, Knops R, Pennings A, Boezeman J, Geurts van Kessel A, de Pauw B, de Witte T. Long-term follow-up of persisting mixed chimerism after partially T cell-depleted allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Leukemia 2002; 16:13-21. [PMID: 11840258 DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2402343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2001] [Accepted: 09/28/2001] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Using red cell phenotyping (RCP) and/or cytogenetics (CYT) we identified 19 patients with persisting mixed chimerism (MC) among 231 patients transplanted with partially T cell-depleted stem cell grafts from HLA-identical siblings. Persisting MC is defined as MC for more than 2 years in patients without any evidence of relapse. Median leukemia-free survival in these patients was 150 (range, 50-218) months. Diagnoses were ALL (n= 10); AML (n = 2); CML (n = 2); NHL (n = 2); MDS (n= 1); MM (n = 1) and SAA (n = 1). Purpose of this study was the long-term follow-up of MC and definition of patterns of chimerism in the various subsets of PBMCs and granulocytes. Using a PCR-STR technique CD3(+)/CD4(+) (T4 lymphocytes), CD3(+)/CD8(+) (T8 lymphocytes), CD45(+)/CD19(+) (B lymphocytes), CD45(+)/CD14(+) (monocytes), CD45(+)/CD15(+) (granulocytes) and CD3(-)/CD56(+) (NK-cells) were analyzed. The majority of patients with persisting MC were conditioned with a less intensive conditioning regimen and had little GVHD. Sequential monitoring of the chimerism resulted in a group of patients (n = 7) with very slow transient mixed chimerism that resulted in complete DC after median 7 years. Another nine patients had a relatively high percentage of persisting autologous cells for a median of 12 years and in three patients we observed a stable low percentage of autologous cells. Only two out of 19 patients (AML-CR1, CML-CP1) relapsed during follow-up. Both patients had a relatively high percentage of autologous cells. Chimerism in granulocytes and PBMC subsets was analyzed at a median of 8 years after SCT in nine patients. In five patients mixed chimerism simultaneously detected by RCP and CYT was associated with MC in all subsets. Within each individual patient the percentages of donor and recipient cells were very different between the different subsets. Two CML-CP1 patients were mixed chimera in only two subsets and in one patient these subsets represented pending relapse. In another two patients mixed chimerism with a very low number of autologous red cells was not found in the PBMCs because of the different sensitivity level of the RCP and the PCR-STR technique. We conclude that in patients with persisting mixed chimerism after partially T cell-depleted SCT a remarkable number of patients had lymphoid malignancies, the majority of the patients were conditioned with less intensive conditioning regimens and the mixed chimerism was not correlated with relapse. Chimerism in granulocytes and PBMC subsets did show great intra-individual differences in the subsets and these data correlated well with RCP and CYT data with the exception of the NK cells.
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- N Schaap
- Department of Hematology, University Medical Center St Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Weterman MA, Wilbrink M, Eleveld M, Merkx G, van Groningen JJ, van Rooijen M, Geurts van Kessel A. Genomic structure, chromosomal localization, and embryonic expression of the mouse homolog of PRCC, a gene associated with papillary renal cell carcinoma. Cytogenet Cell Genet 2001; 92:326-32. [PMID: 11435707 DOI: 10.1159/000056922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In a subset of papillary renal cell carcinomas a t(X;1)(p11;q21) chromosome translocation has repeatedly been reported. Positional cloning has demonstrated that, as a result of this translocation, the transcription factor TFE3 gene on the X-chromosome becomes fused to a novel gene, PRCC, on chromosome 1. Since as yet little is known about the function of PRCC, we sought to identify the mouse counterpart of the PRCC gene. Isolation and sequence analysis of a mouse Prcc cDNA revealed a high level of conservation between man and mouse, both at the nucleotide and protein level. As the human PRCC gene, the mouse Prcc gene is ubiquitously expressed. It shows low expression in all mouse fetal tissues examined. In addition, we identified a genomic cosmid clone containing the complete Prcc gene. The mouse Prcc gene consists of seven exons, all of which contain coding sequences. The small second exon, which was found to be located adjacent to the t(X;1) breakpoint in the human gene on chromosome 1, is also conserved between man and mouse. In mouse, Prcc is located on chromosome 3. These cDNA and genomic clones will be instrumental in the creation of mouse models for a further elucidation of the function of PRCC.
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- M A Weterman
- Department of Human Genetics, University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Stoop H, van Gurp R, de Krijger R, Geurts van Kessel A, Köberle B, Oosterhuis W, Looijenga L. Reactivity of germ cell maturation stage-specific markers in spermatocytic seminoma: diagnostic and etiological implications. J Transl Med 2001; 81:919-28. [PMID: 11454979 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3780302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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It is generally accepted that testicular seminomas and spermatocytic seminomas have separate pathogeneses, although the origin of these two types of germ cell tumors of the adult testis remains a matter of debate. Although an embryonic germ cell origin seems to be most likely for seminomas, a spermatogonia-spermatocyte origin has been suggested for spermatocytic seminoma. To shed more light on the etiology of spermatocytic seminomas, we undertook an immunohistochemical and molecular approach using SCP1 (synaptonemal complex protein 1), SSX (synovial sarcoma on X chromosome), and XPA (xeroderma pigmentosum type A) as targets. Although a stage-specific expression pattern has been reported for SCP1 and SSX in normal spermatogenesis, we demonstrate here that it also exists for XPA. In fact, immunohistochemistry shows that the proteins of SCP1 and XPA are specifically present in the stage of primary and pachytene spermatocytes. In contrast, SSX was found in spermatogonia and primary spermatocytes, as well as in germ cells, from at least the 17th week of intrauterine development onward. Although no protein encoded by any of these genes was detected in tumor cells of a series of testicular seminomas, all tested spermatocytic seminomas were positive, in agreement with expression analysis. These data support the model that seminomas originate from an embryonic germ cell, and they imply that the cell of origin of spermatocytic seminomas is at least capable of maturing to the stage of spermatogonia-pachytene spermatocyte.
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- H Stoop
- Department of Pathology, University Hospital Rotterdam/Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center, Josephine Nefkens Institute, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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de Bruijn DR, dos Santos NR, Thijssen J, Balemans M, Debernardi S, Linder B, Young BD, Geurts van Kessel A. The synovial sarcoma associated protein SYT interacts with the acute leukemia associated protein AF10. Oncogene 2001; 20:3281-9. [PMID: 11423977 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1204419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2000] [Revised: 02/22/2001] [Accepted: 02/26/2001] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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As a result of the synovial sarcoma associated t(X;18) translocation, the human SYT gene on chromosome 18 is fused to either the SSX1 or the SSX2 gene on the X chromosome. Although preliminary evidence indicates that the (fusion) proteins encoded by these genes may play a role in transcriptional regulation, little is known about their exact function. We set out to isolate interacting proteins through yeast two hybrid screening of a human cDNA library using SYT as a bait. Of the positive clones isolated, two were found to correspond to the acute leukemia t(10;11) associated AF10 gene, a fusion partner of MLL. Confirmation of these results was obtained via co-immunoprecipitation of endogenous and exogenous, epitope-tagged, SYT and AF10 proteins from cell line extracts and colocalization of epitope-tagged SYT and AF10 proteins in transfected cells. Subsequent sequential mutation analysis revealed a highly specific interaction of N-terminal SYT fragments with C-terminal AF10 fragments. The N-terminal interaction domain of the SYT protein was also found to be present in several SYT orthologs and homologs. The C-terminal interaction domain of AF10 is located outside known functional domains. Based on these results, a model is proposed in which the SYT and AF10 proteins act in concert as bipartite transcription factors. This model has implications for the molecular mechanisms underlying the development of both human synovial sarcomas and acute leukemias.
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- D R de Bruijn
- Department of Human Genetics, University Hospital, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Weterman MA, van Groningen JJ, den Hartog A, Geurts van Kessel A. Transformation capacities of the papillary renal cell carcinoma-associated PRCCTFE3 and TFE3PRCC fusion genes. Oncogene 2001; 20:1414-24. [PMID: 11313885 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1204213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2000] [Revised: 01/02/2001] [Accepted: 01/04/2001] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A recurrent chromosomal abnormality associated with a subset of papillary renal cell carcinomas is t(X;1)(p11;q21). This translocation leads to the formation of two fusion genes, TFE3PRCC and the reciprocal product PRCCTFE3. Both fusion genes are expressed in t(X;1)-positive renal cell carcinomas and contain major parts of the coding regions of the parental transcription factor PRCC and TFE3 genes, respectively. To find out whether these fusion genes possess transforming capacity, we transfected NIH3T3 and rat-1 cells with the fusion products, either separately or combined. When using soft agar assays, we observed colony formation in all cases. NIH3T3 cells transfected with PRCCTFE3 or PRCCTFE3 together with TFE3PRCC yielded the highest colony forming capacities. Examination of other characteristics associated with malignant transformation, i.e., growth under low-serum conditions and formation of tumors in athymic nude mice, revealed that cells transfected with PRCCTFE3 exhibited all these transformation-associated characteristics. Upon transfection of the fusion products into conditionally immortalized kidney cells, derived from the proximal tubules of an H-2Kb-tsA58 transgenic mouse, and consecutive incubation under non-permissive conditions, growth arrest was observed, followed by differentiation except for those cells transfected with PRCCTFE3. Therefore, we conclude that PRCCTFE3 may be the t(X;1)-associated fusion product that is most critical for the development of papillary renal cell carcinomas.
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- M A Weterman
- Department of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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van Asseldonk M, Schepens M, de Bruijn D, Janssen B, Merkx G, Geurts van Kessel A. Construction of a 350-kb sequence-ready 11q13 cosmid contig encompassing the markers D11S4933 and D11S546: mapping of 11 genes and 3 tumor-associated translocation breakpoints. Genomics 2000; 66:35-42. [PMID: 10843802 DOI: 10.1006/geno.2000.6194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Previously, we located three novel human tumor-associated translocation breakpoints in the chromosome 11q13 region between the markers D11S4933 and D11S546. To facilitate the molecular analysis of these breakpoints, we have constructed a continuous sequence-ready cosmid and PAC contig of approximately 350 kb, including the markers D11S4933 and D11S546. In addition, a detailed transcript map was generated. This resulted in the precise positioning of 11 genes and ESTs within the contig, including 4 genes already known to map in the 11q13 region. Three other genes that we positioned within the contig showed homologies to unmapped genes from human and/or other species. Three ESTs were novel. Partial cosmid sequencing resulted in the establishment of the direction of transcription of several of the reported genes. This contig will be instrumental for the detailed characterization of the tumor-associated chromosomal breakpoints and the identification of other 11q13-associated disease genes.
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- M van Asseldonk
- Department of Human Genetics, University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Schaap N, Schattenberg A, Bär B, Mensink E, de Man A, Geurts van Kessel A, de Witte T. Red blood cell phenotyping is a sensitive technique for monitoring chronic myeloid leukaemia patients after T-cell-depleted bone marrow transplantation and after donor leucocyte infusion. Br J Haematol 2000; 108:116-25. [PMID: 10651734 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2000.01803.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Fifteen consecutive patients with Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)-positive chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) who relapsed from T-cell-depleted bone marrow transplantation (BMT) were successfully treated with donor leucocyte infusions (DLIs). Chimaerism was analysed using red blood cell phenotyping (RCP), and the results were compared with cytogenetic analysis and outcome of qualitative and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for breakpoint molecules. In all patients, an increase in autologous erythrocytes and/or a decrease in donor red cells indicated relapse. Donor erythrocytes started to increase from 4 to 20 (median 12) weeks after DLI. At 6 and 12 months after DLI, complete donor chimaerism was found in 11 and 15 patients, respectively, and all patients were in cytogenic remission. A high percentage of autologous red cells at the time of DLI predicted pancytopenia. During relapse and after DLI, the percentage of autologous red cells was strongly correlated with the reappearance and disappearance of Ph-positive metaphases (r = 0.90; P < 0.001 and r = 0.96; P < 0.001 respectively). The same was true for the correlation between the percentage of autologous red cells and positivity/negativity in PCR for Bcr-Abl breakpoint molecules (r = 0.94; P < 0.001). A normalized Bcr-Abl dose of greater than 10-3 in real-time quantitative PCR correlated well with relapse and the presence of autologous red blood cells (r = 0.77; P < 0.001). We conclude that RCP is a sensitive, easy to perform and fast technique for the prediction of pending relapse after BMT for CML. RCP also predicts the response to DLI and the occurrence of bone marrow aplasia after DLI.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Bone Marrow Transplantation/methods
- Erythrocytes/physiology
- Female
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl/genetics
- Graft vs Host Disease/etiology
- Humans
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/blood
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/genetics
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/therapy
- Leukocyte Transfusion/methods
- Male
- Pancytopenia/etiology
- Phenotype
- Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods
- Recurrence
- Transplantation Chimera/genetics
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- N Schaap
- Department of Haematology, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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van den Maagdenberg AM, Schepens JT, Schepens MT, Merkx GF, Darroudi F, Wieringa B, Geurts van Kessel A, Hendriks WJ. Assignment1 of the PTP-SL/PTPBR7 gene (Ptprr/PTPRR) to mouse chromosome region 8A2 by in situ hybridization. Cytogenet Cell Genet 1999; 84:243-4. [PMID: 10393441 DOI: 10.1159/000015268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- A M van den Maagdenberg
- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Cellular Signalling, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Geurts van Kessel A, Simons A, Comtesse PP, Siepman A, Janssen I, Suijkerbuijk RF, Forus A, Pruszczynski M, Veth RP. Ring chromosomes in a malignant mesenchymoma. Cancer Genet Cytogenet 1999; 109:119-22. [PMID: 10087943 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(98)00170-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We report, for the first time, the cytogenetic and molecular genetic constitution of a human mesenchymoma. As in several other soft tissue sarcomas, supernumerary ring and rod-shaped marker chromosomes were observed next to an otherwise normal diploid karyotype. Comparative genomic in situ hybridization and whole chromosome painting experiments revealed that chromosome 1q21-q25 and 12q14-q15 sequences were amplified, and that these sequences resided on the supernumerary marker chromosomes. We assume that, in this malignant mesenchymoma, the observed chromosomal anomalies may be associated with its well differentiated liposarcomatous component.
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- A Geurts van Kessel
- Department of Human Genetics, University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Geurts van Kessel A, de Bruijn D, Hermsen L, Janssen I, dos Santos NR, Willems R, Makkus L, Schreuder H, Veth R. Masked t(X;18)(p11;q11) in a biphasic synovial sarcoma revealed by FISH and RT-PCR. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 1998; 23:198-201. [PMID: 9739025 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2264(199810)23:2<198::aid-gcc15>3.3.co;2-h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The initial cytogenetic analysis of a biphasic synovial sarcoma showed an apparently normal karyotype. After FISH using chromosome X- and 18-specific probes and RT-PCR using SYT- and SSX-specific primer sets, a cryptic synovial sarcoma-associated t(X;18)(p11;q11) could be revealed. The "masked" nature of the translocation may best be explained by a two-step scenario in which a genuine t(X;18)(p11;q11) has occurred as a first step and a reverse reciprocal X;18 translocation as a second step, leaving the synovial sarcoma-associated SYT-SSX1 fusion intact. The findings further underline our previous suggestion that SYT-SSX1 fusions may correlate with a biphasic nature of the tumor. In addition, our findings indicate that, in analogy to, e.g., the Philadelphia translocation in chronic myeloid leukemia, "masked" translocations may occur in soft tissue tumors and that, as a standard, RT-PCR and/or FISH analyses should be carried out in order to provide karyotypic information that may be relevant to tumor diagnosis and/or prognosis.
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van Kessel AG, de Bruijn D, Hermsen L, Janssen I, dos Santos NR, Willems R, Makkus L, Schreuder H, Veth R. Masked t(X;18)(p11;q11) in a biphasic synovial sarcoma revealed by FISH and RT-PCR. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 1998. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2264(199810)23:2<198::aid-gcc15>3.0.co;2-k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Mensink E, van de Locht A, Schattenberg A, Linders E, Schaap N, Geurts van Kessel A, De Witte T. Quantitation of minimal residual disease in Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myeloid leukaemia patients using real-time quantitative RT-PCR. Br J Haematol 1998; 102:768-74. [PMID: 9722305 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.00823.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We used a recently developed system for real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to determine residual disease in patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia. The expression of the Bcr-Abl hybrid oncogene was determined and normalized by using the PBGD housekeeping gene product as endogenous reference. The sensitivity and reproducibility of the assay was tested on cell line K562. A dilution of Bcr-Abl-positive cell line K562 remained positive at up to 250 fg of RNA. 10 copies of Bcr-Abl DNA in water could still be detected. The dynamic range of the method spanned six orders of magnitude. Analysis of 10 identical assays on K562 RNA resulted in a variation of 15%. To test the feasibility of normalization of Bcr-Abl dosage by the PBGD product, we compared the efficiencies of the RT-PCRs in 150 patient analyses. We concluded that PBGD was a suitable and stringent quality control standard. Three patients who were treated with donor leucocyte infusions for chronic myeloid leukaemia who had relapsed after bone marrow transplantation were followed over time. The normalized Bcr-Abl dosage was compared to the results of cytogenetics. Cytogenetic analysis was negative below a normalized Bcr-Abl dose of about 3 x 10(-2). This semi-automated method is fast, sensitive and accurate and enables a high throughput of samples.
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- E Mensink
- Department of Haematology, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Bodmer D, Eleveld MJ, Ligtenberg MJ, Weterman MA, Janssen BA, Smeets DF, de Wit PE, van den Berg A, van den Berg E, Koolen MI, Geurts van Kessel A. An alternative route for multistep tumorigenesis in a novel case of hereditary renal cell cancer and a t(2;3)(q35;q21) chromosome translocation. Am J Hum Genet 1998; 62:1475-83. [PMID: 9585616 PMCID: PMC1377167 DOI: 10.1086/301888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Through allele-segregation and loss-of-heterozygosity analyses, we demonstrated loss of the translocation-derivative chromosome 3 in five independent renal cell tumors of the clear-cell type, obtained from three members of a family in which a constitutional t(2;3)(q35;q21) was encountered. In addition, analysis of the von Hippel-Lindau gene, VHL, revealed distinct insertion, deletion, and substitution mutations in four of the five tumors tested. On the basis of these results, we conclude that, in this familial case, an alternative route for renal cell carcinoma development is implied. In contrast to the first hit in the generally accepted two-hit tumor-suppressor model proposed by Knudson, the familial translocation in this case may act as a primary oncogenic event leading to (nondisjunctional) loss of the der(3) chromosome harboring the VHL tumor-suppressor gene. The risk of developing renal cell cancer may be correlated directly with the extent of somatic (kidney) mosaicism resulting from this loss.
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- D Bodmer
- Department of Human Genetics, University Hospital nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Röijer E, Miyazono K, Aström AK, Geurts van Kessel A, ten Dijke P, Stenman G. Chromosomal localization of three human genes encoding members of the TGF-beta superfamily of type I serine/threonine kinase receptors. Mamm Genome 1998; 9:266-8. [PMID: 9501322 DOI: 10.1007/s003359900745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- E Röijer
- Department of Pathology, Göteborg University, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
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Koolen MI, van der Meyden AP, Bodmer D, Eleveld M, van der Looij E, Brunner H, Smits A, van den Berg E, Smeets D, Geurts van Kessel A. A familial case of renal cell carcinoma and a t(2;3) chromosome translocation. Kidney Int 1998; 53:273-5. [PMID: 9461085 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00762.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cytogenetic analysis was performed on peripheral blood lymphocytes of members of a family with inherited renal cell cancer. Four family members in three generations developed multiple/bilateral renal cell carcinomas of the clear cell type. In one additional case a bladder carcinoma was diagnosed. In two of the renal cell carcinoma patients a constitutional t(2;3)(q35;q21) was encountered, whereas in the two other (deceased) patients the presence of this translocation could be deduced. Also, the bladder cancer patient was found to be positive for t(2;3)(q35;q21). This is the third familial renal cell carcinoma-associated chromosomal translocation ever described. The previously reported cases also involved chromosome 3, thereby supporting the notion that this chromosome may play a crucial role in the development of renal cell carcinomas. Interestingly, the translocation breakpoints in these three families map at different locations, suggesting that multiple genes on chromosome 3 may be involved.
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- M I Koolen
- Department of Internal Medicine, Bosch Medical Center, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
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Sinke RJ, van Asseldonk M, de Bruijn D, Strijk JA, Merkx G, Olde Weghuis D, de Jong B, Oosterhuis JW, Geurts van Kessel A. Towards the isolation of a human malignant extragonadal germ cell tumour-associated breakpoint in chromosome 11q13. APMIS 1998; 106:73-8; discussion 78-9. [PMID: 9524564 DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1998.tb01321.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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In a previous study we have defined a subgroup of human malignant extragonadal germ cell tumours that is characterized by complex translocations involving chromosomes 6 and 11 (Echten et al. 1995). Here we report (i) the use of fluorescent in situ hybridization, pulsed field gel electrophoresis and direct visual hybridization techniques to localize the tumour-associated breakpoint within band 11q13, and (ii) the construction of a phage library enriched for this region to facilitate genomic walks towards the breakpoint. Extensive breakpoint-flanking contigs were generated and within these contigs six candidate genes could be identified.
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- R J Sinke
- Department of Human Genetics, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Dijkhuizen T, van den Berg E, Störkel S, de Vries B, van der Veen AY, Wilbrink M, Geurts van Kessel A, de Jong B. Renal oncocytoma with t(5;12;11), der(1)1;8) and add(19): "true" oncocytoma or chromophobe adenoma? Int J Cancer 1997; 73:521-4. [PMID: 9389566 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19971114)73:4<521::aid-ijc11>3.0.co;2-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Renal oncocytomas reveal a considerable (cyto)genetic heterogeneity. At least 2 genetic subsets are currently recognized, characterized by (1) translocations involving breakpoint 11q13 and (2) the combined loss of chromosomes 1 and X/Y. We present a case of oncocytoma revealing a 3-way translocation involving breakpoint 11q13, a der(1)t(1;8) and an add(19). The der(1) resulted in loss of chromosome 1 sequences. Using fluorescence in situ hybridization, the 11q13 breakpoint of the present case proved to be slightly different from the one observed previously in 3 cases of renal oncocytoma. Whether the 11q13 breakpoint observed in our case resides in or near another gene remains to be elucidated.
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MESH Headings
- Adenoma, Oxyphilic/genetics
- Chromosome Deletion
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8/genetics
- Humans
- Kidney Neoplasms/genetics
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Translocation, Genetic/genetics
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- T Dijkhuizen
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Simons A, Janssen IM, Suijkerbuijk RF, Veth RP, Pruszczynski M, Hulsbergen-van de Kaa CA, du Manoir S, Geurts van Kessel A. Isolation of osteosarcoma-associated amplified DNA sequences using representational difference analysis. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 1997; 20:196-200. [PMID: 9331570 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2264(199710)20:2<196::aid-gcc10>3.0.co;2-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Comparative genomic hybridization analysis of a primary osteosarcoma and its metastasis revealed two regions of DNA amplification, one at 17p11.2-12 and one at 19q12-13. Subsequent representational difference analysis of the primary tumor resulted in the isolation of two distinct tumor-amplified DNA fragments originating from chromosome 19. A YAC clone corresponding to one of the two isolated DNA fragments was used for fluorescence in situ hybridization on normal human lymphocyte metaphases and tumor-derived nuclei. This resulted in the localization of this YAC to 19q12-13.1 and confirmed the amplification status of the isolated fragment in the tumors. The availability of such RDA-isolated sequences may be instrumental in the search for genes relevant for tumor development.
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- Adolescent
- Blotting, Southern
- Bone Neoplasms/genetics
- Bone Neoplasms/pathology
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Artificial, Yeast
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19/genetics
- DNA, Neoplasm/analysis
- Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
- Female
- Gene Amplification/genetics
- Genetic Markers
- Genomic Library
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Osteosarcoma/genetics
- Osteosarcoma/secondary
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
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- A Simons
- Department of Human Genetics, University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Schaap N, Schattenberg A, Bär B, Preijers F, Geurts van Kessel A, van der Maazen R, de Boo T, de Witte T. Outcome of transplantation for standard-risk leukaemia with grafts depleted of lymphocytes after conditioning with an intensified regimen. Br J Haematol 1997; 98:750-9. [PMID: 9332335 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.d01-3499.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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One hundred and eighty-one consecutive patients with standard-risk leukaemia were transplanted with HLA-identical sibling grafts depleted of lymphocytes using counter-flow centrifugation. In 116 patients, standard conditioning was intensified by the addition of anthracyclines. Multivariate analysis revealed significantly more acute GVHD > or = grade 2 and a trend towards more chronic GVHD in patients conditioned with the addition of anthracyclines. For all patients the risk for chronic GVHD, but not for acute GVHD increased with a higher number of T cells in the graft. The projected 5-year probability of relapse was significantly lower in the group of patients conditioned with anthracyclines; 26% versus 52% (P = 0.015). In multivariate analysis the addition of anthracyclines to the conditioning regimen was the only significant factor contributing to a lower probability of relapse. The projected 5-year probability of leukaemia-free survival [LFS] in the patients conditioned with and without the addition of anthracyclines was 56% and 36%, respectively (P = 0.004). In multivariate analysis the addition of anthracyclines to the conditioning regimen correlated significantly with a lower number of mixed chimaeras in patients at 6 and 12 months after BMT. Mixed chimaerism at 6 months after transplantation did not significantly correlate with a higher incidence of relapse in further follow-up. In contrast, mixed chimaerism at 12 months after BMT was significantly associated with higher relapse rate. We conclude that the addition of anthracyclines to the conditioning regimen improves outcome of BMT using T-cell-depleted grafts.
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MESH Headings
- Acute Disease
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Anthracyclines/therapeutic use
- Bone Marrow Transplantation/methods
- Bone Marrow Transplantation/pathology
- Disease-Free Survival
- Female
- Graft vs Host Disease/etiology
- Hematopoietic Stem Cells/pathology
- Humans
- Leukemia, Lymphoid/pathology
- Leukemia, Lymphoid/therapy
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/pathology
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/therapy
- Leukemia, Myeloid/pathology
- Leukemia, Myeloid/therapy
- Lymphocyte Depletion
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Recurrence
- T-Lymphocytes
- Transplantation Chimera
- Transplantation Conditioning/methods
- Treatment Outcome
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- N Schaap
- Division of Haematology, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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dos Santos NR, de Bruijn DR, Balemans M, Janssen B, Gärtner F, Lopes JM, de Leeuw B, Geurts van Kessel A. Nuclear localization of SYT, SSX and the synovial sarcoma-associated SYT-SSX fusion proteins. Hum Mol Genet 1997; 6:1549-58. [PMID: 9285793 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/6.9.1549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Synovial sarcoma is characterized by a prevalent chromosomal translocation, t(X;18)(p11;q11). As a result of this translocation the SYT gene on chromosome 18 fuses to either the SSX1 or the SSX2 gene on the X chromosome. In this study, we generated polyclonal antibodies against the SYT and SSX2 proteins. These antibodies specifically detected both these proteins and the SYT-SSX fusion proteins in transfected COS-1 cell extracts. Indirect immunofluorescence analysis of COS-1 cells expressing tagged or untagged SYT, SSX2, SYT-SSX1 or SYT-SSX2 indicated that all these proteins are localized in the nucleus, excluding the nucleoli. The SSX2 protein exhibited a diffuse staining pattern whereas both the SYT and SYT-SSX proteins appeared in several nuclear dots. Similar nuclear dots were also detected in primary synovial sarcoma cells growing in a short-term in vitro culture. Double immunofluorescence in conjunction with confocal laser-scanning microscopy revealed that the SYT and SYT-SSX nuclear dots do not co-localize with known nuclear structures as e.g. coiled bodies, SC35 interchromatin granules or PML bodies. The similar nuclear localization patterns of SYT and SYT-SSX suggest that the SYT-SSX fusion proteins are directed to SYT-associated nuclear domains where an abnormal function may be exerted.
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- N R dos Santos
- Department of Human Genetics, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Sinke RJ, Dijkhuizen T, Janssen B, Olde Weghuis D, Merkx G, van den Berg E, Schuuring E, Meloni AM, de Jong B, Geurts van Kessel A. Fine mapping of the human renal oncocytoma-associated translocation (5;11)(q35;q13) breakpoint. Cancer Genet Cytogenet 1997; 96:95-101. [PMID: 9216713 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(96)00250-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Recent cytogenetic analysis of a series of human renal oncocytomas revealed the presence of a recurring chromosomal translocation (5;11)(q35;q13) as sole anomaly in a subset of the tumors. The molecular characterization of this translocation was initiated using two primary t(5;11)-positive renal oncocytomas and a panel of somatic cell hybrids derived from one of these tumors, in conjunction with fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and Southern blot analysis. The breakpoint in chromosome band 11q13 could be located within a genomic interval of at maximum 400 Kb immediately centromeric to the BCL1 locus.
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- R J Sinke
- Department of Human Genetics, University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Schattenberg A, Preijers F, Mensink E, Bär B, Schaap N, Geurts van Kessel A, van der Maazen R, de Witte T. Survival in first or second remission after lymphocyte-depleted transplantation for Philadelphia chromosome-positive CML in first chronic phase. Bone Marrow Transplant 1997; 19:1205-12. [PMID: 9208114 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1700824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We studied the outcome of BMT in 38 consecutive CML patients in CP1 who received transplants depleted of lymphocytes using counterflow centrifugation. In all patients the conditioning regimen was intensified by the addition of anthracyclines. Donors were HLA, MLC-identical siblings. Six patients (16%) died within 6 months. All 37 patients with a follow-up of more than 0.5 months engrafted and only one (3%) suffered from acute GVHD > or = grade 3. Chronic GVHD was evaluable in 33 patients and was extensive in six (18%). The projected 5-year probabilities of hematologic, cytogenetic and molecular relapse were 30% (95% confidence interval (CI), 10-49%), 35% (95% CI, 14-56%), and 34% (95% CI, 13-55%), respectively. The projected 5-year probability of survival was 68% (95% CI, 50-86%). Projected at 5 years, probabilities of leukemia-free survival (LFS) in hematologic, cytogenetic and molecular remission were 55% (95% CI, 37-73%), 51% (95% CI, 32-69%), and 51% (95% CI, 32-70%), respectively. All patients with relapse but one who relapsed in blastic phase were treated with retransplantation (n = 1) or with the infusion of lymphocytes (n = 6). Six patients regained second hematologic remission and five entered second cytogenetic and molecular remission. Including these patients, the probability of survival in first or second hematologic remission at the end of follow-up was 68% (95% CI, 50-86%). The probabilities of survival in first or second cytogenetic and molecular remission at the end of follow-up were both 61% (95% CI, 42-80%). We advocate revaluation of T cell depletion of donor marrow for patients with CML-CP1, especially for those at high risk of developing GVHD.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Bone Marrow Transplantation/adverse effects
- Bone Marrow Transplantation/methods
- Bone Marrow Transplantation/mortality
- Family
- Female
- Graft Survival
- Graft vs Host Disease/etiology
- Humans
- Immunotherapy
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/mortality
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/therapy
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic-Phase/mortality
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic-Phase/therapy
- Living Donors
- Lymphocyte Depletion
- Lymphocyte Transfusion
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Recurrence
- Survival Rate
- Transplantation Conditioning
- Transplantation, Homologous
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- A Schattenberg
- Division of Hematology, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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de Jong B, van Echten J, Looijenga LH, Geurts van Kessel A, Oosterhuis JW. Cytogenetics of the progression of adult testicular germ cell tumors. Cancer Genet Cytogenet 1997; 95:88-95. [PMID: 9140457 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(96)00273-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- B de Jong
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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Geurts van Kessel A, dos Santos NR, Simons A, de Bruijn D, Forus A, Fodstad O, Myklebost O, Balemans M, Baats E, Olde Weghuis D, Suijkerbuijk RF, van den Berg E, Molenaar WM, de Leeuw B. Molecular cytogenetics of bone and soft tissue tumors. Cancer Genet Cytogenet 1997; 95:67-73. [PMID: 9140455 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(96)00241-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- A Geurts van Kessel
- Department of Human Genetics, University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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van den Berg E, Dijkhuizen T, Oosterhuis JW, Geurts van Kessel A, de Jong B, Störkel S. Cytogenetic classification of renal cell cancer. Cancer Genet Cytogenet 1997; 95:103-7. [PMID: 9140459 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(96)00289-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Cytogenetic and molecular genetic investigations in cancer are important tools to address problems of oncogenesis and tumor progression, of classification, and of diagnosis of tumors. A combination of advanced molecular genetic, cytogenetic, and (immuno) histopathologic analysis will contribute significantly to the elucidation of the oncogenic steps that lead to immortalization and subsequent malignant behavior. In this review written on the occasion of Dr. Avery Sandberg's 75th anniversary, we will present a model for the pathogenesis of renal cell tumors based on a new cytomorphologic classification and our (cyto)genetic analysis of about 175 renal cell tumors, together with the accumulated data in the literature.
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- E van den Berg
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Landsvater RM, de Wit MJ, Peterson LF, Sinke RJ, Geurts van Kessel A, Lips CJ, Höppener JW. Exclusion of the nuclear factor-kappa B3 (REL A) gene as candidate for the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1) gene. Biochem Mol Med 1997; 60:76-9. [PMID: 9066984 DOI: 10.1006/bmme.1996.2561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1) is inherited as an autosomal dominant disorder, characterized by neoplasia and hyperplasia in specific endocrine organs. The MEN 1 gene, which is most probably a tumor suppressor gene, has been localized to a region of approximately 900 kb on chromosome 11q13. The nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) is a transcription factor with pleiotropic expression, which is involved in the regulation of expression of many cellular genes. The p50/p65 heterodimer is the most abundant form of NF-kappa B. The gene encoding the p65 subunit (NF-kappa B3/REL A) was recently localized in the 900-kb MEN 1 region and was considered a good candidate gene for MEN 1. The structure and nucleotide sequence of the NF-kappa B3 coding region in MEN 1 patients were compared with those of non-MEN 1 subjects, to determine the potential role of this gene in MEN 1 tumorigenesis. Southern blot analysis with constitutional DNA from probands of 14 independent MEN 1 families and DNA from four MEN 1 tumor specimens did not reveal any structural abnormality of the NF-kappa B3 gene. Direct sequencing of cDNAs from two affected subjects from 2 different MEN 1 families, as well as nucleotide sequence analysis of exon/intron boundaries in these patients, did not reveal MEN 1-specific point mutations or other small structural aberrations in the NF-kappa B3 gene. These results make it very unlikely that the NF-kappa B3 gene is the gene responsible for the development of MEN 1.
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- R M Landsvater
- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands
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de Wit MJ, Landsvater RM, Sinke RJ, Geurts van Kessel A, Lips CJ, Höppener JW. Exclusion of the phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C beta 3 (PLC beta 3) gene as candidate for the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1) gene. Hum Genet 1997; 99:133-7. [PMID: 9003511 DOI: 10.1007/s004390050327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1) is inherited as an autosomal dominant disorder, characterized by hyperplasia and neoplasia in several endocrine organs. The MEN 1 gene, which is most probably a tumor suppressor gene, has been localized to a 900-kb region on chromosome 11q13. The human phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C beta 3 (PLC beta 3) gene, which is located within this region, was considered to be a good candidate for the MEN 1 gene. In this study, the structure and expression of the PLC beta 3 gene in MEN 1 patients were investigated in more detail, to determine its potential role in MEN 1 tumorigenesis. Southern blot analysis, using blood and tumor DNA from affected persons from seven different MEN 1 families, did not reveal structural abnormalities in the PLC beta 3 gene. To detect possible point mutations, or other small structural aberrations, direct sequencing of PLC beta 3 cDNAs from two affected persons from two different MEN 1 families was performed, but no MEN 1-specific abnormalities were revealed. Several common nucleotide sequence polymorphisms were detected in these cDNAs, proving that both alleles of the PLC beta 3 gene were expressed and analyzed. In conclusion, these results exclude the PLC beta 3 gene as a candidate gene for MEN 1.
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- M J de Wit
- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands
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van Kuijck MA, Kool M, Merkx GF, Geurts van Kessel A, Bindels RJ, Deen PM, van Os CH. Assignment of the canalicular multispecific organic anion transporter gene (CMOAT) to human chromosome 10q24 and mouse chromosome 19D2 by fluorescent in situ hybridization. Cytogenet Cell Genet 1997; 77:285-7. [PMID: 9284939 DOI: 10.1159/000134599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Rabbit epithelial basolateral chloride conductance regulator (EBCR) and rat canalicular multispecific organic anion transporter (Cmoat) are found to be homologues based on protein sequence comparison and Northern blot analysis. EBCRis, therefore, renamed as rabbit Cmoat. The gene encoding CMOAT, a transporter possibly involved in Dubin-Johnson syndrome in humans, is mapped on human chromosome 10q24 and mouse chromosome 19D2.
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- M A van Kuijck
- Department of Cell Physiology, University of Nijmengen, The Netherlands.
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