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Zhang F, Zhang L. A20 haploinsufficiency in a neonate caused by a large deletion on chromosome 6q. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2024; 22:12. [PMID: 38183052 PMCID: PMC10770963 DOI: 10.1186/s12969-023-00947-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024] Open
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Haploinsufficiency of A20 (HA20) is a rare monogenic disease caused by heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in the tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced protein 3 (TNFAIP3) gene located on chromosome 6q23.3. The majority of disease-causing mutations in most cases of HA20 comprise single nucleotide variations, small insertions, or deletions in TNFAIP3, which result in a premature termination codon and subsequent disruption of its anti-inflammatory role. Large deletions have been reported sporadically. HA20 patients may present with a variety of autoinflammatory and autoimmune features during early childhood; however, cases with neonatal onset are rare. Here, we describe a Chinese neonate presenting with concomitant inflammatory and other syndromic manifestations caused by a 5.15 Mb interstitial deletion in chromosome 6; these deletions affect TNFAIP3. Taken together, the data extend the clinical and genetic spectra of HA20.
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- Fan Zhang
- Department of Neonatology, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology and Immunology, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Pediatric Orthopedics, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China.
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Barem Rabenhorst SH, Lima Verde Osterne R, Weege Nonaka CF, Montezuma Sales Rodrigues A, Luiz Maia Nogueira R, Mário Rodriguez Burbano R, Barroso Cavalcante R. Detection of deletions in 1q25, 1p36 and 1pTEL and chromosome 17 aneuploidy in oral epithelial dysplasia and oral squamous cell carcinoma by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Oral Oncol 2021; 116:105221. [PMID: 33610067 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2021.105221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To identify chromosome deletions in 1q25, 1p36 and 1pTEL, and chromosome 17 ploidy status in oral epithelial dysplasia (OED) and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). MATERIAL AND METHODS Samples from 57 OED and 63 OSCC were selected. FISH was performed using centromeric probes 17 and n LSIR 1p36/LSI 1q25 Dual Color Probe. RESULTS In OED, deletions were found only in 1pTEL region (29.8%). In OSCC, there was a higher frequency of deletion in 1pTEL (79.4%), followed by 1p36 (73.0%), and 1q25 (20.6%). Advanced TNM clinical stages (III/IV) showed all the deletions studied; at early clinical stages (I/II) of OSCC, deletions were observed only in 1pTEL. The frequency of deletion in 1p36 was 17.0 times higher in OSCC at advanced clinical stages (PR: 17.00). The median number of cell nuclei with chromosome 17 aneuploidy was higher in OSCC than in OED (P < 0.001). Early clinical stages of OSCC showed lower median number nuclei with aneuploidy when compared to advanced tumors (P < 0.05). Tumors harboring deletions in 1p36, 1q25 and 1pTEL revealed higher median numbers of trisomic/polysomic nuclei when compared to lesions exhibiting no abnormalities in chromosome 1 (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION A higher prevalence of chromosomal abnormalities was found in OSCC than in OED, while in OSCC, higher abnormalities were present in lesions with higher TNM staging. 1pTEL deletion and monosomy of chromosome 17 are possible markers for progression of OED to OSCC. 1p36 deletion and trisomy/polysomy of chromosome 17 could be markers of worse prognosis of OSCC.
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Singh N, Raupp J, Koo DH, Friebe B, Gill B, Poland J. In-silico detection of aneuploidy and chromosomal deletions in wheat using genotyping-by-sequencing. Plant Methods 2020; 16:45. [PMID: 32280361 PMCID: PMC7137276 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-020-00588-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Short read sequencing technologies, such as genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS), have been utilized in genetic mapping, marker development, and population genomic studies. High-throughput and multiplexing capability coupled with low cost make GBS an appropriate tool for molecular research. Here, we present the application of GBS to characterize wheat aneuploid stocks and detect chromosomal aberrations including aneuploidy and chromosomal deletions. These aneuploids are an important resource that have been used in wheat genetics and genomics studies to localize genes, determine physical positions, and develop chromosome bin maps. RESULTS Using GBS, we mapped sequence reads and quantified read coverage across chromosome bins. Using this approach, we confirmed known deletions and aneuploid stocks. In addition, we were also able to fully characterize these stocks and to identify several novel deletions and aneuploids. With this knowledge and a quick detection tool at our disposal, we can easily isolate these deletions and aneuploids into distinct lines. CONCLUSION We envision this tool to replace the intensive cytogenetics techniques, such as C-banding, and fluorescent- and genomic-in situ hybridization to accurately detect chromosome dosage and segmental deletions in wheat genetic stocks as well as other crop species.
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- Narinder Singh
- Wheat Genetics Resource Center, Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
- Present Address: Bayer U.S.–Crop Science, 700 Chesterfield Pkwy W, Chesterfield, MO 63017 USA
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- Wheat Genetics Resource Center, Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
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- Wheat Genetics Resource Center, Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
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- Wheat Genetics Resource Center, Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
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- Wheat Genetics Resource Center, Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
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- Wheat Genetics Resource Center, Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
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Ochirjav E, Enkhbat B, Baldandorj T, Choe G. Reclassification of Mongolian Diffuse Gliomas According to the Revised 2016 World Health Organization Central Nervous System Tumor Classification. J Pathol Transl Med 2019; 53:298-307. [PMID: 31370384 PMCID: PMC6755654 DOI: 10.4132/jptm.2019.07.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background The 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) classification of central nervous system (CNS) tumors has been modified to incorporate the IDH mutation and 1p/19q co-deletion in the diagnosis of diffuse gliomas. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the feasibility and prognostic significance of the revised 2016 WHO classification of CNS tumors in Mongolian patients with diffuse gliomas. Methods A total of 124 cases of diffuse gliomas were collected, and tissue microarray blocks were made. IDH1 mutation was tested using immunohistochemistry, and 1p/19q co-deletion status was examined using fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis. Results According to the 2016 WHO classification, 124 cases of diffuse brain glioma were reclassified as follows: 10 oligodendroglioma, IDHmut and 1p/19q co-deleted; three anaplastic oligodendroglioma, IDHmut and 1p/19q co-deleted; 35 diffuse astrocytoma, IDHmut, 11 diffuse astrocytoma, IDHwt, not otherwise specified (NOS); 22 anaplastic astrocytoma, IDHmut, eight anaplastic astrocytoma, IDHwt, NOS; and 35 glioblastoma, IDHwt, NOS, respectively. The 2016 WHO classification presented better prognostic value for overall survival in patients with grade II tumors than traditional histological classification. Among patients with grade II tumors, those with oligodendroglioma IDHmut and 1p/19q co-deleted and diffuse astrocytoma IDHmut showed significantly higher survival than those with diffuse astrocytoma IDHwt, NOS (p<.01). Conclusions Mongolian diffuse gliomas could be reclassified according to the new 2016 WHO classification. Reclassification revealed substantial changes in diagnosis of both oligodendroglial and astrocytic entities. We have confirmed that the revised 2016 WHO CNS tumor classification has prognostic significance in Mongolian patients with diffuse gliomas, especially those with grade II tumors.
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- Enkhee Ochirjav
- Department of Pathology, School of Biomedicine, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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- Department of Pathology, School of Biomedicine, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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- Department of Pathology, School of Biomedicine, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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- Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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Lee H, Kim JS, Lim SH, Sul B, Hong BY. Cervical Spine Malformations Associated With a 5q34-5q35.2 Micro-interstitial Deletion: A Case Report. Ann Rehabil Med 2018; 42:884-887. [PMID: 30613082 PMCID: PMC6325309 DOI: 10.5535/arm.2018.42.6.884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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We report a female proband carrying a de novo 5q34-q35.2 deletion breakpoint, and review the unique skeletal phenotype and possible genotype related to this mutation. The patient presented with a persistent head tilt and limited head rotation. Non-contrast-enhanced three-dimensional computed tomography of the cervical spine revealed several malformations including a bone cleft in the right pars interarticularis, a bone defect in both C5 lamina and the transverse foramen at C2-C3, agenesis of the right articular process of C5, bony fusion of C4-C5, and subluxation of the craniocervical joints. Several deformities of the cervical spine seen in this patient have not been associated with the 5q deletion. A review of 5q-related mutations suggests that abnormalities associated with MSX2 gene might cause cervical spine abnormalities.
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- Corresponding author: Bo Young Hong Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 93 Jungbu-daero, Paldal-gu, Suwon 16247, Korea. Tel: +82-31-249-7650, Fax: +82-31-251-4481, E-mail:
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Franco-Jarava C, Wang H, Martin-Nalda A, Alvarez SD, García-Prat M, Bodet D, García-Patos V, Plaja A, Rudilla F, Rodriguez-Sureda V, García-Latorre L, Aksentijevich I, Colobran R, Soler-Palacín P. TNFAIP3 haploinsufficiency is the cause of autoinflammatory manifestations in a patient with a deletion of 13Mb on chromosome 6. Clin Immunol 2018; 191:44-51. [PMID: 29572183 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2018.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2018] [Revised: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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There is scarce literature about autoinflammation in syndromic patients. We describe a patient who, in addition to psychomotor and growth delay, presented with fevers, neutrophilic dermatosis, and recurrent orogenital ulcers. Comparative Genomic Hybridization (CGH) array permitted to identify a 13.13Mb deletion on chromosome 6, encompassing 53 genes, and including TNFAIP3 gene (A20). A20 is a potent inhibitor of the NF-kB signalling pathway and restricts inflammation via its deubiquitinase activity. Western blotting and immunoprecipitation assays showed decreased A20 expression and increased phosphorylation of p65 and IkBa. Patient's cells displayed increased levels of total K63-linked ubiquitin and increased levels of ubiquitinated RIP and NEMO after stimulation with TNF. We describe the molecular characterization of an autoinflammatory disease due to a large chromosomal deletion and review the phenotypes of patients with A20 haploinsufficiency. CGH arrays should be the first diagnostic method for comprehensive analysis of patients with syndromic features and immune dysregulation.
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Hazan F, Korkmaz HA, Yararbaş K, Wuyts W, Tükün A. Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type II presenting with short stature in a child. ARCH ARGENT PEDIATR 2018; 114:e403-e407. [PMID: 27869420 DOI: 10.5546/aap.2016.eng.e403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type II (TRPSII) (synonym: Langer-Giedon syndrome) is a rare autosomal dominant contiguous gene syndrome, resulting from a microdeletion encompassing the EXT1 and the TRPS1 gene at 8q24 (MIM#150230). This syndrome combines the clinical features of two autosomal dominant disorders, trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type I (MIM#190350) and hereditary multiple osteochondromas type I (MIM # 133700). TRPSII is characterized by sparse scalp hair, a long nose with a bulbous tip, long flat philtrum, cone-shaped epiphyses of the phalanges, retarded bone age in infancy and multiple cartilaginous osteochondromas. We report a Turkish patient who had the clinical features and skeletal signs of TRPSII in whom a 13.8Mb deletion in 8q23.1- 8q24.13 was detected.
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- Filiz Hazan
- Dr. Behcet Uz Children Disease and Surgery Training, Izmir, Turkey.,Research Hospital, Department of Genetics, Izmir, Turkey
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- Dr. Behcet Uz Children Disease and Surgery Training, Izmir, Turkey.,Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Izmir, Turkey.
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- Duzen laboratory Groups, Department of Genetics, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Antwerp University Hospital, Belgium
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- Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Genetics, Ankara, Turkey
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Chromosome deletions are a hallmark of human cancers. These chromosome abnormalities have been observed for over than a century and frequently associated with poor prognosis. However, their functions and potential underlying mechanisms remain elusive until recently. Recent technique breakthroughs, including cancer genomics, high throughput library screening and genome editing, opened a new era in the mechanistic studying of chromosome deletions in human cancer. In this chapter, we will focus on the latest studies on the functions of chromosome deletions in human cancers, especially hematopoietic malignancies and try to persuade the readers that these chromosome alterations could play significant roles in the genesis and drug responses of human cancers.
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- Mei Chen
- Department of Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and National Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and National Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and National Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and National Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu, China.
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Jiang YL, Qi QW, Zhou XY, Geng FF, Bai JJ, Hao N, Liu JT. [Prenatal diagnosis of 17q12 microdeletion syndrome in fetal renal abnormalities]. Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 2017; 52:662-668. [PMID: 29060963 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-567x.2017.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objectives: To analyze 3 cases of 17q12 microdeletion syndrome diagnosed prenatally, and to demonstrate clinical phenotype of the syndrome in prenatal setting. Methods: From January 2013 to July 2017, 1 370 women received invasive prenatal diagnosis and chromosome microarray analysis (CMA) in Peking Union Medical College Hospital. Among them, 3 fetuses were diagnosed as 17q12 microdeletion syndrome. All 3 cases were low-risk pregnancies. Abnormal structures in fetal kidney were found in all 3 cases, including 1 case of multiple renal cysts, 2 cases of bilateral hyperechogenic kidneys. These women accepted invasive prenatal diagnosis followed by karyotyping, parental fluorescence in situ hybridization or CMA validation. Results: The second and third trimester ultrasound showed that all 3 fetuses had bilateral renal structural abnormalities, including hyperechogenic kidney, multiple cysts and renal pelvis dilatation. The karyotyping of the 3 fetuses were normal. CMA examination showed that each case had 1.4-1.6 Mb deletion in 17q12 region. Two cases were de novo deletion and 1 case was inherited from the mother who had mild symptoms. The 3 women decided to terminate pregnancies after genetic counseling. Conclusion: 17q12 microdeletion syndrome is a recurrent chromosome microdeletion syndrome, and the unique phenotype in prenatal setting is the abnormal structure of bilateral kidneys. A few cases of 17q12 microdeletion syndrome even inherited normally phenotypical parents, and prenatal genetic counseling of 17q12 microdeletion syndrome is relatively difficult.
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- Y L Jiang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
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Liu CC, Zhang LY, Wang LM, Wang DD, Fu YJ, Cai YN, Lu DH, Piao YS. [Diagnostic and prognostic roles of loss of CIC protein expression in oligodendroglial tumors]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2017; 46:679-83. [PMID: 29050068 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5807.2017.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the usefulness of loss of CIC expression as the prescreening detection of 1p/19q co-deletion in the diagnosis of oligodendroglial tumors and its prognostic implication. Methods: The retrospective study included 113 oligodendroglial tumors diagnosed in the Department of Pathology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University. Expression of CIC protein was detected by immunohistochemistry, and the 1p/19q co-deletion by fluorescence in situ hybridization in all the tumors; and the correlation of the loss of protein and 1p/19q co-deletion with prognosis was assessed. Results: The rate of negative CIC protein expression was 59.3% (67/113) in 113 oligodendroglial tumors. CIC protein expression was differentially lost in various gliomas, 85.7% (42/49) in pure oligodendrogliomas and 39.1% (25/64) in mixed oligodendroglial tumors (P<0.01). The loss of CIC protein expression showed a sensitivity of 76.1% (54/71), specificity 71.1% (27/38), false positive rate of 16.9% (11/65), and a false negative rate of 38.6% (17/44). In 63 cases integrated diagnosis as oligodendroglial tumors with mutant IDH and 1p/19q co-deletion, the loss of CIC protein expression was 81.0% (51/63); the sensitivity and specificity were increased to 81.0% (51/63) and 76.9% (20/26), and the false positive rate and false negative rate decreased to 10.5% (6/57) and 37.5% (12/32), respectively. By using Kaplan-Meier analysis, the CIC negative group showed a trend towards better outcome than the CIC positive group, but there was no statistical difference (overall survival: P=0.218; progression free survival: P=0.249). Conclusions: Detection of the lost CIC protein expression can predict the chromosome 1p/19q co-deletion. In oligodendroglial tumors with IDH mutant and 1p/19q co-deletion, there is no relation between prognosis and CIC protein expression.
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Ramírez-Velazco A, Domínguez-Quezada MG. [Atypical deletions in Williams-Beuren syndrome]. Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc 2017; 55:615-620. [PMID: 29193944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The Williams-Beuren (SWB; OMIM 194050) syndrome is an autosomal dominant multisystem disorder that occurs in ~ 1 in 20,000 live births and results from a 7q11.23 deletion spanning ~ 28 genes. This deletion is caused by a nonallelic homologous recombination (NAHR) between low copy repeats present therein. The SWB phenotype is characterized by neonatal hypercalcemia, mental disability, distinctive personality and cognitive profile, short stature, dysmorphic facies, connective tissue disorders and supravalvular aortic stenosis. Ninety percent of the deletions are of 1.5 Mb, 8% of 1.84Mb, and only 2% are atypical. Although only ~ 40 atypical deletions have been described, they have contributed to clarify the genotype-phenotype correlation and allowed for a more integrative management. In this review we highlight the importance of detecting atypical deletions in patients with SWB.
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- Azubel Ramírez-Velazco
- División de Genética, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente, Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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Advances in cereal transformation along with the completion of the wheat genome sequence assembly have increased the demand for tools that perform targeted and specific modifications in this crop plant. This protocol demonstrates the construction of reagents using a comprehensive genome engineering kit to create single and multiple gene "knockouts," site-specific chromosome deletions and gene replacement or "knockins" including the use of geminivirus replicons (GVRs). The reagents allow for both easy construction of simple genome engineering vectors, and "mix and match" swapping of components such as the Cas9, guide RNA and donor template cassettes for gene targeting. In addition, a web-based tool greatly streamlines vector selection, primer design, and vector construction.
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- Tomáš Čermák
- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development and Center for Genome Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1500 Gortner Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
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- Cereal Disease Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, St Paul, MN, 55108, USA
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Advances in cereal transformation along with the completion of the wheat genome sequence assembly have increased the demand for tools that perform targeted and specific modifications in this crop plant. This protocol demonstrates the construction of reagents using a comprehensive genome engineering kit to create single and multiple gene "knockouts," site-specific chromosome deletions and gene replacement or "knockins" including the use of geminivirus replicons (GVRs). The reagents allow for both easy construction of simple genome engineering vectors, and "mix and match" swapping of components such as the Cas9, guide RNA and donor template cassettes for gene targeting. In addition, a web-based tool greatly streamlines vector selection, primer design, and vector construction.
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- Tomáš Čermák
- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development and Center for Genome Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1500 Gortner Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
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- Cereal Disease Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, St Paul, MN, 55108, USA
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Pachajoa H. [Deletion on the short arm of chromosome 18 syndrome diagnosed by array comparative genomic hybridization. Presentation of one case with a mild phenotype]. ARCH ARGENT PEDIATR 2016; 114:e448-e449. [PMID: 27869431 DOI: 10.5546/aap.2016.e448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Deletion on the short arm of chromosome 18 is an infrequent syndrome and it is characterized by the following features: mental retardation, growth retardation, craniofacial malformations such as large ears, microcephaly, and short neck. The phenotypical spectrum is a wide range of abnormalities including minor congenital abnormalities to holoprosencephaly. We present a case of a 10 year old girl who is found to have a deletion on the short arm of chromosome 18 (18p11.32-p11.21), by conventional cytogenetic analysis and comparative genomic hybridization.
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- Harry Pachajoa
- Centro de Investigaciones en Anomalías Congénitas y Enfermedades Raras, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia. .,Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
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Vaccari CM, Tassano E, Torre M, Gimelli S, Divizia MT, Romanini MV, Bossi S, Musante I, Valle M, Senes F, Catena N, Bedeschi MF, Baban A, Calevo MG, Acquaviva M, Lerone M, Ravazzolo R, Puliti A. Assessment of copy number variations in 120 patients with Poland syndrome. BMC Med Genet 2016; 17:89. [PMID: 27884122 DOI: 10.1186/s12881-016-0351-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Poland Syndrome (PS) is a rare congenital disorder presenting with agenesis/hypoplasia of the pectoralis major muscle variably associated with thoracic and/or upper limb anomalies. Most cases are sporadic, but familial recurrence, with different inheritance patterns, has been observed. The genetic etiology of PS remains unknown. Karyotyping and array-comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) analyses can identify genomic imbalances that can clarify the genetic etiology of congenital and neurodevelopmental disorders. We previously reported a chromosome 11 deletion in twin girls with pectoralis muscle hypoplasia and skeletal anomalies, and a chromosome six deletion in a patient presenting a complex phenotype that included pectoralis muscle hypoplasia. However, the contribution of genomic imbalances to PS remains largely unknown. METHODS To investigate the prevalence of chromosomal imbalances in PS, standard cytogenetic and array-CGH analyses were performed in 120 PS patients. RESULTS Following the application of stringent filter criteria, 14 rare copy number variations (CNVs) were identified in 14 PS patients in different regions outside known common copy number variations: seven genomic duplications and seven genomic deletions, enclosing the two previously reported PS associated chromosomal deletions. These CNVs ranged from 0.04 to 4.71 Mb in size. Bioinformatic analysis of array-CGH data indicated gene enrichment in pathways involved in cell-cell adhesion, DNA binding and apoptosis processes. The analysis also provided a number of candidate genes possibly causing the developmental defects observed in PS patients, among others REV3L, a gene coding for an error-prone DNA polymerase previously associated with Möbius Syndrome with variable phenotypes including pectoralis muscle agenesis. CONCLUSIONS A number of rare CNVs were identified in PS patients, and these involve genes that represent candidates for further evaluation. Rare inherited CNVs may contribute to, or represent risk factors of PS in a multifactorial mode of inheritance.
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Damavandi Z, Torkashvand S, Vasei M, Soltani BM, Tavallaei M, Mowla SJ. Aberrant Expression of Breast Development-Related MicroRNAs, miR-22, miR-132, and miR-212, in Breast Tumor Tissues. J Breast Cancer 2016; 19:148-55. [PMID: 27382390 PMCID: PMC4929255 DOI: 10.4048/jbc.2016.19.2.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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PURPOSE MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a major class of small endogenous RNA molecules that posttranscriptionally regulate the expression of most genes in the human genome. miRNAs are often located in chromosomal fragile sites, which are suscept-ible to amplification or deletion. Chromosomal deletions are frequent events in breast cancer cells. Deletion and loss of heterozygosity at 17p13.3 have been reported in 49% of breast cancers. The aim of the current study was to evaluate potential expression alterations of miR-22, miR-132, and miR-212, which are located on the 17p13.3 locus and are required for mammary gland development. METHODS A matched case-control study was conducted, which included 36 pairs of tumor and matched nontumor surgical specimens from patients diagnosed with breast invasive ductal carcinoma. Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samples from archival collections at the pathology department of Shariati Hospital were prepared for RNA extraction using the xylene-ethanol method before total RNA was isolated with TRIzol Reagent. Specific primers were designed for cDNA synthesis and miRNA amplification. The expression of miRNAs was then evaluated by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). RESULTS According to our RT-PCR data, the miR-212/miR-132 family was downregulated in breast cancer (0.328-fold, p<0.001), and this reduced expression was the most prominent in high-grade tumors. In contrast, miR-22 exhibited a significant upregulation in breast tumor samples (2.183-fold, p=0.040). CONCLUSION Consistent with the frequent deletion of the 17p13.3 locus in breast tumor cells, our gene expression data demonstrated a significant downregulation of miR-212 and miR-132 in breast cancer tissues. In contrast, we observed a significant upregulation of miR-22 in breast tumor samples. The latter conflicting result may have been due to the upregulation of miR-22 in stromal/cancer-associated fibroblasts, rather than in the tumor cells.
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- Zahra Damavandi
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.; Razi Drug Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pathology Laboratory, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Human Genetic Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Tola HT, Ergul Y, Saygi M, Ozyilmaz I, Guzeltas A, Odemis E. Ductal stent implantation in tetralogy of fallot with aortic arch abnormality. Tex Heart Inst J 2015; 42:281-4. [PMID: 26175649 DOI: 10.14503/thij-13-3373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Stenting of patent ductus arteriosus is an alternative to palliative cardiac surgery in newborns with duct-dependent or decreased pulmonary circulation; however, the use of this technique in patients with an aortic arch abnormality presents a challenge. Tetralogy of Fallot is a congenital heart defect that is frequently associated with anomalies of the aortic arch and its branches. The association is even more common in patients with chromosome 22q11 deletion. We present the case of an 18-day-old male infant who had cyanosis and a heart murmur. After an initial echocardiographic evaluation, the patient was diagnosed with tetralogy of Fallot and right-sided aortic arch. The pulmonary annulus and the main pulmonary artery and its branches were slightly hypoplastic; the ductus arteriosus was small. Conventional and computed tomographic angiograms revealed a double aortic arch and an aberrant left subclavian artery. The right aortic arch branched into the subclavian arteries and continued into the descending aorta, whereas the left aortic arch branched into the common carotid arteries and ended with the patent ductus arteriosus. After evaluation of the ductal anatomy, we implanted a 3.5 × 15-mm coronary stent in the duct. Follow-up injections showed augmented pulmonary flow and an increase in oxygen saturation from 65% to 94%. The patient was also found to have chromosome 22q11 deletion.
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Lopes GS, Leitão JPDV, Kaufman J, Duarte FB, Matos DM. T-cell/myeloid mixed-phenotype acute leukemia with monocytic differentiation and isolated 17p deletion. Rev Bras Hematol Hemoter 2014; 36:293-6. [PMID: 25031170 PMCID: PMC4207906 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjhh.2014.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2013] [Accepted: 12/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Mixed phenotype acute leukemia is a rare subtype of leukemia that probably arises from a hematopoietic pluripotent stem cell. The co-expression of two of myeloid, B- or T-lymphoid antigens is the hallmark of this disease. Herein, the case of a 28-year-old female patient is reported who presented with hemoglobin of 5.8g/dL, white blood cell count of 138×10(9)/L and platelet count of 12×10(9)/L. The differential count of peripheral blood revealed 96% of blasts. Moreover, the patient presented with lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly and bone marrow infiltration by monocytoid blasts characterized as 7% positivity by Sudan Black cytochemical staining. Immunophenotyping revealed the involvement of blasts of both T- and monocytic lineages. The cytogenetic analysis showed an isolated 17p deletion. Thus, the diagnosis of T-cell/myeloid mixed phenotype acute leukemia was made with two particular rare features, that is, the monocytic differentiation and the 17p deletion as unique cytogenetic abnormalities. The possibility of concomitant expressions of T-cell and monocytic differentiation antigens in the same blast population is hard to explain using the classical model of hematopoiesis. However, recent studies have suggested that myeloid potential persists even when the lineage branches segregate toward B- and T-cells. The role of an isolated 17p deletion in the pathogenesis of this condition is unclear. At present, the patient is in complete remission after an allogeneic stem cell transplantation procedure.
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- Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Ceará (Hemoce), Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
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de Oliveira D, Dall'Oglio MF, Reis ST, Zerati M, Souza IC, Leite KR, Srougi M. Chromosome 9p deletions are an independent predictor of tumor progression following nephrectomy in patients with localized clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Urol Oncol 2014; 32:601-6. [PMID: 24629495 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2013.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Revised: 11/24/2013] [Accepted: 12/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Chromosome 9p deletions have been observed in 14% to 36% of patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and are associated with advanced-stage tumors. We evaluated whether chromosome 9p deletions are an independent predictor of worse outcomes in patients with localized ccRCC. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this retrospective study, tumor samples from 94 patients with ccRCC NX-0 M0 who underwent radical nephrectomy or conservative renal surgery were analyzed using a fluorescence in situ hybridization technique. RESULTS The median follow-up period was 11.7 years, and 9p deletions were identified in 15% of cases. The cancer-specific survival rate estimated at 5 and 10 years was 99% and 96%, respectively, for patients without such chromosomal losses and 71% and 57% in patients with a loss of 9p (P<0.001). Chromosome 9p deletions were an independent prognostic factor in a multivariate analysis, increasing the risk of death due to disease by 28-fold (95% CI: 5-155, P<0.001). In patients with a low risk of progression, i.e., a low Stage, Size, Grade, and Necrosis score (0-2), low risk according to the University of California at Los Angeles Integrated Staging System, and low risk according to the pathological triad used at University of Sao Paulo, tumors with 9p deletions were significantly associated with a poorer cancer-specific survival at 10 years: 70%, 67%, and 67% vs. 98%, 97%, and 98%, respectively, in patients without 9p deletions. CONCLUSION Chromosome 9p deletions independently establish a poorer prognosis for patients with localized ccRCC, providing further relevant clinical information that may improve the predictive ability of the main prognostic systems currently in use.
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- Daniel de Oliveira
- Urology Division, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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- Urology Division, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Urology Division, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Urology Division, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Urology Division, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Urology Division, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Olme CH, Finnon R, Brown N, Kabacik S, Bouffler S, Badie C. Live cell detection of chromosome 2 deletion and Sfpi1/PU1 loss in radiation-induced mouse acute myeloid leukaemia. Leuk Res 2013; 37:1374-82. [PMID: 23806234 PMCID: PMC3775122 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2013.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2013] [Revised: 05/24/2013] [Accepted: 05/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The CBA/H mouse model of radiation-induced acute myeloid leukaemia (rAML) has been studied for decades to bring to light the molecular mechanisms associated with multistage carcinogenesis. A specific interstitial deletion of chromosome 2 found in a high proportion of rAML is recognised as the initiating event. The deletion leads to the loss of Sfpi, a gene essential for haematopoietic development. Its product, the transcription factor PU.1 acts as a tumour suppressor in this model. Although the deletion can be detected early following ionising radiation exposure by cytogenetic techniques, precise characterisation of the haematopoietic cells carrying the deletion and the study of their fate in vivo cannot be achieved. Here, using a genetically engineered C57BL/6 mouse model expressing the GFP fluorescent molecule under the control of the Sfpi1 promoter, which we have bred onto the rAML-susceptible CBA/H strain, we demonstrate that GFP expression did not interfere with X-ray induced leukaemia incidence and that GFP fluorescence in live leukaemic cells is a surrogate marker of radiation-induced chromosome 2 deletions with or without point mutations on the remaining allele of the Sfpi1 gene. This study presents the first experimental evidence for the detection of this leukaemia initiating event in live leukemic cells.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Bone Marrow Cells/metabolism
- Bone Marrow Cells/pathology
- Chromosome Deletion
- Disease Models, Animal
- Exons
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- Gene Deletion
- Gene Expression
- Genes, Reporter
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Immunophenotyping
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/genetics
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/metabolism
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/mortality
- Leukemia, Radiation-Induced/genetics
- Leukemia, Radiation-Induced/metabolism
- Mice
- Mutation
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/genetics
- Trans-Activators/genetics
- Transcription, Genetic
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- Biological Effects Department, Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK
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Olme CH, Brown N, Finnon R, Bouffler S, Badie C. Frequency of acute myeloid leukaemia-associated mouse chromosome 2 deletions in X-ray exposed immature haematopoietic progenitors and stem cells. Mutat Res 2013; 756:119-26. [PMID: 23665297 PMCID: PMC4028086 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2013.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2013] [Accepted: 04/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Exposure to ionising radiation can lead to an increased risk of cancer, particularly leukaemia. In radiation-induced acute myeloid leukaemia (rAML), a partial hemizygous deletion of mouse chromosome 2 is a common feature in several susceptible strains. The deletion is an early event detectable 24h after exposure in bone marrow cells using cytogenetic techniques. Expanding clones of bone marrow cells with chromosome 2 deletions can be detected less than a year after exposure to ionising radiation in around half of the irradiated mice. Ultimately, 15-25% of exposed animals develop AML. It is generally assumed that leukaemia originates in an early progenitor cell or haematopoietic stem cell, but it is unknown whether the original chromosome damage occurs at a similar frequency in committed progenitors and stem cells. In this study, we monitored the frequency of chromosome 2 deletions in immature bone marrow cells (Lin(-)) and haematopoietic stem cells/multipotent progenitor cells (LSK) by several techniques, fluorescent in situ hybridisation (FISH) and through use of a reporter gene model, flow cytometry and colony forming units in spleen (CFU-S) following ex vivo or in vivo exposure. We showed that partial chromosome 2 deletions are present in the LSK subpopulation, but cannot be detected in Lin(-) cells and CFU-S12 cells. Furthermore, we transplanted irradiated Lin(-) or LSK cells into host animals to determine whether specific irradiated cell populations acquire an increased proliferative advantage compared to unirradiated cells. Interestingly, the irradiated LSK subpopulation containing cells carrying chromosome 2 deletions does not appear to repopulate as well as the unirradiated population, suggesting that the chromosomal deletion does not provide an advantage for growth and in vivo repopulation, at least at early stages following occurrence.
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- Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics Group, Biological Effects Department, Centre for Radiation Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 ORQ, United Kingdom
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Oh TG, Chung JW, Kim HM, Han SJ, Lee JS, Park JY, Song SY. Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia diagnosed by capsule endoscopy and double balloon enteroscopy. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2011; 3:235-40. [PMID: 22110841 PMCID: PMC3221958 DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v3.i11.235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2011] [Revised: 10/19/2011] [Accepted: 10/28/2011] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia (PIL) is a rare disorder characterized by dilated intestinal lymphatics and the development of protein-losing enteropathy. Patients with PIL develop hypoalbuminemia, hypocalcemia, lymphopenia and hypogammaglobulinemia, and present with bilateral lower limb edema, fatigue, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Endoscopy reveals diffusely elongated, circumferential and polypoid mucosae covered with whitish enlarged villi, all of which indicate intestinal lymphangiectasia. Diagnosis is confirmed by characteristic tissue pathology, which includes dilated intestinal lymphatics with diffusely swollen mucosa and enlarged villi. The prevalence of PIL has increased since the introduction of capsule endoscopy. The etiology and prevalence of PIL remain unknown. Some studies have reported that several genes and regulatory molecules for lymphangiogenesis are related to PIL. We report the case of a patient with PIL involving the entire small bowel that was confirmed by capsule endoscopy and double-balloon enteroscopy-guided tissue pathology who carried a deletion on chromosome 4q25. The relationship between this deletion on chromosome 4 and PIL remains to be investigated.
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- Tak Geun Oh
- Tak Geun Oh, Joo Won Chung, Hee Man Kim, Jung Yeob Park, Si Young Song, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, South Korea
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