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More extensive genetic alterations in unmutated than in hypermutated cases of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12800154     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is not a uniform disease entity; approximately half of the CLL cases have undergone immunoglobulin V(H) gene hypermutation, whereas the other half display unmutated V(H) genes. We investigated genome changes in 12 hypermutated cases (M-CLL) and 22 unmutated cases (UM-CLL) by use of comparative genomic hybridization, G-banding, and multicolor fluorescence in situ hybridization (m-FISH) after optimal mitogen stimulation and FISH analysis of typical CLL aberrations: 11q deletion, 13q deletion, and trisomy 12. Very high frequencies of aberrations were found in both groups: 82% in UM-CLL and 83% in M-CLL. Deletions of 11q and 13q were equally distributed in M-CLL and UM-CLL. However, larger aberrations detectable by CGH, trisomy 12, and complex aberrations were less frequent in M-CLL than in UM-CLL. These observations led to a hypothesis that unmutated and mutated CLL have different biological Backgrounds, given that large and/or complex chromosomal aberrations and hypermutation of the CLL progenitor cells tend to be mutually exclusive.
Authors:
Ritva Karhu; Gerard Tobin; Ulf Thunberg; Leena Vilpo; Christer Sundström; Sakari Knuutila; Richard Rosenquist; Juhani Vilpo
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Genes, chromosomes & cancer     Volume:  37     ISSN:  1045-2257     ISO Abbreviation:  Genes Chromosomes Cancer     Publication Date:  2003 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-06-11     Completed Date:  2003-08-12     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9007329     Medline TA:  Genes Chromosomes Cancer     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  417-20     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Chromosome Aberrations*
Chromosome Deletion
Female
Gene Amplification / genetics
Humans
Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / genetics
Immunoglobulin Variable Region / genetics
Karyotyping
Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / genetics*
Male
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; 0/Immunoglobulin Variable Region

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