Different mechanisms of cyclin D1 overexpression in multiple myeloma revealed by fluorescence in situ hybridization and quantitative analysis of mRNA levels

Blood ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 104 (4) ◽  
pp. 1120-1126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katja Specht ◽  
Eugenia Haralambieva ◽  
Karin Bink ◽  
Marcus Kremer ◽  
Sonja Mandl-Weber ◽  
...  

AbstractThe t(11;14)(q13;q32) is the most common translocation in multiple myeloma (MM), resulting in up-regulation of cyclin D1. We used a segregation fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) assay to detect t(11;14) breakpoints in primary MM cases and real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to quantify cyclin D1 and MYEOV (myeloma overexpressed) expression, another putative oncogene located on chromosome 11q13. High levels of cyclin D1 mRNA (cyclin D1/TBP [TATA box binding protein] ratio > 95) were found exclusively in the presence of a t(11;14) translocation (11/48 cases; P < .00001). In addition, a subgroup of MM cases (15/48) with intermediate to low cyclin D1 mRNA (cyclin D1/TBP ratio between 2.3 and 20) was identified. FISH analysis ruled out a t(11; 14) translocation and 11q13 amplification in these cases; however, in 13 of 15 patients a chromosome 11 polysomy was demonstrated (P < .0001). These results indicate an effect of gene dosage as an alternative mechanism of cyclin D1 deregulation in MM. The absence of chromosome 11 abnormalities in 2 of 15 patients with intermediate cyclin D1 expression supports that there are presumably other mechanism(s) of cyclin D1 deregulation in MM patients. Our data indicate that deregulation of MYEOV is not favored in MM and further strengthens the role of cyclin D1 overexpression in lymphoid malignancies with a t(11;14)(q13;q32) translocation. (Blood. 2004;104:1120-1126)

Blood ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 106 (11) ◽  
pp. 5092-5092
Author(s):  
Rosa Collado ◽  
Jose A. Hueso ◽  
Miriam Romaguera ◽  
Carmen Mora ◽  
Aurelio Lopez ◽  
...  

Abstract Multiple myeloma (MM) is a genetically unstable malignancy of postgerminal center B-cells. Almost 40% of intramedullary MM tumors show primary translocations that affect immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) gene. These include t(4;14)(p16;q32) which results in the dysregulated expression of two potential oncogenes, MMSET on der(4) and FGFR3 on der(14), and has been associated with poor outcome. The main goals of this study were to determine the incidence and clinical significance of t(4;14) among our MM patients. Therefore, we studied bone marrow specimens from 65 patients with MM by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). All cases were screened for IgH rearrangements, t(4;14), t(11;14), and 13q14 deletions using the locus-specific probes LSI IgH dual color, break apart, LSI IGH/FGFR3, LSI IGH/CCND1, and LSI D13S319 (Vysis). FISH analysis revealed 35 cases (54%) involving IgH locus. 8 patients (12.3%) had a t(4;14), and 13 cases (20%) showed a t(11;14). In the remaining 14 samples (21.5%), IgH rearrangements were observed, but the translocation partner was not one of the loci for we tested. Furthermore, 13q14 deletions were more frequent among patients with t(4;14) than among those with t(11;14) (62.5% vs 30.7% respectively, p=0.03). Regarding clinical parameters, presence of t(4;14) was significantly associated with anemia (mean value: 9.0 g/dl, p=0.049), elevated LDH levels (mean value: 535.4 U/l, p=0.05), Durie III stage (p=0.049), and number of lytic bone lesions >2 (p=0.007). Finally, the survival median of patients with t(4;14) was 23 months vs 48 months for the group without this abnormality. Cases with t(11;14) did not show adverse correlation with survival. Based on these data, FISH is a successful technique to detect translocations affecting telomeric localization of both chromosomal partner loci. In addition, we confirmed t(4;14) as an important factor of poor prognostic in MM. Its detection is essential to lead a correct evaluation of patients at diagnosis.


Blood ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 95 (6) ◽  
pp. 1925-1930 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niklas Zojer ◽  
Robert Königsberg ◽  
Jutta Ackermann ◽  
Elke Fritz ◽  
Susanne Dallinger ◽  
...  

Abstract Interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) studies of chromosomal region 13q14 were performed to investigate the incidence and clinical importance of deletions in multiple myeloma (MM). Monoallelic deletions of the retinoblastoma-1 (rb-1) gene and the D13S319 locus were observed in 48 of 104 patients (46.2%) and in 28 of 72 (38.9%) patients, respectively, with newly diagnosed MM. FISH studies found that 13q14 was deleted in all 17 patients with karyotypic evidence of monosomy 13 or deletion of 13q but also in 9 of 19 patients with apparently normal karyotypes. Patients with a 13q14 deletion were more likely to have stage III disease (P = .022), higher serum levels of β2-microglobulin (P = .059), and a higher percentage of bone marrow plasma cells (P = .085) than patients with a normal 13q14 status on FISH analysis. In patients with a deletion of 13q14, myeloma cell proliferation (Ki-67) was markedly increased (22.0% ± 6.9% compared with 15.6% ± 8.2% in patients without the deletion;P = .0008). Evaluation of bromodeoxyuridine incorporation in 5 patients revealed that both rb-1–deleted and rb-1–normal MM subpopulations were proliferative. The presence of a 13q14 deletion on FISH analysis was associated with a significantly lower rate of response to conventional-dose chemotherapy (40.8% compared with 78.6%; P = .009) and a shorter overall survival (24.2 months compared with > 60 months; P < .005) than in patients without the deletion. Multivariate analysis of prognostic factors confirmed the independent predictive value of 13q14 deletions for shortened survival. In conclusion, deletions of 13q14 are frequently detected by interphase FISH in patients with newly diagnosed MM, correlate with increased proliferative activity, and represent an independent adverse prognostic feature in MM.


Blood ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 102 (5) ◽  
pp. 1588-1594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Soverini ◽  
Michele Cavo ◽  
Claudia Cellini ◽  
Carolina Terragna ◽  
Elena Zamagni ◽  
...  

AbstractWe used a sensitive real-time reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction assay to quantify cyclin D1 mRNA levels in bone marrow samples collected at diagnosis from 74 newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) patients who were randomized to undergo either single or double autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation as part of first-line therapy for their malignancy. In 46 cases, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis and/or conventional cytogenetics were performed to detect chromosome 11 abnormalities. Patients with the t(11;14) or trisomy 11 significantly overexpressed cyclin D1 (P < .0001) in comparison with patients without 11q abnormalities, who had cyclin D1 mRNA levels similar to healthy donors. Overall, 32 (43%) of 74 patients showed cyclin D1 overexpression. No difference was found between cyclin D1–positive (group A) and cyclin D1–negative (group B) patients with respect to presenting clinical and laboratory characteristics, including chromosome 13 abnormalities, as well as to response to therapy and overall survival, both of which were calculated on an intent-to-treat basis. Patients who overexpressed cyclin D1 had significantly longer duration of remission in comparison with patients who did not (41 vs 26 months, respectively; P = .02). As a result, median event-free survival (EFS) was longer in group A than in group B (33 vs 24 months, respectively; P = .055). We concluded that cyclin D1 overexpression is closely associated with 11q abnormalities and identifies a subset of MM patients who are more likely to have prolonged duration of remission and EFS following autologous transplantation.


Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 117 (18) ◽  
pp. 4696-4700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikhil C. Munshi ◽  
Kenneth C. Anderson ◽  
P. Leif Bergsagel ◽  
John Shaughnessy ◽  
Antonio Palumbo ◽  
...  

Abstract A panel of members of the 2009 International Myeloma Workshop developed guidelines for risk stratification in multiple myeloma. The purpose of risk stratification is not to decide time of therapy but to prognosticate. There is general consensus that risk stratification is applicable to newly diagnosed patients; however, some genetic abnormalities characteristic of poor outcome at diagnosis may suggest poor outcome if only detected at the time of relapse. Thus, in good-risk patients, it is necessary to evaluate for high-risk features at relapse. Although detection of any cytogenetic abnormality is considered to suggest higher-risk disease, the specific abnormalities considered as poor risk are cytogenetically detected chromosomal 13 or 13q deletion, t(4;14) and del17p, and detection by fluorescence in situ hybridization of t(4;14), t(14;16), and del17p. Detection of 13q deletion by fluorescence in situ hybridization only, in absence of other abnormalities, is not considered a high-risk feature. High serum β2-microglobulin level and International Staging System stages II and III, incorporating high β2-microglobulin and low albumin, are considered to predict higher risk disease. There was a consensus that the high-risk features will change in the future, with introduction of other new agents or possibly new combinations.


2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 619-622
Author(s):  
Michael Liew ◽  
Leslie R. Rowe ◽  
Phillipe Szankasi ◽  
Christian N. Paxton ◽  
Todd Kelley ◽  
...  

Blood ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 724-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Palma Finelli ◽  
Sonia Fabris ◽  
Savina Zagano ◽  
Luca Baldini ◽  
Daniela Intini ◽  
...  

Abstract Chromosomal translocations involving the immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGH) locus at chromosome 14q32 represent a common mechanism of oncogene activation in lymphoid malignancies. In multiple myeloma (MM), variable chromosome partners have been identified by conventional cytogenetics, including the 11q13, 8q24, 18q21, and 6p21 loci. We and others have recently reported a novel, karyotypically undetectable chromosomal translocation t(4;14)(p16.3;q32) in MM-derived cell lines, as well as in primary tumors. The 4p16.3 breakpoints are relatively scattered and located less than 100 kb centromeric of the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) gene or within the recently identified WHSC1 gene, both of which are apparently deregulated by the translocation. To assess the frequency of the t(4;14)(p16.3;q32) translocation in MM, we performed a double-color fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis of interphase nuclei with differently labeled probes specific for the IGH locus (a pool of plasmid clones specific for the IGH constant regions) or 4p16.3 (yeast artificial chromosome (YAC) 764-H1 spanning the region involved in breakpoints). Thirty MM patients, the MM-derived cell lines KMS-11 and OPM2, and six normal controls were examined. The identification of a t(4;14) translocation, evaluated as the presence of a der(14) chromosome, was based on the colocalization of signals specific for the two probes; a cutoff value of 15% (mean + 3 standard deviation [SD]) derived from the interphase FISH of the normal controls (range, 5% to 11%; mean ± SD, 8.16 ± 2.2) was used for the quantification analysis. In interphase FISH, five patients (one in clinical stage I, two in stage II, one in stage III, and a plasma cell leukemia) were found to be positive (≈15%). FISH metaphases with split or colocalized signals were detected in only two of the translocated cases and confirmed the pattern found in the interphase nuclei. Furthermore, in three of the five cases with the translocation, FISH analysis with the IGH joining probe (JH) showed the presence of the reciprocal product of the translocation [der(4) chromosome]. Overall, our study indicates that the t(4;14)(p16.3;q32) chromosomal translocation is a recurrent event in MM tumors and may contribute towards the detection of this lesion and our understanding of its pathogenetic and clinical implications in MM.


Genes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaomei Luo ◽  
Juncheng Liu

We report the cytogenetic map for a collection of species in the Oleaceae, and test similarities among the karyotypes relative to their known species phylogeny. The oligonucleotides 5S ribosomal DNA (rDNA), (AGGGTTT)3, and (TTG)6 were used as fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) probes to locate the corresponding chromosomes in three Oleaceae genera: Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Syringa oblata, Ligustrum lucidum, and Ligustrum × vicaryi. Forty-six small chromosomes were identified in four species. (AGGGTTT)3 signals were observed on almost all chromosome ends of four species, but (AGGGTTT)3 played no role in distinguishing the chromosomes but displayed intact chromosomes and could thus be used as a guide for finding chromosome counts. (TTG)6 and 5S rDNA signals discerned several chromosomes located at subterminal or central regions. Based on the similarity of the signal pattern (mainly in number and location and less in intensity) of the four species, the variations in the 5S rDNA and (TTG)6 distribution can be ordered as L. lucidum < L. × vicaryi < F. pennsylvanica < S. oblata. Variations have observed in the three genera. The molecular cytogenetic data presented here might serve as a starting point for further larger-scale elucidation of the structure of the Oleaceae genome, and comparison with the known phylogeny of Oleaceae family.


2018 ◽  
Vol 142 (10) ◽  
pp. 1254-1259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine B. Geiersbach ◽  
Julia A. Bridge ◽  
Michelle Dolan ◽  
Lawrence J. Jennings ◽  
Diane L. Persons ◽  
...  

Context.— Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and brightfield in situ hybridization (ISH) are 2 clinically approved laboratory methods for detecting ERBB2 (HER2) amplification in breast cancer. Objective.— To compare the performance of FISH and brightfield ISH on proficiency testing administered by the College of American Pathologists Laboratory Accreditation Program. Design.— Retrospective review was performed on 70 tissue core samples in 7 separate proficiency testing surveys conducted between 2009 and 2013. Results.— The samples included 13 consensus-amplified tissue cores, 53 consensus-nonamplified cores, and 4 cores that did not reach consensus for FISH and/or brightfield ISH. There were 2552 individual responses for FISH and 1871 individual responses for brightfield ISH. Consensus response rates were comparable for FISH (2474 of 2524; 98.0%) and brightfield ISH (2135 of 2189; 97.5%). The FISH analysis yielded an average HER2 copy number per cell that was significantly higher (by 2.86; P = .02) compared with brightfield ISH for amplified cores. For nonamplified cores, FISH yielded slightly, but not significantly, higher (by 0.17; P = .10) HER2 copy numbers per cell. There was no significant difference in the average HER2 to control ratio for either consensus-amplified or consensus-nonamplified cores. Participants reported “unable to analyze” more frequently for brightfield ISH (244 of 2453; 9.9%) than they did for FISH (160 of 2684; 6.0%). Conclusions.— Our study indicates a high concordance rate in proficiency testing surveys, with some significant differences noted in the technical performance of these assays. In borderline cases, updated American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists cutoff thresholds that place greater emphasis on HER2 copy number per cell could accentuate those differences between FISH and brightfield ISH.


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