scholarly journals Interphase and metaphase detection of the breakpoint of 14q32 translocations in B-cell malignancies by double-color fluorescence in situ hybridization

Blood ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 85 (11) ◽  
pp. 3223-3228 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Taniwaki ◽  
K Nishida ◽  
Y Ueda ◽  
S Misawa ◽  
M Nagai ◽  
...  

The breakpoint of 14q32 translocations found in B-cell malignancies was delineated specifically in both metaphase spreads and interphase nuclei by double-color fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using bacteriophage clones containing the human immunoglobulin gamma chain gene locus (Ig gamma) and a cosmid clone, CY24–68, containing VH segments. CY24–68 is more telomeric than Ig gamma, separated by approximately 1 megabase (Mb). FISH studies were performed on four patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), one with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), one with plasma cell leukemia (PCL), and three cell lines. In each patient with t(8;14), t(14;18), and t(3;14), the signal of Ig gamma gene was observed on der(14) and that of CY24–68 at respective partner sites of these translocations, 8q24.1, 18q21.3, and 3q27. Interphase nuclei with a signal of Ig gamma clearly separated from that of CY24–68 were more frequently encountered in all of the patients (45% to 74%) than those in normal controls (4% to 5%). Even in cases where only interphase nuclei were available for FISH studies, 14q32 translocations are detected as shown in two patients each with NHL and t(11;14)-carrying PCL. In two cell lines, HS-1 derived from ALL carrying t(8;14) and FR4 derived from a plasmacytoma carrying a complex form of t(8;14), the signal of Ig gamma was observed at the breakpoint region 8q24.1 of the der(8) in addition to the der(14), indicating that translocation event occurred within the Ig gamma locus. Intense Ig gamma signal was found at the breakpoint region on the der(14)t(11;14) in HBL-2 derived from NHL, indicating amplification of the Ig gamma gene, and presumably the resultant chimeric DNA between Ig gamma and DNA sequences at 11q13. The present approach allowed us to unequivocally detect tumor-specific breakpoints of 14q32 translocations. Furthermore, interphase FISH provides a rapid diagnostic procedure to detect 14q32 translocations in B-cell malignancies.

Blood ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 1481-1486 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Taniwaki ◽  
GA Sliverman ◽  
K Nishida ◽  
S Horiike ◽  
S Misawa ◽  
...  

Translocation of the BCL2 gene in B-cell malignancies carrying t(14;18) and amplification of the BCL2 gene in a cell line (HBL-2) derived from a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) were detected specifically in both metaphase spreads and interphase nuclei by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using yeast artificial chromosomes (YACs). A YAC clone containing the BCL2 gene yA153A6, a 360-kb clone spanning from approximately 60 kb upstream of BCL2 exon 1 to approximately 60 kb 3′ of the minor breakpoint cluster region, was used for single-color FISH analysis. Seven patients with NHL and one patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia were analyzed for BCL2 translocations. Interphase nuclei of NHL patients showed three signals when hybridized with the yA153A6 probe. This was expected because the YAC clone spans the BCL2 breakpoint regions on 18q21.3. In a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a positive signal for BCL2 was detected on der(14) at band 14q32.33 by single-color FISH with the yA153A6 probe, whereas no signals were detected on der(18). The amplification of BCL2 in the HBL-2 cell line was observed on a characteristic abnormal chromosome 18, add(18)(q23); the periodic pattern of the fluorescent signal of this region was suggestive of an amplicon. Using double-color FISH with YAC clones containing the more centromeric 18q21.3 gene gastrin-releasing peptide (y302F10) and the 14q32.33 gene (IgH; Y6), we detected t(14;18) by showing the juxtaposition of the 18q21.3 and 14q32.33 bands on the derivative chromosome 18. Interphase FISH with these YAC clones provided a rapid procedure for the diagnosis of B-cell malignancies carrying t(14;18). In addition, we showed that translocations and amplification of the BCL2 gene can be detected at the single-cell level.


Blood ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 89 (5) ◽  
pp. 1716-1722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iwona Wlodarska ◽  
Anna Aventı́n ◽  
Júlia Inglés-Esteve ◽  
Daniela Falzetti ◽  
Arnold Criel ◽  
...  

Abstract Translocation t(5; 12)(q33; p13), resulting in an ETV6/PDGFRB gene fusion, is a recurrent chromosomal abnormality associated with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML). An analogous translocation was also found in four cell lines with features of pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) we show here that in three of these cell lines identical complex rearrangements occurred. However, the regions involved on 5q and 12p are different from the breakpoints in CMML, and the translocation is accompanied by seemingly identical cryptic deletions of both 5q and 12p chromosome sequences in all analyzed pre-B ALL cell lines. The similar cytogenetic, FISH, and immunophenotyping findings in the three cell lines suggest that the t(5; 12)(q31q33; p12) defines a new entity of pre-B ALL.


2003 ◽  
Vol 144 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Douet-Guilbert ◽  
Frédéric Morel ◽  
Marie-Josée Le Bris ◽  
Angèle Herry ◽  
Geneviève Le Calvez ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Barbara J. F. Trask ◽  
Hillary Massa ◽  
Cynthia Friedman ◽  
Richard Esposito ◽  
Ger van den Engh ◽  
...  

The sites of specific DNA sequences can be fluorescently tagged by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Different sequences can be labeled with different fluorochromes so that their arrangement can be studied using epifluorescence microscopy. The distances between points on the same or different chromosomes can be determined easily in a large number of interphase nuclei or metaphase chromosomes. A variety of probe types, ranging from single-copy sequences to highly repeated sequences can be employed. Our work has focussed on the analysis of hybridization patterns in two dimensions using conventional fluorescence microscopy.We have used FISH to study various aspects of genome organization that are difficult to study using other techniques. Examples of these applications will be presented.FISH is now the method of choice for determining the chromosomal location of DNA sequences. DNA sequences can be positioned in the genome with <1:1000 accuracy (to a 3-Mbp region within a 3000-Mbp genome). Through FISH, the cytogenetic, physical and genetic maps of chromosomes can be linked.


Blood ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 96 (6) ◽  
pp. 2215-2218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Dierlamm ◽  
Mathijs Baens ◽  
Margarita Stefanova-Ouzounova ◽  
Kristina Hinz ◽  
Iwona Wlodarska ◽  
...  

Abstract The translocation of chromosome 11, long arm, region 2, band 1, to chromosome 18, long arm, region 2, band 1 (t(11;18)(q21;q21)) represents a recurrent chromosomal abnormality in extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma (MZBCL) of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) type and leads to a fusion of the apoptosis inhibitor-2 (API2) gene on chromosome 11 and the MALT lymphoma-associated translocation (MLT) gene on chromosome 18. A 2-color fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) assay, which can be used for the detection of t(11;18) in interphase nuclei and metaphase chromosomes on fresh and archival tumor tissue, was developed. The P1 artificial chromosome (PAC) clone located immediately telomeric to the MLT gene and the PAC clone spanning the API2 gene were differentially labeled and used to visualize the derivative chromosome 11 resulting from t(11;18), as evident by the overlapping or juxtaposed red and green fluorescent signals. The assay was applied to interphase nuclei of 20 cases with nonmalignant conditions and 122 B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHLs). The latter group comprised 20 cases of nodal follicle center cell lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell NHL, 10 cases of gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, 10 cases of hairy cell leukemia, and 82 cases of MZBCL (41 extranodal from various locations, 19 nodal, and 22 splenic MZBCL) including 35 cases with an abnormal karyotype, 2 of which revealed t(11;18). By interphase FISH, t(11;18) was detected in 8 gastrointestinal low-grade MALT-type lymphomas including the 2 cytogenetically t(11;18)+ cases. In the 8 t(11;18)+ cases, the FISH results were confirmed by reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) usingAPI2 and MLT specific primers. Our results indicate that t(11;18)(q21;q21) specifically characterizes a subgroup of low-grade MZBCL of the MALT-type and that the FISH assay described here is a highly specific and rapid test for the detection of this translocation.


Blood ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 89 (5) ◽  
pp. 1716-1722
Author(s):  
Iwona Wlodarska ◽  
Anna Aventı́n ◽  
Júlia Inglés-Esteve ◽  
Daniela Falzetti ◽  
Arnold Criel ◽  
...  

Translocation t(5; 12)(q33; p13), resulting in an ETV6/PDGFRB gene fusion, is a recurrent chromosomal abnormality associated with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML). An analogous translocation was also found in four cell lines with features of pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) we show here that in three of these cell lines identical complex rearrangements occurred. However, the regions involved on 5q and 12p are different from the breakpoints in CMML, and the translocation is accompanied by seemingly identical cryptic deletions of both 5q and 12p chromosome sequences in all analyzed pre-B ALL cell lines. The similar cytogenetic, FISH, and immunophenotyping findings in the three cell lines suggest that the t(5; 12)(q31q33; p12) defines a new entity of pre-B ALL.


Blood ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 96 (6) ◽  
pp. 2215-2218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Dierlamm ◽  
Mathijs Baens ◽  
Margarita Stefanova-Ouzounova ◽  
Kristina Hinz ◽  
Iwona Wlodarska ◽  
...  

The translocation of chromosome 11, long arm, region 2, band 1, to chromosome 18, long arm, region 2, band 1 (t(11;18)(q21;q21)) represents a recurrent chromosomal abnormality in extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma (MZBCL) of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) type and leads to a fusion of the apoptosis inhibitor-2 (API2) gene on chromosome 11 and the MALT lymphoma-associated translocation (MLT) gene on chromosome 18. A 2-color fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) assay, which can be used for the detection of t(11;18) in interphase nuclei and metaphase chromosomes on fresh and archival tumor tissue, was developed. The P1 artificial chromosome (PAC) clone located immediately telomeric to the MLT gene and the PAC clone spanning the API2 gene were differentially labeled and used to visualize the derivative chromosome 11 resulting from t(11;18), as evident by the overlapping or juxtaposed red and green fluorescent signals. The assay was applied to interphase nuclei of 20 cases with nonmalignant conditions and 122 B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHLs). The latter group comprised 20 cases of nodal follicle center cell lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell NHL, 10 cases of gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, 10 cases of hairy cell leukemia, and 82 cases of MZBCL (41 extranodal from various locations, 19 nodal, and 22 splenic MZBCL) including 35 cases with an abnormal karyotype, 2 of which revealed t(11;18). By interphase FISH, t(11;18) was detected in 8 gastrointestinal low-grade MALT-type lymphomas including the 2 cytogenetically t(11;18)+ cases. In the 8 t(11;18)+ cases, the FISH results were confirmed by reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) usingAPI2 and MLT specific primers. Our results indicate that t(11;18)(q21;q21) specifically characterizes a subgroup of low-grade MZBCL of the MALT-type and that the FISH assay described here is a highly specific and rapid test for the detection of this translocation.


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