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Whether to transfer mosaic embryos: a cytogenetic view of true mosaicism by amniocentesis. Reprod Biomed Online 2021; 43:33-43. [PMID: 33962907 DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2021.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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RESEARCH QUESTION Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies has increasingly been employed for embryo selection, resulting in a recent surge in mosaic embryos. According to the cytogenetic results, which types of mosaic embryo survive early pregnancy, progress to the second trimester and finally result in a live birth? DESIGN This study evaluated 30,587 pregnant women undergoing amniocentesis from January 2004 to March 2020 at the cytogenic centre of Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. Samples from amniocentesis were cultured using the in-situ method. The types and distribution of level III chromosomal mosaicism (two or more cells with the same abnormality in two or more colonies and both culture dishes, clinically referred to as 'true mosaicism') were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS Among the 30,587 women, 78 cases (0.26%) of level III chromosomal mosaicism were identified. The types of chromosomal mosaicism were classified as sex chromosome mosaicism (SCM), autosomal chromosome mosaicism (ACM) and marker chromosome mosaicism (MCM), with SCM, ACM and MCM accounting for 58.97%, 32.05% and 8.97% of cases, respectively. The most common mosaic cell lines were monosomy X and trisomy 21. The most common mosaic cell line progressing to live birth was monosomy X. CONCLUSIONS Mosaic monosomy X and trisomy 21 are the most common cell lines of true mosaicism determined by amniocentesis. Monosomy X mosaicism is the most common cell line in live births. For women considering the transfer of these types of mosaic embryo in a circumstance where euploid embryos are unavailable, clinicians should provide careful prenatal counselling, detailed ultrasonography and amniocentesis.
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Mohamed HM, Aly MS, Hussein TD. Genetic alterations in benign prostatic hyperplasia patients. GERMAN MEDICAL SCIENCE : GMS E-JOURNAL 2017; 15:Doc16. [PMID: 29234244 PMCID: PMC5705825 DOI: 10.3205/000257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2017] [Revised: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Background: Benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) is a classical age-related disease of the prostate, present in 20% of men at the age of 40 years with progression to 70% by the age of 60 years. BPH is associated with various lower urinary tract symptoms, which affect their day-to-day life. Materials and methods: Our objective was to evaluate the association between HER-2/neu, c-myc, p53, and clinicopathological variables in 45 patients diagnosed with benign prostatic hyperplasia using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). The patients underwent transurethral prostate resection to address their primary urological problem. All patients were evaluated by use of a comprehensive medical history and rectal digital examination. The preoperative evaluation also included serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) measurement and ultrasonographic measurement of prostate volume. Results: The mean (± standard deviation) age of the 45 patients was 69.65 ± 8.97 years. The mean PSA value of the patients was 9.25 ± 5.12 ng/mL. The mean prostate volume was 65.46 ± 11.43 mL. Amplification of HER-2/neu was seen in 4/45 (8.9%) cases and amplification of c-myc was seen in 5 of 45 (11.1%) cases; both genes were not associated with adverse clinicopathological variables. Deletion of p53 was seen in 20/45 (44.4%) cases. p53 gene was significantly associated with a severe AUASI (American Urological Association Symptom Index) score. Conclusion: In this study, we discussed important genetic markers in benign prostatic hyperplasia patients which may, in the future, be used as markers for diagnosis and prognosis, as well as targets for therapeutic intervention.
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- Hanaa Mahmoud Mohamed
- Cell Biology and Genetics Division, Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Cell Biology and Genetics Division, Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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Altok M, Bağcı Ö, Umul M, Güneş M, Akyüz M, Uruç F, Uz E, Soyupek S. Chromosomal aberrations in benign prostatic hyperplasia patients. Investig Clin Urol 2016; 57:45-9. [PMID: 26966725 PMCID: PMC4778753 DOI: 10.4111/icu.2016.57.1.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Purpose To investigate the chromosomal changes in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Materials and Methods A total of 54 patients diagnosed with clinical BPH underwent transurethral prostate resection to address their primary urological problem. All patients were evaluated by use of a comprehensive medical history and rectal digital examination. The preoperative evaluation also included serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) measurement and ultrasonographic measurement of prostate volume. Prostate cancer was detected in one patient, who was then excluded from the study. We performed conventional cytogenetic analyses of short-term cultures of 53 peripheral blood samples obtained from the BPH patients. Results The mean (±standard deviation) age of the 53 patients was 67.8±9.4 years. The mean PSA value of the patients was 5.8±7.0 ng/mL. The mean prostate volume was 53.6±22.9 mL. Chromosomal abnormalities were noted in 5 of the 53 cases (9.4%). Loss of the Y chromosome was the most frequent chromosomal abnormality and was observed in three patients (5.7%). There was no statistically significant relationship among age, PSA, prostate volume, and chromosomal changes. Conclusions Loss of the Y chromosome was the main chromosomal abnormality found in our study. However, this coexistence did not reach a significant level. Our study concluded that loss of the Y chromosome cannot be considered relevant for the diagnosis of BPH as it is for prostate cancer. Because BPH usually occurs in aging men, loss of the Y chromosome in BPH patients may instead be related to the aging process.
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- Muammer Altok
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Haydarpaşa Numune Education and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
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El-Zein R, Gu Y, Sierra MS, Spitz MR, Strom SS. Chromosomal Instability in Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes and Risk of Prostate Cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2005; 14:748-52. [PMID: 15767363 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-04-0236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Prostate cancer is an extremely complex disease, and it is likely that chromosomal instability is involved in the genetic mechanism of tumorigenesis. Several chromosomes have been labeled as "players" in the development of prostate cancer, among them chromosome 1 and X chromosome have been reported to harbor prostate cancer susceptibility loci. However, there is little information regarding the background levels of chromosome instability in these patients. In this pilot study, we examined spontaneous chromosome instability in short-term lymphocyte cultures from 126 study subjects, 61 prostate cancer patients, and 65 healthy controls. We evaluated chromosomal instability using a fluorescence in situ hybridization assay using two probes targeting specific regions on X chromosome and chromosome 1. Our results showed a significantly higher mean level of spontaneous breaks involving the X chromosome in patients compared with controls (mean +/- SE, 2.41 +/- 0.26 and 0.62 +/- 0.08, respectively; P < 0.001). Similarly, chromosome 1 spontaneous breaks were significantly higher among cases compared with controls (mean +/- SE, 1.95 +/- 0.24 and 1.09 +/- 0.16, respectively; P < 0.001). Using the median number of breaks in the controls as the cutoff value, we observed an odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of 15.53 (5.74 - 42.03; P < 0.001) for spontaneous X chromosome breaks and 3.71 (1.60 - 8.63; P < 0.001) for chromosome 1 breaks and risk of development of prostate cancer. In conclusion, our preliminary results show that spontaneous chromosome instability could be a risk factor for prostate cancer.
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- Randa El-Zein
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Haapala K, Rökman A, Palmberg C, Hyytinen ER, Laurila M, Tammela TL, Koivisto PA. Chromosomal changes in locally recurrent, hormone-refractory prostate carcinomas by karyotyping and comparative genomic hybridization. CANCER GENETICS AND CYTOGENETICS 2001; 131:74-8. [PMID: 11734323 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(01)00491-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The genetic mechanisms of prostate cancer recurrence during hormonal therapy are largely unknown. So far, data from conventional karyotype analysis on hormone-refractory prostate carcinomas have not been published, mainly because of the difficulties in obtaining fresh hormone-refractory prostate carcinoma samples and getting metaphases from them. Here, we have studied chromosomal changes in 12 locally recurrent, hormone-refractory prostate carcinomas using karyotyping and CGH that revealed genetic aberrations in all tumors. Loss of the Y chromosome was the most common (89%) finding, and tetraploidy or near-tetraploidy was detected in all tumors. Also non-random translocations were found in 56% of the tumors. The present study indicates that clonal chromosomal aberrations in hormone-refractory prostate carcinomas are more common than in untreated primary tumors, and also, further studies on the frequency and significance of translocations in prostate carcinoma progression during hormonal therapy are warranted.
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- K Haapala
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Tampere University Hospital, P.O. Box 2000, FIN-33521, Tampere, Finland
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Prostate cancer is the most frequent malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer deaths among males in the Western world. The clinical course of the disease is highly complex, and genetic factors underlying tumorigenesis are poorly understood. The challenge that lies ahead is to identify the important gene(s) that causes adenocarcinoma of the prostate. Chromosomal findings by cytogenetic and molecular methods, including Southern blotting, microsatellite analysis, fluorescence in situ hybridization, and comparative genomic hybridization, revealed a high frequency of chromosomal aberrations of heterogeneous nature, including: -1, +1, -1q, +4, -6q, -7, +7, -8, -8p, -8q, +i(8q), -9, -9p, -10, +10, +11, -12, -13q, -16, -16q, +16, -17, +17, +17q, -18, +18, -18q, +19p, +20q, +X, -Xq, -Y, and +Y. Specific chromosomal regions of alterations were 1q24-25, 2cen-q31, 5cen-q23.3, 6q14-23.2, 7q22-q31, 8p12-21, 8p22, 8q24-qter, 10q22.1, 10q23-25, 11p11.2, 16q24, 17p13.1, 18q12.2, and Xq11-12. Recently, a predisposing gene for early onset has been localized on 1q42.2-43. The losses of heterozygosity at specific chromosomal loci from chromosomes 5q, 6q, 7q, 8p, 8q, 10q, 13q, 16q, 17p, 17q, and 18q are generally correlated with poor prognosis in advanced tumor stage. In addition, an abnormal function of known tumor suppressor genes from these regions have been observed in prostate cancer. Although, the amplification of the androgen receptor gene at Xq11-13 and HER-2/neu gene at 17q11.2-q12 are novel findings, no single gene has been implicated in harboring prostate cancer. Frequent inactivation of PTEN/MMAC1 tumor suppressor gene at 10q23, MXI-1 at 10q25, KAI-1 at 11p11.2, Rb at 13q14.2, and p53 at 17p13.1 and deregulation of c-myc oncogene at 8q24 have recently been the subject of intense scrutiny and debate.
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- R S Verma
- Division of Molecular Medicine & Genetics, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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De Marzo AM, Coffey DS, Nelson WG. New concepts in tissue specificity for prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Urology 1999; 53:29-39; discussion 39-42. [PMID: 10094098 DOI: 10.1016/s0090-4295(98)00536-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Of the hundreds of species of mammals, all of which have prostate glands, only humans and dogs are known to suffer from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate carcinoma. In humans, prostate carcinoma is common, yet carcinomas of other sex accessory tissues are rare. In addition, different anatomic regions within the prostate gland have very different rates of BPH and carcinoma. In this article, we explore ideas and potential mechanisms relating to these paradoxical findings that may help explain the species, organ, and zone specificity of BPH and prostate cancer. We present an evolutionary argument that attempts to relate a high-fat diet, with its potential for generating oxidative DNA damage, to the species selectivity of prostate cancer. In addition, we outline an argument based on our preliminary studies indicating that chronic inflammation and the associated increase in cell turnover in the setting of increased oxidative stress may help to account for the organ selectivity of genitourinary carcinomas.
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- A M De Marzo
- Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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De Marzo AM, Nelson WG, Meeker AK, Coffey DS. Stem cell features of benign and malignant prostate epithelial cells. J Urol 1998; 160:2381-92. [PMID: 9817389 DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199812020-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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PURPOSE We present a new hypothesis suggesting that the different malignant potential of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia may be explained by distinct alterations in stem cell-like properties. MATERIALS AND METHODS We used our results and the recent literature to develop this hypothesis in the context of an updated prostate stem cell model. RESULTS While high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia is a likely precursor lesion to many prostatic adenocarcinomas, BPH rarely if ever progresses directly to carcinoma. Prostate epithelium contains basal and secretory compartments. Secretory cells appear to differentiate from basal cells. Thus, prostatic stem cells most likely reside in the basal compartment. In BPH there is a slight increase in epithelial proliferation, yet most replicating epithelial cells within BPH maintain their normal restriction to the basal compartment. In high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia there is a marked increase in cell proliferation. In contrast to BPH, the majority of proliferating cells in high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia reside in the secretory compartment. The biological significance of this topographic infidelity of proliferation in high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia remains unclear but may relate mechanistically to down regulation of the cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor, p27kip1. Normal basal cells express GSTP1, an enzyme that inactivates reactive electrophiles and organic hydroperoxides, and that may protect cells from deoxyribonucleic acid damaging agents. In contrast, normal secretory cells and high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia cells do not express this enzyme. CONCLUSIONS We propose that topographic infidelity of proliferation produces a population of secretory cells replicating in the absence of key genome protective mechanisms, thus setting the stage for an accumulation of genomic alterations and instability in high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia. This action occurs along with activation of telomerase, resulting in an immortal clone capable of developing into invasive carcinoma. The model predicts that genome protection remains intact in BPH, minimizing its malignant potential.
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- A M De Marzo
- Department of Pathology, James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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DE MARZO ANGELOM, NELSON WILLIAMG, MEEKER ALANK, COFFEY DONALDS. STEM CELL FEATURES OF BENIGN AND MALIGNANT PROSTATE EPITHELIAL CELLS. J Urol 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)62196-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- N A Heerema
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA
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König JJ, Teubel W, Romijn JC, Schröder FH, Hagemeijer A. Gain and loss of chromosomes 1, 7, 8, 10, 18, and Y in 46 prostate cancers. Hum Pathol 1996; 27:720-7. [PMID: 8698318 DOI: 10.1016/s0046-8177(96)90404-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with centromere probes was used to investigate numerical aberrations of chromosomes 1, 7, 8, 10, 18, and Y in 46 prostate carcinoma (PC) and 11 benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) samples. None of the benign specimens showed any chromosomal aberration. Forty-one of 46 PC specimens showed numerical aberrations of one or more chromosomes. All investigated chromosomes showed numerical aberrations in at least 30% of the specimens, gain being more frequent than loss. Comparison of DNA flow cytometry (FCM) and FISH results showed that not only aneuploid tumors but also most diploid tumors harbored numerical chromosome aberrations. Chromosome 10 was the most frequently gained (65%), and Y the most frequently lost chromosome (14%). Nonmetastatic and metastatic tumors differed significantly (P < .05) in the number of copies for chromosomes 7, 8, and 10, but not for 1, 18, and Y. These results suggest strongly that gains of chromosomes 7, 8, and 10 are involved in PC progression.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Aneuploidy
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8
- DNA, Neoplasm/genetics
- Flow Cytometry
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Staging
- Prostatic Hyperplasia/genetics
- Prostatic Neoplasms/genetics
- Prostatic Neoplasms/pathology
- Y Chromosome
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- J J König
- Department of Urology, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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