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Azawi S, Balachandran M, Kramer F, Kankel S, Rincic M, Liehr T. Molecular cytogenetic characterization of the urethane-induced murine lung cell line LA-4 as a model for human squamous cell lung cancer. Mol Clin Oncol 2021; 16:9. [PMID: 34881029 PMCID: PMC8647198 DOI: 10.3892/mco.2021.2440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The murine tumor cell line LA-4 (also known as LA4 or LA 4) has been extensively used in ~70 studies from 1975 to present. However, the genetic characteristics have not been comprehensively delineated, apart from a single solid-stain cytogenetic study, which reported an average of 116 chromosomes per cell. LA-4 was created via urethane induction in an A/He mouse and demonstrated characteristic features of lung adenoma cells. In the present study, multicolor banding-based molecular cytogenetics was combined with molecular karyotyping to characterize ploidy, copy number alterations and chromosomal breakpoints of LA-4. A hyper-tetraploid karyotype with 85-93 chromosomes per cell, three distinct (pseudo-) dicentric derivatives, two neocentrics, four unbalanced translocations, two chromosomes with terminal deletions and one chromosome with a balanced inversion were detected. The results were translated into the human genome and a comparison with the literature revealed that LA-4 is well-suited as a murine model for human squamous cell lung cancer.
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- Shaymaa Azawi
- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, D-07747 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, D-07747 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, D-07747 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, D-07747 Jena, Germany
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- Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, D-07747 Jena, Germany
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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] [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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Relevance of chromosomal band 11q13 in oral carcinogenesis: An update of current knowledge. Oral Oncol 2017; 72:7-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2017.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Quantitative methodology is critical for assessing DNA methylation and impacts on correlation with patient outcome. Clin Epigenetics 2014; 6:22. [PMID: 25859283 PMCID: PMC4391486 DOI: 10.1186/1868-7083-6-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND DNA hypermethylation is reported as a frequent event and prognostic marker in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). Methylation has been commonly assessed with non-quantitative methodologies, such as methylation-specific PCR (MSP). We investigated previously reported hypermethylated genes with quantitative methodology in oral tongue squamous cell carcinomas (OTSCC). RESULTS The methylation status of 12 genes in 115 OTSCC samples was assessed by one or more of three quantitative analyses: methylation sensitive high resolution melting (MS-HRM), sensitive-melting analysis after real time-methylation specific PCR (SMART-MSP), and bisulfite pyrosequencing. In contrast to much of the literature, either no or infrequent locus-specific methylation was identified by MS-HRM for DAPK1, RASSF1A, MGMT, MLH1, APC, CDH1, CDH13, BRCA1, ERCC1, and ATM. The most frequently methylated loci were RUNX3 (18/108 methylated) and ABO (22/107 methylated). Interrogation of the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) HNSCC cohort confirmed the frequency of significant methylation for the loci investigated. Heterogeneous methylation of RUNX3 (18/108) and ABO (22/107) detected by MS-HRM, conferred significantly worse survival (P = 0.01, and P = 0.03). However, following quantification of methylation levels using pyrosequencing, only four tumors had significant quantities (>15%) of RUNX3 methylation which correlated with a worse patient outcome (P <0.001), while the prognostic significance of ABO hypermethylation was lost. RUNX3 methylation was not prognostic for the TCGA cohort (P = 0.76). CONCLUSIONS We demonstrated the critical need for quantification of methylation levels and its impact on correlative analyses. In OTSCC, we found little evidence of significant or frequent hypermethylation of many loci reported to be commonly methylated. It is likely that previous reports have overestimated the frequency of significant methylation events as a consequence of the use of non-quantitative methodology.
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Konkimalla VB, Suhas VL, Chandra NR, Gebhart E, Efferth T. Diagnosis and therapy of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2014; 7:317-29. [PMID: 17338652 DOI: 10.1586/14737140.7.3.317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Oral squamous cell carcinoma ranks among the top ten most common cancers worldwide. Despite the success in diagnosis and therapy during the past 30 years, oral squamous cell carcinoma still belongs to the tumor types with a very unfavorable prognosis. In an effort to identify genomic alterations with prognostic relevance, we applied the comparative genomic hybridization technique on oral squamous cell carcinoma. The tumors exhibited from five up to 47 DNA copy number alterations, indicating a considerable degree of genomic imbalance. Out of 35 tumors, 19 showed a gain of chromosome band 7p12. Genomic imbalances were investigated by hierarchical cluster analysis and clustered image mapping to investigate whether genomic profiles correlate with clinical data. Results of the present investigation show that profiling of genomic imbalances in general, and especially of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) on 7p12, may be suitable as prognostic factors. In order to identify small-molecule inhibitors for EGFR, we established a database of 531 natural compounds derived from medicinal plants used in traditional Chinese medicine. Candidate compounds were identified by correlation analysis using the Kendall tau-test of IC50 values of tumor cell lines and microarray-based EGFR mRNA expression. Further validation was performed by molecular docking studies using the AutoDock program with the crystal structure of EGFR tyrosine kinase domain as docking template. We estimate these results will be a further step toward the ultimate goal of individualized, patient-adapted tumor treatment based on tumor molecular profiling.
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MESH Headings
- Age Factors
- Alcohol Drinking/adverse effects
- Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry
- Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology
- Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
- Aporphines/chemistry
- Aporphines/pharmacology
- Azo Compounds/chemistry
- Azo Compounds/pharmacology
- Azo Compounds/therapeutic use
- Berberine/analogs & derivatives
- Berberine/chemistry
- Berberine/pharmacology
- Berberine/therapeutic use
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/genetics
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/therapy
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Crystallography, X-Ray
- DNA, Neoplasm/genetics
- Databases, Factual
- Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/therapeutic use
- ErbB Receptors/antagonists & inhibitors
- ErbB Receptors/chemistry
- ErbB Receptors/physiology
- Erlotinib Hydrochloride
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects
- Genes, erbB-1
- Humans
- Mouth Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Mouth Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Mouth Neoplasms/genetics
- Neoplasm Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors
- Neoplasm Proteins/chemistry
- Neoplasm Proteins/genetics
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Prognosis
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors/chemistry
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Quinazolines/chemistry
- Quinazolines/pharmacology
- Risk Factors
- Smoking/adverse effects
- Stilbenes/chemistry
- Stilbenes/pharmacology
- Stilbenes/therapeutic use
- Structure-Activity Relationship
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- V Badireenath Konkimalla
- German Cancer Research Centre, Pharmaceutical Biology of Natural Products (C015), Heidelberg, Germany
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Shao C, Yu Y, Yu L, Pei Y, Feng Q, Chu F, Fang Z, Zhou Y. Amplification and up-regulation of microRNA-30b in oral squamous cell cancers. Arch Oral Biol 2012; 57:1012-7. [PMID: 22542163 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2012.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2011] [Accepted: 04/01/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are negative regulators of protein coding genes which are frequently deregulated in mammary cancers. Over-expression of microRNA-30b (hsa-miR-30b) is implicated in tumour invasion and immunosuppression during metastasis. The chromosome locus of MIR30B gene, 8q24, is frequently amplified in oral squamous cell cancers (OSCCs). In the present study, we aimed to investigate the copy number variations as well as expression levels of MIR30B gene in OSCCs and analyse their correlation with tumour stage. DESIGN Quantitative real-time PCR was performed to examine the copy number of MIR-30B gene as well as hsa-miR-30b expression in 107 OSCC samples with matched adjacent normal tissues. Proportional odds regression and two-way repeated measurement ANOVA were used to analyse the association between copy number variations (CNVs) and hsa-miR-30b expression. RESULTS Copy number gains of MIR-30B gene were detected in a relatively large percentage of the OSCC samples (27.1%, 29 out of 107) and were correlated with tumour stages (p<0.001). MIR30B gene amplification also showed a close correlation with hsa-miR-30b over-expression in OSCCs (p<0.001). On the other hand, enhanced miR-30b expression was also detected in a group of OSCC samples with unaltered copy number of MIR30B gene. CONCLUSIONS Copy number increase of MIR30B is frequent in advanced OSCC and is correlated with hsa-miR-30b over-expression. Sporadic OSCCs can exhibit different mechanisms of MIR30B regulation.
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- Chenying Shao
- Department of Stomatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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Giaretti W, Maffei M, Pentenero M, Scaruffi P, Donadini A, Di Nallo E, Malacarne D, Marino R, Familiari U, Coco S, Tonini GP, Castagnola P, Gandolfo S. Genomic aberrations in normal appearing mucosa fields distal from oral potentially malignant lesions. Cell Oncol (Dordr) 2011; 35:43-52. [PMID: 22144094 PMCID: PMC3268978 DOI: 10.1007/s13402-011-0064-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/17/2011] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Oral fields of visually normal and non-dysplastic mucosa (ODFs) may represent the precursors of oral potentially malignant lesions (OPMLs). Aim of the study was to provide new evidence for the concept of the "field carcinogenesis" model by comparing the ODF and OPML genomic aberration profiles obtained by high resolution DNA flow cytometry (hr DNA-FCM) and array-Comparative Genomic Hybridization (a-CGH). A second aim was to investigate if specific CGH aberrations were associated with DNA aneuploidy. METHODS Nineteen patients with single OPMLs were recruited for the study. In parallel with obtaining samples of OPML tissue from 11 leukoplakias without dysplasia (nd-OPMLs) and 8 with dysplasia (d-OPMLs), we also obtained samples from distant ODFs. DNA aneuploid nuclei detected by hr DNA-FCM were physically separated, based on DNA content, from the DNA diploid components with a DNA-FCM-Sorter. These relatively pure subpopulations of epithelial nuclei were then submitted to DNA extraction and a-CGH for a genome-wide analysis of DNA copy number aberrations (CNAs). RESULTS The frequencies of DNA aneuploidy (DI ≠ 1) among ODFs and OPMLs were respectively 5.3% and 32%. The DI aneuploid values of ODFs and nd-OPMLs were all near-diploid (DI ≠ 1 and DI ≤ 1.4), while for d-OPMLs were high-aneuploid (DI > 1.4) in 40% of the cases. CNA averages were 1.9 in ODFs and 6.5 in OPMLs. The gain of the chromosomal region 20q13.33-qter was observed in 37% of both ODFs and corresponding OPMLs. Additional common regions included 7p22.2-pter, 11p15.5-pter and 16p13.3-pter where gains were observed. Furthermore, gains of 20q13.31-q13.33 and of 5p13.33-pter and loss of 9p21.3 were detected at high frequency (respectively, at 62.5%, 50% and 50%) only in d-OPMLs. In particular, loss at 9p21.3, gain at 5p13.33-pter and gain of 20q13.31-q13.33 were associated with DNA aneuploidy (p = 0.00004; p = 0.0005; p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS ODFs and OPMLs showed common CNAs in specific chromosomal regions suggesting that they may represent early events of the natural history of oral carcinogenesis according to the field effect cancerization and may contribute to the ODF-OPML transition. In addition, loss at 9p21.3 and gains at 5p13.33-pter and 20q13.31-q13.33 may contribute to DNA aneuploidization.
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- W Giaretti
- Department of Diagnostic Oncology, Biophysics and Cytometry, National Institute for Cancer Research, Genoa, GE, Italy.
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PATHARE SWAPNALIM, GERSTUNG MORITZ, BEERENWINKEL NIKO, SCHÄFFER ALEJANDROA, KANNAN SADHANA, PAI PRATHAMESH, PATHAK KALOK, BORGES ANITAM, MAHIMKAR MANOJB. Clinicopathological and prognostic implications of genetic alterations in oral cancers. Oncol Lett 2011; 2:445-451. [PMID: 21546976 PMCID: PMC3085881 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2011.271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2010] [Accepted: 02/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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This study evaluated the clinicopathological and prognostic implications of genetic alterations characterizing oral squamous cell carcinoma(OSCC). Comparative genomic hybridization(CGH) was used to identify chromosomal alterations present in primary OSCCs obtained from 97 pateints. In this population, tobacco use was a significant risk factor for OSCC. By contrast, all 97 of our samples are negative for human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA integration, which is another known risk factor for OSCC in certain populations. Results of the Fisher's exact test followed by Benjamini-Hochberg correction for multiple testing, showed a correlation of 7p gain and 8p loss with node-positive OSCC (p≤0.04 for both genetic alterations) and association of 11q13 gain with high-grade OSCC (p≤0.05). Univariate Cox-proportional hazard models, also corrected for multiple testing, showed significant association of 11q13 gain and 18q loss with decreased survival (p≤0.05). These findings were supported by multivariate analysis which revealed that 11q13 gain and 18q loss together serve as a strong bivariate predictor of poor prognosis. In conclusion, our study has identified genetic alterations that correlate significantly with nodal status, grade, and poor survival status of OSCC. These potential biomarkers may aid the current TNM system for better prediction of clinical outcome.
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- SWAPNALI M. PATHARE
- Cancer Research Institute, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Kharghar Node, Navi Mumbai 410210
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Computational Biology Branch, National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- ECTU, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Kharghar Node, Navi Mumbai 410210
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- Tata Memorial Hospital, Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Mumbai 400012
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, S.L. Raheja Hospital, Mumbai 400016, India
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- Cancer Research Institute, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Kharghar Node, Navi Mumbai 410210
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Poage GM, Christensen BC, Houseman EA, McClean MD, Wiencke JK, Posner MR, Clark JR, Nelson HH, Marsit CJ, Kelsey KT. Genetic and epigenetic somatic alterations in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas are globally coordinated but not locally targeted. PLoS One 2010; 5:e9651. [PMID: 20300172 PMCID: PMC2836370 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2010] [Accepted: 02/17/2010] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background Solid tumors, including head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC), arise as a result of genetic and epigenetic alterations in a sustained stress environment. Little work has been done that simultaneously examines the spectrum of both types of changes in human tumors on a genome-wide scale and results so far have been limited and mixed. Since it has been hypothesized that epigenetic alterations may act by providing the second carcinogenic hit in gene silencing, we sought to identify genome-wide DNA copy number alterations and CpG dinucleotide methylation events and examine the global/local relationships between these types of alterations in HNSCC. Methodology/Principal Findings We have extended a prior analysis of 1,413 cancer-associated loci for epigenetic changes in HNSCC by integrating DNA copy number alterations, measured at 500,000 polymorphic loci, in a case series of 19 primary HNSCC tumors. We have previously demonstrated that local copy number does not bias methylation measurements in this array platform. Importantly, we found that the global pattern of copy number alterations in these tumors was significantly associated with tumor methylation profiles (p<0.002). However at the local level, gene promoter regions did not exhibit a correlation between copy number and methylation (lowest q = 0.3), and the spectrum of genes affected by each type of alteration was unique. Conclusion/Significance This work, using a novel and robust statistical approach demonstrates that, although a “second hit” mechanism is not likely the predominant mode of action for epigenetic dysregulation in cancer, the patterns of methylation events are associated with the patterns of allele loss. Our work further highlights the utility of integrative genomics approaches in exploring the driving somatic alterations in solid tumors.
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- Graham M Poage
- Departments of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Pathare S, Schäffer AA, Beerenwinkel N, Mahimkar M. Construction of oncogenetic tree models reveals multiple pathways of oral cancer progression. Int J Cancer 2009; 124:2864-71. [PMID: 19267402 PMCID: PMC2670951 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.24267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Oral cancer develops and progresses by accumulation of genetic alterations. The interrelationship between these alterations and their sequence of occurrence in oral cancers has not been thoroughly understood. In the present study, we applied oncogenetic tree models to comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) data of 97 primary oral cancers to identify pathways of progression. CGH revealed the most frequent gains on chromosomes 8q (72.4%) and 9q (41.2%) and frequent losses on 3p (49.5%) and 8p (47.5%). Both mixture and distance-based tree models suggested multiple progression pathways and identified +8q as an early event. The mixture model suggested two independent pathways namely a major pathway with -8p and a less frequent pathway with +9q. The distance-based tree identified three progression pathways, one characterized by -8p, another by -3p and the third by alterations +11q and +7p. Differences were observed in cytogenetic pathways of node-positive and node-negative oral cancers. Node-positive cancers were characterized by more non-random aberrations (n = 11) and progressed via -8p or -3p. On the other hand, node-negative cancers involved fewer non-random alterations (n = 6) and progressed along -3p. In summary, the tree models for oral cancers provided novel information about the interactions between genetic alterations and predicted their probable order of occurrence.
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- Swapnali Pathare
- Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Cancer Research Institute (CRI), Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Navi Mumbai-410210, India
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- Computational Biology Branch, National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda,Maryland, USA
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Cancer Research Institute (CRI), Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Navi Mumbai-410210, India
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Park SL, Chang SC, Cai L, Cordon-Cardo C, Ding BG, Greenland S, Hussain SK, Jiang Q, Liu S, Lu ML, Mao JT, Morgenstern H, Mu LN, Ng LJ, Pantuck A, Rao J, Reuter VE, Tashkin DP, You NCY, Yu CQ, Yu SZ, Zhao JK, Belldegrun A, Zhang ZF. Associations between variants of the 8q24 chromosome and nine smoking-related cancer sites. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2008; 17:3193-202. [PMID: 18990762 PMCID: PMC2664075 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-08-0523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Recent genome-wide association studies identified key single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the 8q24 region to be associated with prostate cancer. 8q24 SNPs have also been associated with colorectal cancer, suggesting that this region may not be specifically associated to just prostate cancer. To date, the association between these polymorphisms and tobacco smoking-related cancer sites remains unknown. Using epidemiologic data and biological samples previously collected in three case-control studies from U.S. and Chinese populations, we selected and genotyped one SNP from each of the three previously determined "regions" within the 8q24 loci, rs1447295 (region 1), rs16901979 (region 2), and rs6983267 (region 3), and examined their association with cancers of the lung, oropharynx, nasopharynx, larynx, esophagus, stomach, liver, bladder, and kidney. We observed noteworthy associations between rs6983267 and upper aerodigestive tract cancers [adjusted odds ratio (ORadj), 1.69; 95% confidence interval (95% CI), 1.28-2.24], particularly in oropharynx (ORadj, 1.80; 95% CI, 1.30-2.49) and larynx (ORadj, 2.04; 95% CI, 1.12-3.72). We also observed a suggestive association between rs6983267 and liver cancer (ORadj, 1.51; 95% CI, 0.99-2.31). When we stratified our analysis by smoking status, rs6983267 was positively associated with lung cancer among ever-smokers (ORadj, 1.45; 95% CI, 1.05-2.00) and inversely associated with bladder cancer among ever-smokers (ORadj, 0.35; 95% CI, 0.14-0.83). Associations were observed between rs16901979 and upper aerodigestive tract cancer among never-smokers and between rs1447295 and liver cancer among ever-smokers. Our results suggest variants of the 8q24 chromosome may play an important role in smoking-related cancer development. Functional and large epidemiologic studies should be conducted to further investigate the association of 8q24 SNPs with smoking-related cancers.
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- Sungshim Lani Park
- Department of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Herbert Irwing Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, New York, NY
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- Taixing City Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), Taixing City, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Statistics, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- Fudan University School of Public Health, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- Departments of Pathology, Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Urology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Fudan University School of Public Health, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA USA
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Nakamura E, Kozaki KI, Tsuda H, Suzuki E, Pimkhaokham A, Yamamoto G, Irie T, Tachikawa T, Amagasa T, Inazawa J, Imoto I. Frequent silencing of a putative tumor suppressor gene melatonin receptor 1 A (MTNR1A) in oral squamous-cell carcinoma. Cancer Sci 2008; 99:1390-400. [PMID: 18452558 PMCID: PMC11158686 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2008.00838.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2008] [Revised: 03/15/2008] [Accepted: 03/24/2008] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Array-based comparative genomic hybridization (array-CGH) has good potential for the high-throughput identification of genetic aberrations in cell genomes. In the course of a program to screen a panel of 21 oral squamous-cell carcinoma (OSCC) cell lines for genome-wide copy-number aberrations by array-CGH using our in-house bacterial artificial chromosome arrays, we identified a frequent homozygous deletion at 4q35 loci with approximately 1 Mb in extent. Among the seven genes located within this region, the expression of the melatonin receptor 1 A (MTNR1A) messenger RNA (mRNA) was not detected or decreased in 35 out of the 39 (89%) OSCC cell lines, but was detected in immortalized normal oral epithelial cell line, and was restored in gene-silenced OSCC cells without its homozygous loss after treatment with 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine. The hypermethylation of the CpG (cytosine and guanine separated by phosphate) island in the promoter region of MTNR1A was inversely correlated with its expression in OSCC lines without a homozygous deletion. Methylation of this CpG island was also observed in primary OSCC tissues. In an immunohistochemical analysis of 50 primary OSCC tumors, the absence of immunoreactive MTNR1A was significantly associated with tumor size and a shorter overall survival in patients with OSCC tumors, and seems to be an independent prognosticator in a multivariate analysis. Exogenous restoration of MTNR1A expression inhibited the growth of OSCC cells lacking its expression. Together with the known tumor-suppressive function of melatonin and MTNR1A in various tumors, our results indicate MTNR1A to be the most likely target for epigenetic silencing at 4q35 and to play a pivotal role during oral carcinogenesis.
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MESH Headings
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/genetics
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4
- CpG Islands
- DNA Methylation
- Gene Deletion
- Gene Silencing
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Humans
- Mouth Neoplasms/genetics
- Mouth Neoplasms/pathology
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Receptor, Melatonin, MT1/genetics
- Receptor, Melatonin, MT1/physiology
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- Erina Nakamura
- Department of Molecular Cytogenetics, Medical Research Institute and School of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
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Pelosi G, Del Curto B, Trubia M, Nicholson AG, Manzotti M, Veronesi G, Spaggiari L, Maisonneuve P, Pasini F, Terzi A, Iannucci A, Viale G. 3q26 Amplification and polysomy of chromosome 3 in squamous cell lesions of the lung: a fluorescence in situ hybridization study. Clin Cancer Res 2007; 13:1995-2004. [PMID: 17404079 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-06-2483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE An overlapping area of gain at 3q26 has been reported in lung squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), but whether this also occurs in preneoplastic/preinvasive squamous cell proliferations and early-stage invasive carcinomas of the lung is still unknown. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We evaluated the prevalence and the clinicopathologic implications of 3q26 amplification and polysomy of chromosome 3 in 31 preneoplastic/preinvasive squamous cell lesions of the bronchial mucosa and in 139 early-stage invasive pulmonary SCC, both of limited growth within the bronchial wall [early hilar SCC (EHSCC)] and involving the pulmonary parenchyma [parenchyma-infiltrating SCC (PISCC)]. Moreover, mRNA expression of two candidate genes (h-TERC and SKI-like), both mapping to the minimal common amplification region, was also studied by quantitative real-time reverse transcription-PCR. RESULTS 3q26 amplification and polysomy of chromosome 3 were confined to malignant samples, with 37% of invasive SCC, and 27% of severe dysplasias/in situ carcinomas showing these chromosomal abnormalities. Amplification (with minimal common amplification region at 3q26.2), polysomy 3, concurrent amplification and polysomy 3, or other changes (monosomy) were found in 25 SCC and 1 dysplasia, 24 and 2, 2 and 0, and 1 and 0, respectively. Amplification was significantly associated with EHSCC, polysomy 3 with PISCC. 3q26 amplification correlated with increased tumor diameter and a history of smoking, whereas polysomy 3 correlated with tumor diameter, pT class, and p53, p21, and fascin immunoreactivity. No relationship of either 3q26 gain or polysomy was found with patients' survival. Overexpression of h-TERC or SKI-like mRNA was found in 3q26-amplified or polysomic SCC, with higher levels of h-TERC in the former and of SKI-like in the latter. CONCLUSIONS 3q26 amplification and chromosome 3 polysomy may be related to the development of invasive SCC, with differential distribution in tumor subsets, despite substantial histologic uniformity. Both h-TERC and SKI-like may be involved in tumor progression.
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- Giuseppe Pelosi
- Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, University of Milan School of Medicine and Cancer Genetic Unit, IFOM Foundation-FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology Foundation, Milan, Italy.
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Suzuki E, Imoto I, Pimkhaokham A, Nakagawa T, Kamata N, Kozaki KI, Amagasa T, Inazawa J. PRTFDC1, a possible tumor-suppressor gene, is frequently silenced in oral squamous-cell carcinomas by aberrant promoter hypermethylation. Oncogene 2007; 26:7921-32. [PMID: 17599052 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Array-based comparative genomic hybridization (array-CGH) has good potential for the high-throughput identification of genetic aberrations in cell genomes. In the course of a program to screen a panel of oral squamous-cell carcinoma (OSCC), cell lines for genomic copy-number aberrations by array-CGH using our in-house arrays, we identified a 3-Mb homozygous deletion at 10p12 in 1 of 18 cell lines (5.6%). Among seven genes located within this region, expression of PRTFDC1 mRNA was not detected in 50% (9/18) or decreased in 5.6% (1/18) of OSCC cell lines, but detected in normal oral epithelia and restored in gene-silenced OSCC cells without its homozygous loss after treatment with 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine. Among 17 cell lines without a homozygous deletion, the hypermethylation of the PRTFDC1 CpG island, which showed promoter activity, was observed in all nine cell lines with no or reduced PRTFDC1 expression (52.9%). Methylation of this CpG island was also observed in primary OSCC tissues (8/47, 17.0%). In addition, restoration of PRTFDC1 in OSCC cells lacking its expression inhibited cell growth in colony-formation assays, whereas knockdown of PRTFDC1 expression in OSCC cells expressing the gene promoted cell growth. These results suggest that epigenetic silencing of PRTFDC1 by hypermethylation of the CpG island leads to a loss of PRTFDC1 function, which might be involved in squamous cell oral carcinogenesis.
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- E Suzuki
- Department of Molecular Cytogenetics, Medical Research Institute and School of Biomedical Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Verdorfer I, Höllrigl A, Strasser U, Susani M, Hartmann A, Rogatsch H, Mikuz G. Molecular-cytogenetic characterisation of sex cord-stromal tumours: CGH analysis in sertoli cell tumours of the testis. Virchows Arch 2007; 450:425-31. [PMID: 17333264 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-007-0385-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2006] [Revised: 01/16/2007] [Accepted: 01/28/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Sertoli cell tumours (SCT) are rare and poorly explored neoplasias, and the genetic features of these uncommon tumours are largely unknown. Data about chromosomal aberrations in human SCT of the testis are very rare. We present in this paper the first molecular-cytogenetic study of SCT of the testis. DNA was isolated from paraffin-embedded tumour material from 11 patients with unilateral SCT. We used comparative genomic hybridisation to investigate changes in DNA copy number. The detected DNA imbalances showed variation from case to case, indicating a high genetic heterogeneity. Chromosomal aberrations were detected in 9 of the 11 tumours evaluated, with 13 losses versus 14 gains. The most frequent aberrations detected were gain of chromosome X (5 of 11 cases) followed by losses of entire or part of chromosomes 2 and 19 in three cases. This study suggests a high variability in histomorphological and genetic patterns. Only gain of the entire chromosome X seems to be a frequent aberration in these tumours. Further studies of these tumour types are necessary to clarify the significance of chromosomal alterations in carcinogenesis of SCT.
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- I Verdorfer
- Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Muellerstrasse 44, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
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Tsantoulis PK, Kastrinakis NG, Tourvas AD, Laskaris G, Gorgoulis VG. Advances in the biology of oral cancer. Oral Oncol 2007; 43:523-34. [PMID: 17258495 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2006.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2006] [Revised: 09/30/2006] [Accepted: 11/02/2006] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The incidence of oral cancer remains high and is associated with many deaths in both Western and Asian countries. Several risk factors for the development of oral cancer are now well known, including smoking, drinking and consumption of smokeless tobacco products. Genetic predisposition to oral cancer has been found in certain cases but its components are not yet entirely clear. In accordance with the multi-step theory of carcinogenesis, the natural history of oral cancer seems to gradually evolve through transitional precursor lesions from normal epithelium to a full-blown metastatic phenotype. A number of genomic lesions accompany this transformation and a wealth of related results has appeared in recent literature and is being summarized here. Furthermore, several key genes have been implicated, especially well-known tumor suppressors like the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors, TP53 and RB1 and oncogenes like the cyclin family, EGFR and ras. Viral infections, particularly with oncogenic HPV subtypes and EBV, can have a tumorigenic effect on oral epithelia and their role is discussed, along with potential therapeutic interventions. A brief explanatory theoretical model of oral carcinogenesis is provided and potential avenues for further research are highlighted.
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- P K Tsantoulis
- Molecular Carcinogenesis Group, Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, Medical School, University of Athens, Antaiou 53 Str., Lamprini, Ano Patissia, GR-11146 Athens, Greece
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Verdorfer I, Horst D, Höllrigl A, Rogatsch H, Mikuz G. Sertoli–Leydig cell tumours of the ovary and testis: a CGH and FISH study. Virchows Arch 2007; 450:267-71. [PMID: 17235570 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-006-0344-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2006] [Accepted: 10/27/2006] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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We present two malignant cases of Sertoli-Leydig cell tumours (SLCT) of the testis and one ovarian SLCT with benign behaviour. The DNA copy number changes affected chromosome 1, 8, 9p, 10, 11, 12, 16, 19, 22 and X. The present study is the first molecular-cytogenetic analysis of Sertoli-Leydig cell tumours of the testis.
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- I Verdorfer
- Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Muellerstrasse 44, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
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Freier K, Pungs S, Sticht C, Flechtenmacher C, Lichter P, Joos S, Hofele C. High survivin expression is associated with favorable outcome in advanced primary oral squamous cell carcinoma after radiation therapy. Int J Cancer 2006; 120:942-6. [PMID: 17187360 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.22380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a solid neoplasm exhibiting aggressive tumor phenotypes with unpredictable biological behavior. Recent studies suggested that high expression of the antiapoptotic protein survivin might be associated with adverse outcome in oral cancer patients. To investigate, whether increased copy numbers of the survivin-encoding gene BIRC5 results in elevated survivin levels and whether BIRC5 and survivin could serve as progression markers in the clinical course of OSCC, tumor tissue microarray analysis was performed applying fluorescence in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry to 296 OSCC specimens. Gene copy number gain of BIRC5 was detected in 33.9% (150/227) of cases, which correlated significantly with high UICC stage and the presence of lymph node metastases (p = 0.003 and p = 0.001, respectively), but not with unfavorable patients' outcome (p > 0.05) in multivariate analysis. High survivin expression was found in 67.3% (169/251) of cases to predict increased 5- and 10-year overall survival of patients in a multivariate model including UICC stage and age as covariables (p = 0.035 and p = 0.026, respectively). Within a subgroup of patients, who received radiation therapy (n = 121), high survivin expression was found to be the only predictor of favorable 3-, 5- and 10-year overall survival in a multivariate cox regression analysis including UICC stage and age as covariables (p = 0.001, p = 0.004 and p = 0.006, respectively). In conclusion, high survivin expression might be useful to identify OSCC patients, who would benefit from radiotherapy.
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- Kolja Freier
- Klinik für Mund-Kiefer-Gesichtschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Rautemaa R, Hietanen J, Niissalo S, Pirinen S, Perheentupa J. Oral and oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma--a complication or component of autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED, APS-I). Oral Oncol 2006; 43:607-13. [PMID: 16997613 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2006.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2006] [Accepted: 07/13/2006] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED) is an autosomal recessive disease exceptionally common in Finland. It is associated with a limited T lymphocyte defect, an autoimmune response to various tissues, particularly endocrine glands. Most patients have chronic oral candidosis, which has been suggested to be carcinogenic. In Finland 92 patients have been diagnosed with APECED and 66 of them are alive. Our aim was to study the possible association of APECED with oral and oesophageal carcinoma. We evaluated the medical histories of all 92 patients for morbidity, causes of death, and known risk factors for oral cancer. We invited all current patients for a clinical examination of their oral mucosa. Six of the 92 had developed oral or oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) by the mean age of 37 (29-44years) and four of them had died from it. The six represent 10% of the patients older than 25years. Five of the six patients had long-lasting oral candidosis. Four of the six had smoked regularly for 15years or more. One patient had been on immunosuppressive therapy for 6years following kidney transplantation when SCC in her mouth occurred. The partial T cell defect of APECED seems to favour the growth of Candida albicans and predispose to chronic mucositis and SCC. Aggressive control of oral candidosis and close follow-up of oral mucosa is a necessity in patients with APECED.
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- Riina Rautemaa
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial diseases, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
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O'Regan EM, Toner ME, Smyth PC, Finn SP, Timon C, Cahill S, Flavin R, O'Leary JJ, Sheils O. Distinct array comparative genomic hybridization profiles in oral squamous cell carcinoma occurring in young patients. Head Neck 2006; 28:330-8. [PMID: 16470878 DOI: 10.1002/hed.20354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Oral cancer typically affects smokers older than 50 years of age. Recently, however, a marked increase in the number of patients 40 years old and younger, many with no history of tobacco smoking, has been noted. Studies in this age group have so far been restricted to genomic areas well recognized as abnormal in typical patients with oral cancer. The aim of this study was to assess genomic aberrations in oral cancer, using comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) microarray technology, and to compare the genomic aberration profile of patients older than 40 years old with those 40 years old and younger. METHODS Tumor samples from 20 patients with oral cancer (age range, 21-78; 10 smokers and 10 nonsmokers) were laser microdissected, and array CGH was used to identify genomic imbalances in these two cohorts. RESULTS The older cohort showed high numbers of gains and losses in contrast to very few copy number changes in the younger nonsmoker cohort. In concurrence with the literature, tumors from the older cohort manifested deletions involving 3p and 9p21 and gains involving 3q, 5q, 7p, 8q, 11q, and 20q. The younger group, particularly the nonsmokers, showed very few changes overall, and the aberrations were not in the sites classically associated with oral cancer. Deletion of CDKN2A (p16) was completely absent in the younger group but was present in 50% of the older cohort. CONCLUSIONS We have demonstrated that there is far less genomic instability in young nonsmokers with oral cancer than found in typical patients with oral cancer. These observations indicate that oral cancer presenting at a younger age, particularly in nonsmokers, has a genomic profile different from the classically described oral cancer.
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- Esther M O'Regan
- Department of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology, Dublin Dental School and Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
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Zhou X, Temam S, Chen Z, Ye H, Mao L, Wong DTW. Allelic imbalance analysis of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma by high-density single nucleotide polymorphism arrays using whole-genome amplified DNA. Hum Genet 2005; 118:504-7. [PMID: 16193324 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-005-0069-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2005] [Accepted: 08/29/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Multiple displacement-based whole-genome DNA amplification is a promising tool to obtain sufficient DNA from small tissue specimens for various genetic analyses, such as SNP array-based analysis. Using Affymetrix 10 K and 100 K SNP mapping array, we evaluated the performance of the Phi29 DNA polymerase-based genome amplification. Greater than 99% concordance in genotyping calls were achieved between amplified and non-amplified DNAs for both arrays. By utilizing the Affymetrix GeneChip Chromosome Copy Number Tool, the allelic imbalance profiles for the advanced stage oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC) were generated based on 10 K and 100 K SNP mapping array results. The results from these two array platforms agree closely, but more precise allelic imbalance patterns can be revealed from the 100 K SNP mapping array data. Furthermore, our data suggested a frequent loss at 3p11-p12 for advanced stage OTSCC.
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- Xiaofeng Zhou
- Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Patmore HS, Cawkwell L, Stafford ND, Greenman J. Unraveling the chromosomal aberrations of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a review. Ann Surg Oncol 2005; 12:831-42. [PMID: 16132373 DOI: 10.1245/aso.2005.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2004] [Accepted: 04/25/2005] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Information from the genetic analysis of head and neck cancer has grown enormously in the last 20 years. The advent of high-resolution genetic analysis techniques such as microarray technology will further expand this field in the future. Here we review the data on chromosomal aberrations of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, focusing on the data generated by comparative genomic hybridization analysis, and suggest how such findings will be taken forward over the next decade. With the search engine PUBMED, the key words "comparative genomic hybridisation," "head and neck," "oral," "hypopharyngeal," "laryngeal," and "squamous cell carcinoma" were used. Publications unavailable in English were excluded.
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- Harriet S Patmore
- Department of Surgery, Postgraduate Medical Institute in Association with Hull York Medical School, University of Hull Wolfson Building, Cottingham Road, Kingston Upon Hull, United Kingdom, HU6 7RX
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Snijders AM, Schmidt BL, Fridlyand J, Dekker N, Pinkel D, Jordan RCK, Albertson DG. Rare amplicons implicate frequent deregulation of cell fate specification pathways in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Oncogene 2005; 24:4232-42. [PMID: 15824737 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Genomes of solid tumors are characterized by gains and losses of regions, which may contribute to tumorigenesis by altering gene expression. Often the aberrations are extensive, encompassing whole chromosome arms, which makes identification of candidate genes in these regions difficult. Here, we focused on narrow regions of gene amplification to facilitate identification of genetic pathways important in oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) development. We used array comparative genomic hybridization (array CGH) to define minimum common amplified regions and then used expression analysis to identify candidate driver genes in amplicons that spanned <3 Mb. We found genes involved in integrin signaling (TLN1), survival (YAP1, BIRC2), and adhesion and migration (TLN1, LAMA3, MMP7), as well as members of the hedgehog (GLI2) and notch (JAG1, RBPSUH, FJX1) pathways to be amplified and overexpressed. Deregulation of these and other members of the hedgehog and notch pathways (HHIP, SMO, DLL1, NOTCH4) implicates deregulation of developmental and differentiation pathways, cell fate misspecification, in oral SCC development.
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- Antoine M Snijders
- Cancer Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, Box 0808, San Francisco, CA 94143-0808, USA
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Lin SC, Chang MF, Chung MY, Chang CS, Kao SY, Liu CJ, Chang KW. Frequent microsatellite alterations of chromosome locus 4q13.1 in oral squamous cell carcinomas. J Oral Pathol Med 2005; 34:209-13. [PMID: 15752255 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2004.00296.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Studies have revealed that losses of chromosome 4q24-25 regions are frequent in cancers including head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Our previous comparative genomic hybridization analysis showed extensive losses of chromosome arm 4q in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). METHODS To be more precise in mapping the potential regions of allelic losses and to understand the microsatellite instability (MSI) on 4q involving in oral pathogenesis, we performed allelotypings using eight polymorphic markers. Microsatellite analyses were first performed on 100 randomly selected controls to confirm the high informative rates of markers. Twenty OSCC tissues were microdissected from surgical specimens for microsatellite alterations (MA) analysis. RESULTS MA was observed in 95% OSCC cases. The most eminently altered locus was 4q13.1 (75%), followed by 4q22.2 and 4q32.1 (55%). Allelic losses also occurred most frequently on these loci. Thirty-five percent cases had MA spanning 4q13.1 to 4q21.1. MSI occurred in 35% OSCC, at a lesser extent compared with allelic losses. The most common locus for MSI was 4q21.2 (20%). In addition, 4q MSI was significantly associated with the lymph node metastasis of OSCC (P = 0.01). So far, most tumor suppressor genes on 4q have not been specified. CONCLUSION Our results were additive to previous findings and proposed novel scenario of suppressor loci located at 4q13.1-21.1 whose inactivation could be important for progression of OSCC.
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- Shu-Chun Lin
- School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Bérgamo NA, da Silva Veiga LC, dos Reis PP, Nishimoto IN, Magrin J, Kowalski LP, Squire JA, Rogatto SR. Classic and Molecular Cytogenetic Analyses Reveal Chromosomal Gains and Losses Correlated with Survival in Head and Neck Cancer Patients. Clin Cancer Res 2005. [DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.621.11.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Purpose: Genetic biomarkers of head and neck tumors could be useful for distinguishing among patients with similar clinical and histopathologic characteristics but having differential probabilities of survival. The purpose of this study was to investigate chromosomal alterations in head and neck carcinomas and to correlate the results with clinical and epidemiologic variables.
Experimental Design: Cytogenetic analysis of short-term cultures from 64 primary untreated head and neck squamous cell carcinomas was used to determine the overall pattern of chromosome aberrations. A representative subset of tumors was analyzed in detail by spectral karyotyping and/or confirmatory fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis.
Results: Recurrent losses of chromosomes Y (26 cases) and 19 (14 cases), and gains of chromosomes 22 (23 cases), 8 and 20 (11 cases each) were observed. The most frequent structural aberration was del(22)(q13.1) followed by rearrangements involving 6q and 12p. The presence of specific cytogenetic aberrations was found to correlate significantly with an unfavorable outcome. There was a significant association between survival and gains in chromosomes 10 (P = 0.008) and 20 (P = 0.002) and losses of chromosomes 15 (P = 0.005) and 22 (P = 0.021). Univariate analysis indicated that acquisition of monosomy 17 was a significant (P = 0.0012) factor for patients with a previous family history of cancer.
Conclusions: The significant associations found in this study emphasize that alterations of distinct regions of the genome may be genetic biomarkers for a poor prognosis. Losses of chromosomes 17 and 22 can be associated with a family history of cancer.
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- 4Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Ontario Cancer Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- 3Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology, AC Camargo Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil and
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- 3Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology, AC Camargo Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil and
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- 3Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology, AC Camargo Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil and
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- 4Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Ontario Cancer Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- 2NeoGene Laboratory, Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, São Paulo State University
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Garnis C, Rosin MP, Zhang L, Lam WL. Alteration ofAKAP220, an upstream component of the Rb pathway, in oral carcinogenesis. Int J Cancer 2005; 116:813-9. [PMID: 15849745 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.21065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Few genes have been implicated in the development of oral cancer. In our study, we identified a novel gene in the Rb pathway that is frequently altered and overexpressed in oral tumors. Significantly, the alteration is also associated with early oral premalignant lesions (OPLs). This region was identified through a genomewide scan using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) PCR of 40 microdissected oral squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). Recurrent gain of a approximately 400 bp signal was observed in multiple patients. This gain was localized to 13q14.11, a region frequently altered in multiple cancer types. Through microsatellite analysis, a 1.9 Mbp minimal region of alteration (MRA) was defined between D13S263 and D13S1227. Allelic imbalance (AI) in the MRA was present in only 28% of low-grade dysplasia, but strikingly increased with progression to 64% in high-grade dysplasia, plateauing at 61% in tumors, thus implicating this alteration in the early stages of disease development. Of the 3 genes residing within the MRA, Receptor Activator of NK-kappa-B Ligand (RANKL) and Diacylglycerol Kinase (DGKH) showed no change in expression levels in tumors compared to normal tissue. In contrast, 12 of 16 tumors showed significant overexpression of A-Kinase Anchoring Protein 220 (AKAP220). Since AKAP220 plays a role in regulating the Rb pathway, its dysregulation may contribute significantly to alterations in cell cycle regulation that facilitate progression of OPLs.
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- Cathie Garnis
- British Columbia Cancer Research Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Masayesva BG, Ha P, Garrett-Mayer E, Pilkington T, Mao R, Pevsner J, Speed T, Benoit N, Moon CS, Sidransky D, Westra WH, Califano J. Gene expression alterations over large chromosomal regions in cancers include multiple genes unrelated to malignant progression. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:8715-20. [PMID: 15155901 PMCID: PMC423261 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0400027101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In solid tumors, the relationship between DNA copy number and global expression over large chromosomal regions has not been systematically explored. We used a 12,626-gene expression array analysis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and normal oral mucosa and annotated gene expression levels to specific chromosomal loci. Expression alterations correlated with reported data using comparative genomic hybridization. When genes with significant differences in expression between normal and malignant lesions, as defined by significance analysis of microarrays (SAM), were compared to nonsignificant genes, similar chromosomal patterns of alteration in expression were noted. Individual tumors underwent microsatellite analysis and chi(2) analysis of expression at 3p and 22q. Significant 3p underexpression and 22q overexpression were found in all primary tumors with 3p and 22q allelic imbalance, respectively, whereas no tumor without allelic imbalance on these chromosomal arms demonstrated expression differences. Loss and gain of chromosomal material in solid cancers can alter gene expression over large chromosomal regions, including multiple genes unrelated to malignant progression.
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- Brett G Masayesva
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Head and Neck Cancer Research Division, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Hannen EJM, Macville MVE, Wienk SM, Slootweg PJ, Manni JJ, Hanselaar AGJM, de Wilde PCM. Different chromosomal imbalances in metastasized and nonmetastasized tongue carcinomas identified by comparative genomic hybridization. Oral Oncol 2004; 40:364-71. [PMID: 14969815 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2003.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2003] [Accepted: 09/01/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Tumors of different metastatic behavior possibly differ in genomic constitution. We identified molecular cytogenetic differences between a group of metastasized and nonmetastasized primary tongue tumors by comparative genomic hybridization. Most frequent chromosome copy number changes for metastasized and nonmetastasized tumors were +8q (100% and 71%, respectively) and +3q (56% and 43%, respectively). Metastasized tumors showed significantly more chromosome copy number changes than nonmetastasized tumors. High copy number gains were exclusively found in metastasized tumors for 3q23-qter, 5p, 12p and 13q21-q22. Genomic imbalances occurring in metastasized tumors but not in nonmetastasized tumours were +7q21 (44%), +14q (33%), and -15q (33%). The genetic constitution of primary tongue tumors that metastasize differs from tongue tumors that do not metastasize. Our data, although obtained from a relative small group of tumors, spotlights copy number gain of chromosome region 7q21 as a potential marker for metastatic behavior.
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- Egied J M Hannen
- Department of Pathology, University Medical Center St. Radboud, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Hermsen MA, Xie Y, Rooimans MA, Meijer GA, Baak JP, Plukker JT, Arwert F, Joenje H. Cytogenetic characteristics of oral squamous cell carcinomas in Fanconi anemia. Fam Cancer 2003; 1:39-43. [PMID: 14574014 DOI: 10.1023/a:1011528310346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Fanconi anemia (FA) is an autosomal recessive syndrome with a marked predisposition to malignancies, in particular acute myeloid leukemia and squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. We examined oral squamous cell carcinoma tissue from two FA patients (FA-A and FA-C) by comparative genomic hybridization. Both tumors, which were negative for human papilloma as well as Epstein-Barr viral sequences, showed multiple alterations with a high proportion of whole-arm chromosomal gains and losses. This combination of features as well as the sites involved in chromosomal breakage are very similar to what is typically observed in non-FA oral tumors. These results suggest that the process leading to early occurrence of oral cancer in FA patients follows a similar pathway as in non-FA cancer patients, which would support a caretaker function for FA genes in the protection against oral carcinogenesis. Since FA patients are uniquely hypersensitive to DNA cross-linking agents, while oral cancer in the general population is thought to be environmentally induced, these results also suggest that environmental DNA cross-linkers may be causally involved in oral carcinogenesis.
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- M A Hermsen
- Department of Pathology, Free University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Tremmel SC, Götte K, Popp S, Weber S, Hörmann K, Bartram CR, Jauch A. Intratumoral genomic heterogeneity in advanced head and neck cancer detected by comparative genomic hybridization. CANCER GENETICS AND CYTOGENETICS 2003; 144:165-74. [PMID: 12850380 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(03)00011-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Little is known about the extent of intratumoral genetic heterogeneity in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). We therefore examined 79 stage III and IV primary HNSCCs (P) and matched lymph node metastases (M) for over- and underrepresentation of specific chromosome regions by comparative genomic hybridization (CGH). The overall ratio of gains and losses was higher in metastases than in primary tumors (4/1 vs. 2.5/1). Gains of 3q (78.1% P vs. 87.5% M) and 11q (78.1% P vs. 62.5% M) and deletions of 3p (43.8% P vs. 34.4% M) and 9p (31.3% P vs. 15.6% M) were most frequently detected. The highest rate of intratumoral discordance was observed for primary tumors and corresponding metastases (32.8%) compared with matched pairs of two metastases (26.5%) and of two anatomically distinct sides of one primary tumor (24.3%). Furthermore, the discordance rate was dependent on the primary tumor site (oral cavity 49.2%, oropharynx 31%, hypopharynx 30.3%, and larynx 27.3%). In some tumors, the extent of genomic discordance argues against a monoclonal origin. In conclusion, we found a high individual variation of intratumoral genomic heterogeneity depending on the localization and selection of matched pairs. These findings are of specific importance in view of establishing prognostic markers.
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- Susanne C Tremmel
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Veiga LCS, Bérgamo NA, Kowalski LP, Rogatto SR. Classical and molecular cytogenetic analysis in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. Genet Mol Biol 2003. [DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572003000200003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Beder LB, Gunduz M, Ouchida M, Fukushima K, Gunduz E, Ito S, Sakai A, Nagai N, Nishizaki K, Shimizu K. Genome-wide analyses on loss of heterozygosity in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. J Transl Med 2003; 83:99-105. [PMID: 12533690 DOI: 10.1097/01.lab.0000047489.26246.e1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a frequent malignancy with a poor survival rate. Identifying the tumor suppressor gene (TSG) loci by genomic studies is an important step to uncover the molecular mechanisms involved in HNSCC pathogenesis. We therefore performed comprehensive analyses on loss of heterozygosity (LOH) using a genome-wide panel of 191 microsatellite markers in 22 HNSCC samples. We found 53 markers with significantly high LOH (>30%) on 21 chromosomal arms; the highest values of those were observed on 3p, 9p, 13q, 15q, and 17p, corresponding to D3S2432 (67%), D9S921-D9S925 (67%) and GATA62F03 (86%), D13S1493 (60%), D15S211 (62%), and D17S1353 (88%), respectively. Fifteen hot spots of LOH were defined in 13 chromosomal arms: 2q22-23, 4p15.2, 4q24-25, 5q31, 8p23, 9p23-24, 9q31.3, 9q34.2, 10q21, 11q21-22.3, 14q11-13, 14q22.3, 17p13, 18q11, and 19q12 as loci reported previously in HNSCCs. Furthermore, we identified five novel hot spots of LOH on three chromosomal arms in HNSCC at 2q33 (D2S1384), 2q37 (D2S125), 8q12-13 (D8S1136), 8q24 (D8S1128), and 15q21 (D15S211). In conclusion, our comprehensive allelotype analyses have unveiled and confirmed a total of 20 possible TSG loci that could be involved in the development of HNSCC. These results provide useful clues for identification of putative TSGs involved in HNSCC by fine mapping of the suspected regions and subsequent analysis for functional genes.
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- Levent Bekir Beder
- Department of Otolaryngology, Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama University, Shikata-cho, Okayama, Japan
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Du MQ, Isaacson PG. First steps in unraveling the genotype of enteropathy-type T-cell lymphoma. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2002; 161:1527-9. [PMID: 12414499 PMCID: PMC1850773 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64429-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Ming-Qing Du
- Department of Histopathology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, United Kingdom
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Woenckhaus J, Steger K, Werner E, Fenic I, Gamerdinger U, Dreyer T, Stahl U. Genomic gain of PIK3CA and increased expression of p110alpha are associated with progression of dysplasia into invasive squamous cell carcinoma. J Pathol 2002; 198:335-42. [PMID: 12375266 DOI: 10.1002/path.1207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PIK3CA, encoding the catalytic subunit p110alpha of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), is activated in malignant diseases. However, the role of the PIK3CA gene aberrations for tumourigenesis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is to date unclear. The present study was designed to determine the genomic aberration of PIK3CA in invasive HNSCC and dysplastic precursor lesions by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with a YAC probe, containing the PIK3CA gene, on isolated interphase nuclei from histomorphologically well-defined regions of formalin-fixed tissue sections and to compare these data with protein and mRNA expression of p110alpha. The mRNA and protein levels of p110alpha were assessed, respectively, by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry on consecutive tissue sections. Copy number gains at 3q26 were observed in one of six low-to-moderate dysplasias (17%) and in seven of nine high-grade dysplasias (78%), as well as in 11 carcinomas (100%). In addition, one of seven high-grade dysplasias (14%) and 6 of 11 carcinomas (55%) had amplifications of 3q26. The majority of cases with copy number gain in more than 50% of the cells and/or amplification in more than 10% of cells showed increased p110alpha mRNA and protein expression, whereas only two cases (18%) (one high-grade dysplasia and one carcinoma) with no gain or low-level gain displayed increased p110alpha protein expression. These data suggest that 3q26 copy number gain and amplification represent early genomic aberrations in HNSCC carcinogenesis. In addition, p110alpha mRNA and protein expression in HNSCC may be regulated by these genomic aberrations as well as by epigenetic events.
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Chujo M, Noguchi T, Miura T, Arinaga M, Uchida Y, Tagawa Y. Comparative genomic hybridization analysis detected frequent overrepresentation of chromosome 3q in squamous cell carcinoma of the lung. Lung Cancer 2002; 38:23-9. [PMID: 12367789 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(02)00151-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aim of this study was to provide cytogenetic data about squamous cell carcinomas of the lung and to evaluate their characteristic alterations and histogenetic relations. We analyzed 41 squamous cell lung carcinomas by comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) technique. CGH was performed using directly fluorochrome-conjugated DNA. Chromosomal regions where the mean ratio fell below 0.75 were therefore considered to reflect DNA copy number loss (underrepresentation), whereas regions where the mean ratio exceeded 1.25 were considered gains (overrepresentations) in the tumor genome. Overrepresentations were considered to be high-level amplification when the fluorescence ratio exceeded 1.5. Chromosomal imbalances were observed in every case. Copy number gains frequently were detected at 3q, 5p, 8q, 12p, and Xq. Losses were found at 16p, 4q, 5q, 3p, 17p, and 16q. DNA amplifications were observed at 12 regions: 3q26.1-27, 8q13-23.1, 12p12.3-pter, 12q15, 2p14-16, 4q28-31.2, 5p13.1-pter, 6q21-22.3, 7p11.2-13, 13q21.2-32, 18p11.2-pter, and 20p11.2-pter. Gains on 3q were frequently detected not only in the more than 3 cm group (79%) but also in the 3 cm or less group (77%). The mean frequency of gained or lost chromosomal regions was 7.2+/-4.7 in the 3 cm or less group (n=13) and 10.2+/-6.3 in the more than 3 cm group (n=28) (P=0.4503). The mean frequency of gained or lost chromosomal regions was significantly higher in the carcinoma with lymph node metastasis group (12.5+/-7.6 regions) (n=12) than in the carcinoma without lymph node metastasis group (7.9+/-4.6) (n=29) (P=0.0251). In conclusion, an increased copy number at 3q may contribute to the development of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung.
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- Masao Chujo
- Department of Surgery II, Oita Medical University, Hasama-machi, Oita 879-5593, Japan.
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Huang Q, Yu GP, McCormick SA, Mo J, Datta B, Mahimkar M, Lazarus P, Schäffer AA, Desper R, Schantz SP. Genetic differences detected by comparative genomic hybridization in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas from different tumor sites: construction of oncogenetic trees for tumor progression. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2002; 34:224-33. [PMID: 11979556 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.10062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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For a better understanding of genetic alterations in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), we applied comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) in the analysis of 75 HNSCCs, comprised of 18 pharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas (PSCCs), 23 laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas (LSCCs), and 34 oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs). The three subgroups of HNSCC showed significant differences in genetic alteration patterns. Overall, PSCC and LSCC had more copy number aberrations (CNAs) per tumor than did OSCC. Apparent differing patterns of high-level amplification were also observed. The smallest recurrent chromosomal regions of high-level amplification (> or = 15% of cases) were 7q22, 8q24.1, and 11q12-13 in PSCC and 3q26.1-29 in OSCC. According to single frequency and combined frequencies of CNAs, we concluded that the most important chromosomal events for progression of head and neck cancer were +3q, +5p, +8q, and -3p for all subgroups of HNSCC; additionally, +7q, +17q, -9p, and -13q for PSCC; +7p, +9q, +11q12-13, +14q, and +17q for LSCC; and +1p and +11q12-13 for OSCC. To identify further important genetic alterations and the relationships among the alterations, we constructed oncogenetic tree models for tumor progression of HNSCC from CGH data using branching and distance-based tree models. The tree models predicted that: (1) +3q21-29 was the most important early chromosomal event, and -3p, which occurred after +3q21-29, was also an important chromosomal event for all subsites of HNSCC; (2) +8q is the second most important early chromosomal event; (3) there may be at least three subgroups of HNSCC: one characterized by -3p, -9p, +7p, and -13q; another by +5p, +9qter, and +17p; and the other by +8q and +18p. These results suggest that different chromosomal aberrations may play a role in the initiation and/or progression of different subgroups of HNSCC.
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- Qiang Huang
- Department of Otolaryngology, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York Medical College, New York, New York 10003, USA
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Struski S, Doco-Fenzy M, Cornillet-Lefebvre P. Compilation of published comparative genomic hybridization studies. CANCER GENETICS AND CYTOGENETICS 2002; 135:63-90. [PMID: 12072205 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(01)00624-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The power of comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) has been clearly proven since the first paper appeared in 1992 as a tool to characterize chromosomal imbalances in neoplasias. This review summarizes the chromosomal imbalances detected by CGH in solid tumors and in hemopathies. In May of 2001, we took a census of 430 articles providing information on 11,984 cases of human solid tumors or hematologic malignancies. Comparative generic hybridization has detected a number of recurrent regions of amplification or deletion that allows for identification of new chromosomal loci (oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, or other genes) involved in the development, progression, and clonal evolution of tumors. When CGH data from different studies are combined, a pattern of nonrandom genetic aberrations appears. As expected, some of these gains and losses are common to different types of pathologies, while others are more tumor-specific.
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- Stéphanie Struski
- Laboratoire d'Hématologie, Hôpital Robert Debré-CHU Reims, Reims, France
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Lin SC, Chen YJ, Kao SY, Hsu MT, Lin CH, Yang SC, Liu TY, Chang KW. Chromosomal changes in betel-associated oral squamous cell carcinomas and their relationship to clinical parameters. Oral Oncol 2002; 38:266-73. [PMID: 11978549 DOI: 10.1016/s1368-8375(01)00054-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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To investigate the chromosomal imbalances that occur in oral carcinoma associated primarily with betel use and their clinical implications, we performed chromosomal analysis using comparative genomic hybridization on 47 patients with this disease. The most common gains of chromosome arms were 8q, 9q and 11q, and the most frequent losses were of chromosomal arms 3p and 4q. The clinical parameters significantly associated with the numbers of chromosomal imbalances per tumor were the age of the patients and nodal metastasis. The preliminary findings of a lower incidence of loss of 4q and gain of 8q in betel-associated tumors compared to non-betel-associated tumors might provide insight into the carcinogenic effect of betel. Deletion of 3p and the gain of 11q alterations were more prevalent in carcinomas with lymph node metastasis than in node-negative tumors, indicating possible loci for metastasis suppressor or metastasis enhancing genes, respectively. Losses of 3p and 4q and gain of 9q were associated with poor outcome for the patients. These data demonstrated that the frequent aberrations in 4q and 9q sites can be used as novel prognostic predictors.
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- Shu Chun Lin
- Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Li-Nong St. Sec. 2, No. 155 Peitou, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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Yen CC, Chen YJ, Chen JT, Hsia JY, Chen PM, Liu JH, Fan FS, Chiou TJ, Wang WS, Lin CH. Comparative genomic hybridization of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: correlations between chromosomal aberrations and disease progression/prognosis. Cancer 2001; 92:2769-77. [PMID: 11753950 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(20011201)92:11<2769::aid-cncr10118>3.0.co;2-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Esophageal carcinoma is a major cause of cancer-related deaths among males in Taiwan. However, to date, the genetic alterations that accompany this lethal disease are not understood. METHODS Chromosomal aberrations of 46 samples of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (EC-SCC) were analyzed by comparative genomic hybridization (CGH), and their correlations with pathologic staging and prognosis were analyzed statistically. RESULTS In total, 321 gains and 252 losses were found in 46 tumor samples; thus, the average gains and losses per patient were 6.98 and 5.47, respectively. Frequent gain abnormalities were found on chromosome arms 1q, 2q, 3q, 5p, 7p, 7q, 8q, 11q, 12p, 12q, 14q, 17q, 20q, and Xq. Frequent deletions were found on chromosome arms 1p, 3p, 4p, 5q, 8p, 9p, 9q, 11q, 13q, 16p, 17p, 18q, 19p, and 19q. It was found that deletions of 4p and 13q12-q14 and gain of 5p were significantly correlated with pathologic staging. Losses of 8p22-pter and 9p also were found more frequently in patients with advanced disease. Gain of 8q24-qter was seen more frequently in patients with Grade 3 tumors. A univariate analysis found that pathologic staging; gains of 5p and 7q; and deletions of 4p, 9p, and 11q were significant prognostic factors. However, pathologic staging became the only significant factor in a multivariate analysis. CONCLUSIONS CGH not only revealed novel chromosomal aberrations in EC-SCC, but also found possible genotypic changes associated with disease progression. Despite all of the possible associations of chromosomal aberrations with disease progression, the most important prognostic factor for patients with EC-SCC was pathologic staging.
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- C C Yen
- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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BACKGROUND Cytogenetic alterations underlie the development of squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck (SCCHN). Because many of the molecular genetic changes in SCCHN result from chromosomal alterations, a complete perspective on the genetic changes in tumors requires a basic introduction to cytogenetics. This review presents a brief description of the latest cytogenetic techniques and a description of chromosomal alterations in SCCHN, their molecular correlates, and clinical implications. RESULTS The most frequent cytogenetic alterations in SCCHN are gains of 3q, 8q, 9q, 20q, 7p, 11q13, and 5p and losses of 3p, 9p, 21q, 5q, 13q, 18q, and 8p. The karyotypes often provide an explanation for the mechanism by which the molecular genetic alterations arose. For example, the coordinate gains and losses involving whole arms of chromosomes 3, 5, 7, 8, and 9 often result from isochromosome formation. In addition, apparent allelic imbalances may not represent loss of heterozygosity but gene amplification. These results suggest that cytogenetic analysis is valuable for placing the molecular genetic findings in perspective at the cellular level. CONCLUSIONS Cytogenetic endpoints may be useful tools for dissecting clinical differences in tumor behavior and response to therapy. Numerous studies are underway to examine the biology of and genetic alterations in SCCHN that will lead to additional markers for use as rapid, noninvasive screening methods for individuals at high risk for primary or recurrent SCCHN. Our goal is to minimize morbidity and mortality from SCCHN by identifying useful predictors of disease and recurrence risk and response to therapy to implement earlier detection and more effective prevention and/or treatment strategies.
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- S M Gollin
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA.
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Pimkhaokham A, Shimada Y, Fukuda Y, Kurihara N, Imoto I, Yang ZQ, Imamura M, Nakamura Y, Amagasa T, Inazawa J. Nonrandom chromosomal imbalances in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cell lines: possible involvement of the ATF3 and CENPF genes in the 1q32 amplicon. Jpn J Cancer Res 2000; 91:1126-33. [PMID: 11092977 PMCID: PMC5926289 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2000.tb00895.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Using comparative genomic hybridization (CGH), we investigated copy number aberrations in 29 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESC) cell lines. All lines displayed numerous chromosome imbalances. The most frequent losses were observed on chromosome 18q (65.5%), Xp (48. 3%), 3p (44.8%), 4q (44.8%), 8p (41.4%), 11q23 - 25 (34.5%) and 4p (27.6%), whereas the most common copy number gains were noted at 8q (86.2%), 3q (82.8%), 5p (69%), 7p (69%), 20q (65.5%), 9q (55.2%), 11q (55.2%), 1q (48.3%), Xq (44.8%) and 18p (37.9%). High-level gains (HLGs) were detected at 3q26 (9 cases), 8q23 (6 cases), 5p14 - 15 (6 cases), 18p11.2 - 11.3 (6 cases), 3q27 - 28 (5 cases), 5p13 (3 cases), 7p14 - 15 (3 cases), 20q12 - 13 (3 cases), 11q13 (3 cases), 14q21 (2 cases), 20p11.2 (2 cases), 13q32 (2 case), and 1q32 (1 case). Among them, HLGs of 1q32 have been reported in other types of cancer, including glioblastoma and breast cancers. We successfully narrowed down the smallest common amplicon involving 1q-gain to the genomic segment between D1S414 and D1S2860 by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Southern and northern blot analysis clearly demonstrated that ATF3, human activating transcription factor-3 and CENPF, centromere protein F, mapped within this region, were significantly amplified and over-expressed in 1q32 amplicon.
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- A Pimkhaokham
- Department of Molecular Cytogenetics, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
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Hashimoto Y, Oga A, Okami K, Imate Y, Yamashita Y, Sasaki K. Relationship between cytogenetic aberrations by CGH coupled with tissue microdissection and DNA ploidy by laser scanning cytometry in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2000. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0320(20000601)40:2<161::aid-cyto10>3.0.co;2-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Bergamo NA, Rogatto SR, Poli-Frederico RC, Reis PP, Kowalski LP, Zielenska M, Squire JA. Comparative genomic hybridization analysis detects frequent over-representation of DNA sequences at 3q, 7p, and 8q in head and neck carcinomas. CANCER GENETICS AND CYTOGENETICS 2000; 119:48-55. [PMID: 10812171 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(99)00213-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) was used to identify chromosomal imbalances in 19 samples of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC). The chromosome arms most often over-represented were 3q (48%), 8q (42%), and 7p (32%); in many cases, these changes were observed at high copy number. Other commonly over-represented sites were 1q, 2q, 6p, 6q, and 18q. The most frequently under-represented segments were 3p and 22q. Loss of heterozygosity of two polymorphic microsatellite loci from chromosome 22 was observed in two tongue tumors, in agreement with the CGH analysis. Gains of 1q and 2q material were detected in patients exhibiting a clinical history of recurrence and/or metastasis followed by terminal disease. This association suggests that gain of 1q and 2q may be a new marker of head and neck tumors with a refractory clinical response.
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- N A Bergamo
- Department of Genetics, IB, UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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Bryce LA, Morrison N, Hoare SF, Muir S, Keith WN. Mapping of the gene for the human telomerase reverse transcriptase, hTERT, to chromosome 5p15.33 by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Neoplasia 2000; 2:197-201. [PMID: 10935505 PMCID: PMC1507564 DOI: 10.1038/sj.neo.7900092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Telomerase, the enzyme that maintains the ends of chromosomes, is absent from the majority of somatic cells but is present and active in most tumours. The gene for the reverse transcriptase component of telomerase (hTERT) has recently been identified. A cDNA clone of this gene was used as a probe to identify three genomic bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones, one of which was used as a probe to map hTERT by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to chromosome 5p15.33. This BAC probe was further used to look at copy number of the hTERT region in immortal cell lines. We found that 10/15 immortal cell lines had a modal copy number of 3 or more per cell, with one cell line (CaSki) having a modal copy number of 11. This suggests that increases in copy number of the hTERT gene region do occur, and may well be one route to upregulating telomerase levels in tumour cells. 5p15 gains and amplifications have been documented for various tumour types, including non-small cell lung carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck, and uterine cervix cancer, making hTERT a potential target.
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- L A Bryce
- CRC Department of Medical Oncology, University of Glasgow, UK
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DNA copy number changes in Schistosoma-associated and non-Schistosoma-associated bladder cancer. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2000; 156:871-8. [PMID: 10702404 PMCID: PMC1876852 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64956-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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DNA copy number changes were investigated in 69 samples of schistosoma-associated (SA) and non-schistosoma-associated (NSA) squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder by comparative genomic hybridization (CGH). DNA copy number changes were detected in 47 tumors. SA tumors had more changes than NSA tumors (mean, 7 vs. 4), whereas the number of changes in SCC and TCC tumors was similar. SA tumors displayed more gains than losses (1.7:1), whereas NSA tumors showed an equal number of gains and losses. Changes that were observed at similar frequencies in SCC and TCC, irrespective of the schistosomal status, included gains and high-level amplifications at 1q, 8q, and 20q and losses in 9p and 13q. These changes may be involved in a common pathway for bladder tumor development and progression independent of schistosomal status or histological subtype. Losses in 3p and gains at 5p were seen only in SCC (P < 0.01) and losses in 5q were more frequent in SA-SCC than in other tumors (P < 0.05). However, changes that were more frequent in TCC than those in SCC included gains at 17q (P < 0.01) and losses in 4q (P < 0.05) and 6q (P < 0.01). Gains and high-level amplifications at 5p were seen only in SA-SCC (P < 0. 01), whereas gains and high-level amplifications with minimal common overlapping regions at 11q13 were more frequently seen both in SA-SCC and SA-TCC tumors (P < 0.01). In addition to the above mentioned alterations, several other changes were also seen at lower frequencies. The variations in the DNA copy number changes observed in TCC, SCC, SA, and NSA bladder carcinomas suggest that these tumors have different genetic pathways.
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Greenman J, Homer JJ, Stafford ND. Markers in cancer of the larynx and pharynx. CLINICAL OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND ALLIED SCIENCES 2000; 25:9-18. [PMID: 10764231 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.2000.00339.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- J Greenman
- Academic Surgical Unit, University of Hull, Hull Royal Infirmary, UK
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Lehnert K, Ni J, Leung E, Gough SM, Weaver A, Yao WP, Liu D, Wang SX, Morris CM, Krissansen GW. Cloning, sequence analysis, and chromosomal localization of the novel human integrin alpha11 subunit (ITGA11). Genomics 1999; 60:179-87. [PMID: 10486209 DOI: 10.1006/geno.1999.5909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The integrins are a large family of cell adhesion molecules consisting of noncovalently associated alphabeta heterodimers. We have cloned and sequenced the cDNA of a novel human integrin alpha-subunit, designated alpha11. The alpha11 cDNA encodes a mature protein with a large 1120-residue extracellular domain that contains an I-domain of 207 residues and is linked by a transmembrane domain to a short cytoplasmic domain of 24 amino acids. The deduced alpha11 protein shows the typical structural features of integrin alpha-subunits and is similar to a distinct group of alpha-subunits from collagen-binding integrins. However, it differs from most integrin alpha-chains by an incompletely preserved cytoplasmic GFFKR motif. The human ITGA11 gene was localized to bands q22.3-q23 on chromosome 15, and its transcripts were found in a variety of tissues, but predominantly in bone, cartilage, cardiac muscle, and skeletal muscle. Expression of a 5.5-kb alpha11 mRNA was detectable in small intestine.
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- K Lehnert
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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James LA, Kelsey AM, Birch JM, Varley JM. Highly consistent genetic alterations in childhood adrenocortical tumours detected by comparative genomic hybridization. Br J Cancer 1999; 81:300-4. [PMID: 10496356 PMCID: PMC2362872 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6990691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We have examined 11 cases of childhood adrenocortical tumours for copy number changes using comparative genomic hybridization (CGH). The changes seen are highly consistent between cases, and are independent of tumour type (carcinoma versus adenoma) or the presence of a germline TP53 mutation. The regions of chromosomal gain and loss identified in this study indicate the location of genes that are potentially important in the development and progression of childhood adrenocortical tumours. Finally, the copy number changes identified in childhood tumours are distinctly different to those seen in adult cases (Kjellman et al (1996) Cancer Res 56: 4219-4223), and we propose that this indicates that childhood tumours are of embryonal origin.
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- L A James
- CRC Section of Molecular Genetics, Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Manchester, UK
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Rooney PH, Murray GI, Stevenson DA, Haites NE, Cassidy J, McLeod HL. Comparative genomic hybridization and chromosomal instability in solid tumours. Br J Cancer 1999; 80:862-73. [PMID: 10360667 PMCID: PMC2362298 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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- P H Rooney
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, UK
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