Extra chromosome 7 in cells cultured from cervical carcinoma

Serial cytogenetic study of a human glioma cell line

Chromosome studies were performed on a human glioma cell line. Nineteen passages were studied, and a heterogeneous chromosome complement with variable modal numbers was found. The main range varied from tetraploidy to triploidy. The presence of identical markers (9p-, 11p+, an increase in the copies of chromosome No. 7) in different passages suggests a clonal evolution.

Cytochemical and cytogenetic findings in five human leukocyte long-term cultures (LAHL) of different origin

Five human leukocyte long-term suspension cultures were investigated by means of cytochemical and cytogenetic methods. A striking resemblance in the morphology of these cells originating either from peripheral blood or from spleen of patients with or without hematological disorders was found. Lymphocytic origin of all five cultures is suspected. In the three cultures a diploid karyotype was found with some aberrations. In one culture, derived from the spleen of a patient with panmyelopathy the mosaic 45 XX C -/46 XX was detected. Anomalies of C group chromosomes were the most consistent type of chromosome aberrations in two lines. Both were EBV positive.