• Zhonghua yi xue za zhi · Sep 2008

    [Fluorescent in situ hybridization with a panel of probes detects molecular cytogenetic abnormalities in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia].

    • Wei Xu, Jian-yong Li, Li Li, Hui Yu, Qiu-dan Shen, Lei Fan, Chun Qiao, Ming Hong, Si-xuan Qian, and Hong-xia Qiu.
    • Department of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing 210029, China.
    • Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2008 Sep 23; 88 (36): 2537-40.

    ObjectiveTo explore the characteristics and prognostic significance of molecular cytogenetic aberrations in Chinese patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and the significance thereof in diagnosis of CLL.MethodsA panel of probes (LSI D13S319, LSI p53, LSI ATM, CEP 12, LSI MYB, and LSI IGHC/IGHV) and interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) were used to prospectively detect the cytogenetic abnormalities in 106 CLL patients, 82 males and 24 females, aged 62 (34 - 86).ResultsMolecular cytogenetic aberrations were found in 79 of the 106 CLL patients (74.5%) and 35 patients (33.0%) showed more than two kinds of abnormalities. The most frequent abnormality detected was del (13q14) in 48 cases (45.3%), followed by trisomy of chromosome 12 in 27 patients (25.5%), IgH translocation in 25 patients (23.6%), del (17p13) in 17 patients (16.0%), del (11q22) in 11 patients (10.5%) and del (6q23) in 5 patients (4.7%). The Del (13q14) rate of the group younger than 60 was 56.5%, significantly higher than that of the group aged > or = 60 (36.7%, P = 0.033). There was no significant relationship between molecular cytogenetic aberrations and sex and Binet stages (both P > 0.05). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that the survival time was shorter in the patients with p53 or ATM gene deletion. Patients with sole Del (13q14) had longer survival time than those with other abnormalities.ConclusionThe frequencies of the chromosomal abnormalities in Chinese CLL patients are similar to those in Western countries. Panel FISH has greatly increased the sensitivity of cytogenetic analyses. Del (13q14) is the most frequent abnormality in CLL. Molecular cytogenetic aberrations detected with FISH have important prognostic significance in CLL.

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