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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-3-8
pubmed:abstractText
Deletion of chromosome 13q is believed to be an adverse prognostic marker in patients with multiple myeloma (MM). Interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (I-FISH) is the method of choice for detection of chromosome 13q deletion (del13q). However, I-FISH has high false-positive rates attributed to a low percentage of plasma cells (PC), which are responsible for MM, in bone marrow (BM) samples from MM patients. In an attempt to overcome this problem, combined morphologic and I-FISH analyses were performed by a unique system that allows rapid automatic scanning of a large number of cells with simultaneous determination of the lineage of specific cells carrying del13q. The percentage of PC with del13q in BM samples from 40 MM patients was calculated. In addition, we established a useful prognostic ratio defined as the number of PC with del13q divided by the number of non-PC with del13q (PDP/PDNP), which may help to precisely define the putative role of del13q in prediction response of MM patients to new therapeutic compounds. We suggest this technique as a novel sensitive and specific method for detection of del13q in a minor PC population of MM patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0301-472X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
254-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15003310-Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, pubmed-meshheading:15003310-Bone Marrow Cells, pubmed-meshheading:15003310-Cell Lineage, pubmed-meshheading:15003310-Chromosome Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:15003310-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13, pubmed-meshheading:15003310-Dexamethasone, pubmed-meshheading:15003310-Doxorubicin, pubmed-meshheading:15003310-Drug Resistance, Multiple, pubmed-meshheading:15003310-Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:15003310-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15003310-Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, pubmed-meshheading:15003310-In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:15003310-Interphase, pubmed-meshheading:15003310-Multiple Myeloma, pubmed-meshheading:15003310-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:15003310-Stem Cell Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:15003310-Transplantation, Homologous, pubmed-meshheading:15003310-Vincristine
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Determination of chromosome 13 status in bone marrow cells of patients with multiple myeloma using combined morphologic and fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Hematology and the Sheba Cancer Research Center, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study