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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-2-3
pubmed:abstractText
The posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorders (PT-LPDs) are a morphologically heterogeneous group of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-driven lymphoid proliferations of varying clonal composition. Some PT-LPDs regress after a reduction in immunosuppression, while others progress in spite of aggressive therapy. Previously defined morphologic categories do not correlate with clonality, and neither morphology nor clonality has reliably predicted the clinical behavior of PT-LPDs. We investigated 28 PT-LPD lesions occurring in 22 patients for activating alterations involving the bcl-1, bcl-2, c-myc, and H-, K- and N-ras proto-oncogenes and for mutations involving the p53 tumor suppressor gene. We correlated the results of these studies with the morphology of the lesions, their clonality based on Ig heavy and light chain gene rearrangement analysis, and the presence and clonality of EBV infection. We found that the PT-LPDs are divisible into three distinct categories as follows: (1) plasmacytic hyperplasia: most commonly arise in the oropharynx or lymph nodes, are nearly always polyclonal, usually contain multiple EBV infection events or only a minor cell population infected by a single form of EBV, and lack oncogene and tumor suppressor gene alterations; (2) polymorphic B-cell hyperplasia and polymorphic B-cell lymphoma: may arise in lymph nodes or various extranodal sites, are nearly always monoclonal, usually contain a single form of EBV, and lack oncogene and tumor suppressor gene alterations; and (3) immunoblastic lymphoma or multiple myeloma: present with widely disseminated disease, are monoclonal, contain a single form of EBV, and contain alterations of one or more oncogene or tumor suppressor genes (N-ras gene codon 61 point mutation, p53 gene mutation, or c-myc gene rearrangement). The PT-LPDs are divisible into three categories exhibiting distinct morphologic and molecular genetic characteristics. Alterations involving the N-ras and c-myc proto-oncogenes and the p53 tumor suppressor gene may play an important role in the development and/or progression of the PT-LPDs.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0006-4971
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
85
pubmed:geneSymbol
H-ras, K-ras, N-ras, bcl-1, bcl-2, c-myc, p53
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
552-65
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7812011-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:7812011-DNA, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:7812011-DNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:7812011-Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, pubmed-meshheading:7812011-Genes, Tumor Suppressor, pubmed-meshheading:7812011-Heart Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:7812011-Herpesviridae Infections, pubmed-meshheading:7812011-Herpesvirus 4, Human, pubmed-meshheading:7812011-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7812011-Hyperplasia, pubmed-meshheading:7812011-Immunosuppressive Agents, pubmed-meshheading:7812011-Kidney Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:7812011-Lung Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:7812011-Lymphoid Tissue, pubmed-meshheading:7812011-Lymphoma, B-Cell, pubmed-meshheading:7812011-Lymphoproliferative Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:7812011-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:7812011-Multiple Myeloma, pubmed-meshheading:7812011-Oncogenes, pubmed-meshheading:7812011-Point Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:7812011-Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational, pubmed-meshheading:7812011-Postoperative Complications, pubmed-meshheading:7812011-Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, pubmed-meshheading:7812011-Tumor Virus Infections
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Correlative morphologic and molecular genetic analysis demonstrates three distinct categories of posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorders.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, NY 10021.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.