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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-7-20
pubmed:abstractText
In chronic B-cell leukemias, fluorescence in situ hybridization has greatly improved the ability to detect certain chromosomal aberrations, as cells in all phases of the cell cycle are analyzed. To obtain a comprehensive view of chromosomal gains and losses, we applied the recently developed technique of comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) to 28 patients with chronic B-cell leukemias. CGH results were compared with those obtained by chromosome banding analysis and interphase cytogenetics. In 19 of the 28 cases, chromosomal imbalances were detected, including amplified DNA sequences in three instances. The most common aberrations included gains of chromosomal material on 8q and 12 as well as losses of 6q, 11q, 13q, and 17p. In 13 cases, CGH revealed chromosomal gains and losses not detected by banding analysis. In 8 of these 13 cases, discrepancies were further investigated using other methods, and in all instances, the CGH findings were confirmed. A limitation of detecting small deleted regions by CGH was found in one example of 18p. In conclusion, our data show that the results of banding analysis in chronic B-cell leukemias often do not reflect the chromosomal changes in the predominant cell clone. This may be one explanation for the as yet poor correlation between cytogenetic findings and clinical course in this group of neoplasms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0006-4971
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
85
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3610-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparative genomic hybridization in chronic B-cell leukemias shows a high incidence of chromosomal gains and losses.
pubmed:affiliation
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Abt. Organisation komplexer Genome, Heidelberg, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't