RESUMEN
Among all the skin diseases, melanoma is the main cause of death in Colombia (40%) and it represents 1% of all deaths by cancer. Due to the fast increase in the incidence of melanoma, it is necessary to carry out research on the mechanisms involved in its genesis and progression. This study determined chromosomal anomalies from peripheral blood samples on 30 patients with melanoma and on 23 control subjects using conventional cytogenetics (G Banded), where a high incidence in numerical anomalies and a low incidence in recurrent structural rearrangements were observed. Chromosomic losses were prevalent in all the tumor stages studied. The analysis showed that the chromosomes X, 9 and 17 were mainly affected. Among the numerical anomalies, monosomies in X and 17 chromosomes, as well as trisomies formed by a marker chromosome, were the most common in both early and late stages of the disease. Deletions and chromosomal crossovers appeared to be as isolated anomalies. In the control group no anomaly was identified, and a low percentage of fragility was observed when compared with the patients group. A high frequency in chromosomal anomalies was observed in patients, in contrast with the control subjects. This suggests the existence of heterogeneity and genetic predisposition during the illness development. To further research, these must be analyzed and validated as possible sources of molecular markers, which could be of use for the early diagnosis, treatment and follow up of the disease.
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Aberraciones Cromosómicas , Bandeo Cromosómico , Melanoma/genética , Neoplasias Cutáneas/genética , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Aneuploidia , Sitios Frágiles del Cromosoma , Femenino , Humanos , Cariotipificación , Masculino , Melanoma/sangre , Persona de Mediana Edad , Neoplasias Cutáneas/sangre , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
El mundo continúa sufriendo los estragos de la pandemia y los titulares están inundados de noticias de la COVID-19. Pero otras enfermedades de severidad también persisten, y traen consigo muertes y disminución de la calidad de vida de los pacientes.
The world continues to be ravaged by the pandemic and headlines are awash with news of COVID-19. But other serious diseases also persist, and bring with them deaths and a decrease in the quality of life of patients.
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HumanosRESUMEN
En Colombia el melanoma es la principal causa de muerte por enfermedades dermatológicas (40%) y representa el 1% del total de muertes por cáncer. El rápido incremento en la incidencia del melanoma hace necesaria la realización de estudios que permitan entender mejor los mecanismos implicados en su génesis y progresión. En este estudio se determinaron anomalías cromosómicas en sangre periférica de 30 pacientes con melanoma y en 23 individuos control mediante Citogenética Convencional (Bandeo G), observándose alta incidencia de anomalías numéricas y baja incidencia de rearreglos estructurales recurrentes, siendo las pérdidas cromosómicas las alteraciones prevalentes en todos los estadíos tumorales estudiados. El análisis citogenético de los pacientes mostró que, los cromosomas X, 9 y 17 fueron los más frecuentemente afectados. De las anomalías numéricas las monosomías de los cromosomas X y 17 y la trisomía formada por un cromosoma marcador fueron las más frecuentes, en estadíos tempranos y tardíos de la enfermedad. Deleciones y translocaciones se presentaron como anomalías únicas. En el grupo control ningún tipo de anomalía fue identificada, y se observó bajo porcentaje de fragilidades en comparación con el grupo de pacientes. En comparación con los controles se observó alta frecuencia de anomalías cromosómicas en los pacientes, lo que sugiere la existencia de heterogeneidad y predisposición genética en el desarrollo de la enfermedad, que con investigaciones adicionales deben ser analizadas y validadas como posibles fuentes de marcadores moleculares, útiles para el diagnóstico temprano, tratamiento y seguimiento de la enfermedad.
Among all the skin diseases, melanoma is the main cause of death in Colombia (40%) and it represents 1% of all deaths by cancer. Due to the fast increase in the incidence of melanoma, it is necessary to carry out research on the mechanisms involved in its genesis and progression. This study determined chromosomal anomalies from peripheral blood samples on 30 patients with melanoma and on 23 control subjects using conventional cytogenetics (G Banded), where a high incidence in numerical anomalies and a low incidence in recurrent structural rearrangements were observed. Chromosomic losses were prevalent in all the tumor stages studied. The analysis showed that the chromosomes X, 9 and 17 were mainly affected. Among the numerical anomalies, monosomies in X and 17 chromosomes, as well as trisomies formed by a marker chromosome, were the most common in both early and late stages of the disease. Deletions and chromosomal crossovers appeared to be as isolated anomalies. In the control group no anomaly was identified, and a low percentage of fragility was observed when compared with the patients group. A high frequency in chromosomal anomalies was observed in patients, in contrast with the control subjects. This suggests the existence of heterogeneity and genetic predisposition during the illness development. To further research, these must be analyzed and validated as possible sources of molecular markers, which could be of use for the early diagnosis, treatment and follow up of the disease.