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Objective:To investigate the clinical significance of Bcl-6, c-myc gene abnormalities in Xinjiang Uygur and Han dif-fused large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) subtypes. Methods:Bcl-6, c-myc gene was detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization in 233 patients with DLBCL . A relationship was observed among Bcl-6, c-myc gene translocation, and clinical data in DLBCL patients. In addition, a difference was observed among Bcl-6, c-myc gene translocation, and different ethnic groups in different subtypes of DLB-CL. Results:Among the 233 patients, 51 cases (21.89%) had rearranged Bcl 6 gene, and 39 cases (16.74%) had rearranged c-myc gene. Bcl-6 gene translocation and expression was related with age, gender, disease location, clinical stage, and LDH levels (P>0.05), but was not related with nationality , international prognostic index score, extranodal involvement, B symptoms, DLBCL subtypes, and recent efficacy (P0.05), but was not related with nationality, IPI score, extranodal involvement, B symptoms, and recent effica-cy (P0.05). By con-trast, in the Uygur and Han non-GCB groups, Bcl-6, c-myc gene translocation showed significant difference (P>0.05). Conclusion:Bcl-6, C-myc gene translocation was related with age, gender, disease location, clinical stage, and LDH levels. Bcl-6 gene translocation was also correlated with different subtypes of DLBCL.
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Objective To investigate aberrations of bcl-6,p53,c-myc genes in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and its clinical significance.Methods Interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (I-FISH) was detected in 59 DLBCL patients in vivo tissue bcl-6,p53 protein,c-myc gene status.The patients were treated with CHOP or R-CHOP chemotheralpy,and the survival rates and treatment efficiency were compared.Results The p53 deletion was detected in 18 of the 59 cases (30.5 %),bcl-6 rearrangement in 11 cases (18.6 %),5 cases with c-myc rearrangement (8.5 %).In the aspects of remission rate,p53 deletion positive group contained less advantage than negative ones (33.3 % vs 75.6 %,x2 =9.560,P =0.002).The prognosis of bcl-6 gene rearrangement positive group different from negative group,but the difference was not statistically significant (OS,P =0.107; PFS,P =0.094),p53 deletion positive patients was in significantly worse prognosis than the negative group (OS,P =0.031; PFS,P =0.028),c-myc rearrangement positive group difference in gene rearrangement negative group,but the difference was not statistically significant (OS,P =0.163; PFS,P =0.167).In the CHOP group,prognosis of p53 deletion,c-myc rearrangement positive group were significantly worse than the negative group,the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05).In R-CHOP group,the prognostic significance of bcl-6 gene rearrangement positive group were worse (OS,P =0.003; PFS,P =0.007).Conclusion DLBCL patients with bcl-6,p53,c-myc genes aberrations are related with poor prognosis,and they can be used as prognostic factors for predicting DLBCL and guiding therapy.
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Objective To observe the changes and the mechanism of bcl-6 expression in K562 cells inducing differentiation along different Myelocyte-lineage cells,and to investigate the relationship between expression of bcl-6 and directional differentiation of K562 cells.Methods Models of K562 cells inducing differentiation along megakaryocyte-lineage,erythrocyte-lineage and macrophagocyte- lineage were established with inducers TPA(tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate),Hu(hydrozyurea)and HMBA(hexamethylene bisacet- amide)respectively,Western blot assay was applied to detect the expression of bcl-6 in K562 cells before and after the induction.Mean- while,PCR,cloning and direct DNA sequencing were used to identify mutations in the 5'regulatory region of bcl-6 in K.562 cells induced with TPA.Results Up-regulation of bcl-6 expression was found only in K562 cells inducing differentiation along megakaryocyte-line- age,and mutation of noncoding regulatory region of bcl-6 gene was not found.Conclusions bcl - 6 may be the key gene to regulate K.562 cells directional differentiation along different myelocyte-lineage ceils,the up-regulation of bcl-6 expression could play an important role in K562 cells inducing differentiation to megakaryocydte-lineage,and the change of bcl-6 expression might be not related with the mutation of the gene's 5'regulatory region.