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Cell ; 154(6): 1269-84, 2013 Sep 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24034250

ABSTRACT

Cell surface growth factor receptors couple environmental cues to the regulation of cytoplasmic homeostatic processes, including autophagy, and aberrant activation of such receptors is a common feature of human malignancies. Here, we defined the molecular basis by which the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase regulates autophagy. Active EGFR binds the autophagy protein Beclin 1, leading to its multisite tyrosine phosphorylation, enhanced binding to inhibitors, and decreased Beclin 1-associated VPS34 kinase activity. EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy disrupts Beclin 1 tyrosine phosphorylation and binding to its inhibitors and restores autophagy in non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) cells with a TKI-sensitive EGFR mutation. In NSCLC tumor xenografts, the expression of a tyrosine phosphomimetic Beclin 1 mutant leads to reduced autophagy, enhanced tumor growth, tumor dedifferentiation, and resistance to TKI therapy. Thus, oncogenic receptor tyrosine kinases directly regulate the core autophagy machinery, which may contribute to tumor progression and chemoresistance.


Subject(s)
Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins/metabolism , Autophagy , Drug Resistance, Neoplasm , ErbB Receptors/metabolism , Membrane Proteins/metabolism , Animals , Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins/genetics , Beclin-1 , Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/drug therapy , Cell Line, Tumor , ErbB Receptors/genetics , Heterografts , Humans , Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy , Membrane Proteins/genetics , Mice , Mice, Inbred NOD , Mice, SCID , Neoplasm Transplantation , Phosphorylation
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Br J Haematol ; 2024 Feb 22.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38385580

ABSTRACT

T/myeloid mixed phenotype acute leukaemia (MPAL) is a rare aggressive acute leukaemia with poorly understood pathogenesis. Herein, we report two cases of T/myeloid MPAL harbouring BCL11B-associated structural variants that activate TLX3 (TLX3::BCL11B-TLX3-activation) by genome sequencing and transcriptomic analyses. Both patients were young males with extramedullary involvement. Cooperative gene alterations characteristic of T/myeloid MPAL and T-lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) were detected. Both patients achieved initial remission following lineage-matched ALL-based therapy with one patient requiring a lineage-switched myeloid-based therapy. Our study is the first to demonstrate the clinicopathological and genomic features of TLX3::BCL11B-TLX3-activated T/myeloid MPAL and provide insights into leukaemogenesis.

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Bioinformatics ; 38(5): 1420-1426, 2022 02 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34874998

ABSTRACT

MOTIVATION: Algorithms for classifying chromosomes, like convolutional deep neural networks (CNNs), show promise to augment cytogeneticists' workflows; however, a critical limitation is their inability to accurately classify various structural chromosomal abnormalities. In hematopathology, recurrent structural cytogenetic abnormalities herald diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic implications, but are laborious for expert cytogeneticists to identify. Non-recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities also occur frequently cancerous cells. Here, we demonstrate the feasibility of using CNNs to accurately classify many recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities while being able to reliably detect non-recurrent, spurious abnormal chromosomes, as well as provide insights into dataset assembly, model selection and training methodology that improve overall generalizability and performance for chromosome classification. RESULTS: Our top-performing model achieved a mean weighted F1 score of 96.86% on the validation set and 94.03% on the test set. Gradient class activation maps indicated that our model learned biologically meaningful feature maps, reinforcing the clinical utility of our proposed approach. Altogether, this work: proposes a new dataset framework for training chromosome classifiers for use in a clinical environment, reveals that residual CNNs and cyclical learning rates confer superior performance, and demonstrates the feasibility of using this approach to automatically screen for many recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities while adeptly classifying non-recurrent abnormal chromosomes. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION: Software is freely available at https://github.com/DaehwanKimLab/Chromosome-ReAd. The data underlying this article cannot be shared publicly due to it being protected patient information. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.


Subject(s)
Neoplasms , Neural Networks, Computer , Humans , Algorithms , Software , Chromosome Aberrations
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Mod Pathol ; 35(11): 1702-1712, 2022 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35798968

ABSTRACT

Endometrial polyps (EMPs) are common exophytic masses associated with abnormal uterine bleeding and infertility. Unlike normal endometrium, which is cyclically shed, EMPs persist over ovulatory cycles and after the menopause. Despite their usual classification as benign entities, EMPs are paradoxically associated with endometrial carcinomas of diverse histologic subtypes, which frequently arise within EMPs. The etiology and potential origins of EMPs as clonally-derived neoplasms are uncertain, but previous investigations suggested that EMPs are neoplasms of stromal origin driven by recurring chromosomal rearrangements. To better define benign EMPs at the molecular genetic level, we analyzed individual EMPs from 31 women who underwent hysterectomy for benign indications. The 31 EMPs were subjected to comprehensive genomic profiling by exome sequencing of a large panel of tumor-related genes including oncogenes, tumor suppressors, and chromosomal translocation partners. There were no recurring chromosomal rearrangements, and copy-number analyses did not reveal evidence of significant chromosome-level events. Surprisingly, there was a high incidence of single nucleotide variants corresponding to classic oncogenic drivers (i.e., definitive cancer drivers). The spectrum of known oncogenic driver events matched that of endometrial cancers more closely than any other common cancer. Further analyses including laser-capture microdissection showed that these mutations were present in the epithelial compartment at low allelic frequencies. These results establish a link between EMPs and the acquisition of endometrial cancer driver mutations. Based on these findings, we propose a model where the association between EMPs and endometrial cancer is explained by the age-related accumulation of endometrial cancer drivers in a protected environment that-unlike normal endometrium-is not subject to cyclical shedding.


Subject(s)
Endometrial Neoplasms , Polyps , Uterine Neoplasms , Female , Humans , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology , Endometrial Neoplasms/genetics , Endometrial Neoplasms/pathology , Polyps/genetics , Polyps/pathology , Uterine Neoplasms/pathology , Mutation , Carcinogenesis/pathology , Nucleotides , Endometrium/pathology
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Int J Gynecol Pathol ; 41(1): 45-50, 2022 Jan 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33900230

ABSTRACT

Complete hydatidiform mole (CHM) is a premalignant proliferative disease of the placenta characterized by misexpression of imprinted gene products, most notably p57. The majority of CHM exhibit immunohistochemical absence of p57 protein in villous mesenchyme (VM) and cytotrophoblast (CT) and are thus p57 VM/CT concordant. However, some gestations show loss of p57 in only VM or CT, either in all chorionic villi or a subset thereof (VM/CT discordant). Here, we present a rare case of a p57 VM/CT-discordant CHM with diffuse retention of p57 expression in VM but complete absence in CT. Histologically, the case exhibited typical features of CHM including trophoblast hyperplasia and severe nuclear atypia, but was unusual in the presence of gestational membranes identified ultrasonographically and histologically. Ploidy determination by FISH and genotyping by short tandem repeat analyses showed that this was a diploid gestation with variable allelic ratios and with an androgenetic lineage, similar to previously reported p57 VM/CT-discordant cases.


Subject(s)
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p57/metabolism , Hydatidiform Mole/diagnostic imaging , Uterine Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Adult , Chorionic Villi/diagnostic imaging , Chorionic Villi/pathology , Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p57/genetics , Female , Genotyping Techniques , Humans , Hydatidiform Mole/pathology , Immunohistochemistry , Mesoderm/diagnostic imaging , Mesoderm/pathology , Placenta/diagnostic imaging , Placenta/pathology , Pregnancy , Trophoblasts/pathology , Uterine Neoplasms/pathology
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J Pediatr Hematol Oncol ; 44(4): 147-154, 2022 05 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35129140

ABSTRACT

Primary extrarenal Wilms tumors are rare neoplasms that are presumed to arise from metanephric or mesonephric remnants outside of the kidney. Their pathogenesis is debated but has not been studied, and there are no reports of genomic descriptions of extrarenal Wilms tumors. We describe a diffusely anaplastic extrarenal Wilms tumor that occurred in the lower abdomen and upper pelvis of a 10-year-old boy. In addition to the clinical, histopathologic, and radiologic features, we describe the cytogenetic changes and exomic profile of the tumor. The tumor showed loss of the tumor suppressor AMER1, loss of chromosome regions 1p, 16q, and 22q, gain of chromosome 8, and loss of function TP53 mutation-findings known to occur in renal Wilms tumors. This is the first description of the exomic profile of a primary extrarenal Wilms tumor. Our data indicate that primary extrarenal Wilms tumors may follow the same pathogenetic pathways that are seen in renal Wilms tumors. Finally, we describe the establishment of first ever tumor models (primary cell line and patient-derived xenograft) from an extrarenal Wilms tumor.


Subject(s)
Kidney Neoplasms , Wilms Tumor , Child , Female , Humans , Kidney/pathology , Kidney Neoplasms/genetics , Kidney Neoplasms/pathology , Male , Mutation , Wilms Tumor/genetics , Wilms Tumor/pathology
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J Pediatr Hematol Oncol ; 43(3): e388-e394, 2021 04 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32925408

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Ewing sarcoma breakpoint region 1 gene (EWSR1) rearrangements are largely associated with the Ewing sarcoma family of tumors. OBSERVATIONS: We report the first case of infantile, mixed phenotype acute leukemia, B/myeloid (bilineal and biphenotypic [B-lymphoid and B-lymphoid/myeloid]), with a t(2;22)(q35;q12). The EWSR1-fifth Ewing variant gene fusion and nonsense mutation in STAG2 were detected by next-generation sequencing and markedly high expression of fifth Ewing sarcoma variant mRNA detected by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. The patient was treated with a combined myeloid/lymphoid leukemia regimen followed by allogeneic stem cell transplant and was in complete remission at 3.8-year follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Our case study underscores the importance of a comprehensive evaluation of acute leukemia and provides insights into the phenotype of EWSR1 rearranged neoplasms in the context of partner genes and cell type.


Subject(s)
DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics , Leukemia, Biphenotypic, Acute/genetics , Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/genetics , Oncogene Proteins, Fusion/genetics , RNA-Binding Protein EWS/genetics , Transcription Factors/genetics , Cell Cycle Proteins/genetics , Codon, Nonsense , Female , Humans , Infant , Translocation, Genetic
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J Pediatr Hematol Oncol ; 39(4): e227-e232, 2017 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28085746

ABSTRACT

Concurrent perturbations in different driver genes have been reported primarily in lymphoma. In acute myeloid leukemia (AML), cases with concurrent alterations in 2 driver genes are infrequently reported. In contrast to pathogenetic pathways in lymphoma with concurrently perturbed genes, the initial gene alteration in AML arrests maturation and the alteration in the second gene promote self-renewal of the blasts. Here, we report a unique case of infantile leukemia in which chromothripsis in chromosome 8 completely altered the G-band structure and resulted in concurrent changes in MOZ/NCOA2, FGFR1, RUNX1T1, and RUNX1. These multiple-hit abnormalities in AML have not been reported previously.


Subject(s)
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8/genetics , Chromothripsis , Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/genetics , Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit/genetics , Histone Acetyltransferases/genetics , Humans , Infant , Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 2/genetics , Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis , Proto-Oncogene Proteins/genetics , RUNX1 Translocation Partner 1 Protein , Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1/genetics , Transcription Factors/genetics
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J Pediatr Hematol Oncol ; 36(8): e546-8, 2014 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24942021

ABSTRACT

Acute myeloid leukemia is classified based upon recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities. The t(15;17)(q24.1;q21.1) abnormality is found in 5% to 8% of de novo acute myeloid leukemia and is diagnostic of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). The translocation results in fusion of the retinoic acid receptor-α (RARA) gene at 17q21.1 and the promyelocytic leukemia (PML) gene at 15q24.1. Standard APL therapy is a combination of all-trans retinoic acid and anthracycline-based chemotherapy. Anthracycline treatment is associated with secondary clonal chromosomal aberrations that can lead to therapy-related secondary myeloid neoplasms. We present a pediatric case of relapsed APL coexistent with treatment-associated secondary myeloid neoplasm with t(11;19)(q23;p13.1).


Subject(s)
Anthracyclines/adverse effects , Chromosome Aberrations , Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/chemically induced , Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/drug therapy , Neoplasms, Second Primary/genetics , Tretinoin/administration & dosage , Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage , Child , Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15 , Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19 , Humans , Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/genetics , Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/genetics , Male , Nuclear Proteins/genetics , Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein , Receptors, Retinoic Acid/genetics , Recurrence , Retinoic Acid Receptor alpha , Transcription Factors/genetics , Tumor Suppressor Proteins/genetics
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Int J Surg Pathol ; : 10668969241235315, 2024 Mar 21.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38509869

ABSTRACT

Well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor rarely occurs as a testicular primary tumor, accounting for less than 1% of all testicular cancers, and is rarely reported with sufficient molecular profiles. After searching our departmental database (2003-2023), two testicular primary well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors were identified in a 35-year-old man and a 23-year-old man, respectively, both of whom had normal serum level of tumor markers. Both tumors grossly exhibited solid, yellow-tan, and homogeneous appearance and histologically displayed a mixture of growth patterns, including organoid, tubular, cribriform, nests, cords, and single cells, were composed of eosinophilic tumor cells with salt-and-pepper chromatin and indistinct cell borders. Immunoreactivity for chromogranin and synaptophysin were detected, with Ki-67 labeling 9% and 2% of tumor cells on counting of 500 tumor cells, respectively. There was no germ cell neoplasia in situ in the background testicular parenchyma. Furthermore, fluorescence in situ hybridization failed to identify the presence of isochromosome 12p in both tumors. A panel-based next-generation sequencing was done in one of tumors and showed no reportable pathogenic variants with a mutation burden of 0.5 mutations per megabase. Although elevated mitotic figures (up to 6 per 10 high power fields), lymphovascular invasion and marked nuclear pleomorphism were present in this tumor, there was no evidence of disease detected in this patient via Dotatate positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan after the surgery. This report expands the spectrum of testicular primary well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor. Considering its rarity, it may pose a diagnostic challenge or pitfall in certain clinical circumstances. In addition, the literature pertaining to this entity is herein reviewed.

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Int J Surg Pathol ; : 10668969241231973, 2024 Feb 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38377960

ABSTRACT

Sarcomatoid yolk sac tumor is a very rare histologic type of testicular germ cell tumor and is mainly reported in testicular germ cell tumor patients who receive chemotherapy. Herein, we report an extremely rare concurrent retroperitoneal sarcomatoid yolk sac tumor in a man with a testicular postpuberal teratoma before he received chemotherapy. A 37-year-old man initially presented with a persistent abdominal pain. Subsequent imaging studies revealed a 9.6-cm retroperitoneal mass, and 2 testicular masses (3.1 cm and 0.9 cm in greatest dimension, respectively). His serum tumor markers were within normal ranges. His radical orchiectomy demonstrated a postpubertal type teratoma with an adjacent scarring nodule. Later, his retroperitoneal tumor showed spindle tumor cells embedded in predominantly myxoid and focally fibrous stroma with diffuse and strong immunoreactivity for keratin AE1/AE3, SALL4 and glypican 3. No tumor necrosis or brisk mitotic figures were observed. A diagnosis of sarcomatoid yolk sac tumor was rendered. Fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis of his retroperitoneal sarcomatoid yolk sac tumor revealed polysomy 12 and MYC amplification, whereas no evidence of isochromosome 12p [i(12p)], and DNA sequencing showed 6 mutations per megabase (muts/Mb), and the somatic alterations included ARAF amplification and ATR I774Yfs*5. Considering its rarity, sarcomatoid yolk sac tumor may pose diagnostic challenges. Therefore, relevant clinicoradiologic information and ancillary work up, including immunohistochemistry and molecular studies, may be helpful for the accurate classification. Our tumor further raises awareness of this rare event, expands the spectrum of its clinical presentation, and explores the molecular features.

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Int J Lab Hematol ; 46(3): 503-509, 2024 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38177979

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: The mechanism of relapsed CD19(-) B-ALL after anti-CD19 immunotherapy (Kymriah [CART-19] and blinatumomab) is under active investigation. Our study aims to assess LILRB1 as a novel B-cell marker for detecting CD19(-) B-lymphoblasts and to analyze the clinicopathologic/genetic features of such disease to provide biological insight into relapse. METHODS: Six patients (3 males/3 females, median age of 14 years) with relapsed CD19(-) B-ALL were analyzed for cytogenetic/genetic profile and immunophenotype. RESULTS: CD19(-) B-ALL emerged after an interval of 5.8 months following anti-CD19 therapy. Five of six patients had B-cell aplasia, indicative of a persistent effect of CART or blinatumomab at relapse. Importantly, LILRB1 was variably expressed on CD19(-) and CD19(+) B lymphoblasts, strong on CD34(+) lymphoblasts and dim/partial on CD34(-) lymphoblasts. Three of six patients with paired B-ALL samples (pre- and post-anti-CD19 therapy) carried complex and different cytogenetic abnormalities, either as completely different or sharing a subset of cytogenetic abnormalities. CONCLUSION: LILRB1 can be used as a novel B-cell marker to identify CD19(-) B lymphoblasts. The emergence of CD19(-) B-ALL appears to be associated with complex cytogenetic evolutions. The mechanism of CD19(-) B-ALL relapse under anti-CD19 immune pressure remains to be explored by comprehensive molecular studies.


Subject(s)
Antigens, CD19 , Leukocyte Immunoglobulin-like Receptor B1 , Humans , Female , Male , Adolescent , Receptors, Immunologic/genetics , Receptors, Immunologic/metabolism , Immunotherapy/methods , Antigens, CD/metabolism , Child , Recurrence , Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/therapy , Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/pathology , Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/immunology , Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/diagnosis , Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/metabolism , Adult , Immunophenotyping , B-Lymphocytes/immunology , B-Lymphocytes/metabolism , B-Lymphocytes/pathology , Biomarkers, Tumor , Membrane Glycoproteins
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Clin Pathol ; 17: 2632010X241230262, 2024.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38371338

ABSTRACT

Background: Fluorescence labeled DNA probes and in situ hybridization methods had shorter turn round time for results revolutionized their clinical application. Signals obtained from these probes are highly specific, yet they can produce fusion signals not necessarily representing fusion of actual genes due to other genes included in the probe design. In this study we evaluated discordance between cytogenetic, FISH and RNAseq results in 3 different patients with hematologic malignancies and illustrated the need to perform next generation sequencing (NGS) or RNASeq to accurately interpret FISH results. Methods: Bone marrow or peripheral blood karyotypes and FISH were performed to detect recurring translocations associated with hematologic malignancies in clinical samples routinely referred to our clinical cytogenetics laboratory. When required, NGS was performed on DNA and RNA libraries to detect somatic alterations and gene fusions in some of these specimens. Discordance in results between these methods is further evaluated. Results: For a patient with plasma cell leukemia standard FGFR3 / IGH dual fusion FISH assay detected fusion that was interpreted as FGFR3-positive leukemia, whereas NGS/RNASeq detected NSD2::IGH. For a pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia patient, a genetic diagnosis of PDGFRB-positive ALL was rendered because the PDGFRB break-apart probe detected clonal rearrangement, whereas NGS detected MEF2D::CSF1R. A MYC-positive B-prolymphocytic leukemia was rendered for another patient with a cytogenetically identified t(8;14) and MYC::IGH by FISH, whereas NGS detected a novel PVT1::RCOR1 not previously reported. Conclusions: These are 3 cases in a series of several other concordant results, nevertheless, elucidate limitations when interpreting FISH results in clinical applications, particularly when other genes are included in probe design. In addition, when the observed FISH signals are atypical, this study illustrates the necessity to perform complementary laboratory assays, such as NGS and/or RNASeq, to accurately identify fusion genes in tumorigenic translocations.

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Leuk Res Rep ; 21: 100410, 2024.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38273970

ABSTRACT

B/T mixed phenotype acute leukemia (MPAL) is a rare aggressive leukemia. Three cases of B/T MPAL were identified with comprehensive immunophenotypic, cytogenetic, and molecular studies. T-lineage predominant B/T MPAL shares a genetic signature with T-ALL whereas B/T lineage co-dominant B/T MPAL lacks such a T-ALL signature. All three patients were treated with lineage-matched-ALL therapy and alive at the last follow-up. Our study is the first to demonstrate molecular heterogeneity within B/T MPAL in a context of an immunophenotype of T-lineage versus B-lineage predominance. The implication of such a phenotype-genotype association on diagnostic classification is briefly discussed.

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Pediatr Blood Cancer ; 60(11): E146-8, 2013 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23868765

ABSTRACT

Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is very rare in the pediatric population. We report the case of a 2-year-old female with CML and concurrent myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) associated cytogenetic abnormalities. The co-existence of t(9;22) and chromosomal deletions that are associated with MDS poses a unique diagnostic challenge. Given the reported association of t(9;22) and genomic instability, we hypothesize that the chromosomal deletions represent clonal evolution of the CML.


Subject(s)
Chromosome Aberrations , Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/genetics , Myelodysplastic Syndromes/genetics , Child, Preschool , Female , Flow Cytometry , Humans , In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence , Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/physiopathology
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Int J Surg Pathol ; 31(2): 213-220, 2023 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35502835

ABSTRACT

Epithelioid rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare rhabdomyosarcoma variant for which no diagnostic recurrent driver genetic events have been identified. Here we report a rapidly progressive and widely metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma with epithelioid features that arose in the thigh of a male infant. Conventional cytogenetics revealed a t(8;13)(p11.2;q14) translocation. Fluorescence in situ hybridization studies showed rearrangement of FOXO1 and amplification of its 3" end, and rearrangement of NSD3 and amplification of its 5` end. Next generation sequencing identified a NSD3::FOXO1 fusion, which is a previously unreported gene fusion. We also review the historic report of a FOXO1::FGFR1 fusion in a solid variant of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma and propose that NSD3::FOXO1 fusion may have been the more appropriate interpretation of the data presented in that report.


Subject(s)
Paired Box Transcription Factors , Rhabdomyosarcoma , Humans , Infant , Male , Forkhead Box Protein O1/genetics , Forkhead Transcription Factors/genetics , In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence , Paired Box Transcription Factors/genetics , Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1/genetics , Rhabdomyosarcoma/diagnosis , Rhabdomyosarcoma/genetics
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Int J Lab Hematol ; 45(2): 170-178, 2023 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36325594

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is considered a specific marker of myeloid/non-monocytic lineage in the diagnosis of mixed phenotype acute leukemia (MPAL). However, the clinical significance of isolated dim MPO expression in otherwise typical B lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL; referred to as B/myeloid MPALisoMPO ) in adult patients is unknown. METHODS: We compared flow cytometric immunophenotype and clinicopathological findings among cases of B/myeloid MPALisoMPO (n = 13), other MPAL subtypes (n = 10, B/myeloid and T/myeloid MPAL), B-ALL (n = 64), and acute myeloid leukemia (AML, n = 58), using the 2016 WHO classification. For MPAL cases, MPO was reported as the percent of MPO positive blasts and its intensity (dim or moderate/strong). The pattern of heterogenous antigen expression (inversely coordinated expression between myeloid and lymphoid markers and cell size) was assessed. RESULTS: Cases of B/myeloid MPALisoMPO showed a fairly homogenous single B-lineage blast population with dim MPO expression whereas cases of other MPAL subtypes displayed heterogeneous antigen expression and moderate/strong MPO expression. The percent of MPO positive blasts in these two groups was similar. Expressions of CD15, CD117, and monocytic markers were more common in other MPAL than in B/myeloid MPALisoMPO . B/myeloid MPALisoMPO patients had similar overall and leukemia free survivals as B-ALL patients and better than other MPAL patients. CONCLUSION: This is the first study to investigate the clinical significance of adult B/myeloid MPALisoMPO using the 2016 WHO classification. Our results suggest that B/myeloid MPALisoMPO clinically behaves more similarly to B-ALL than to other MPAL subtypes, supporting the 2016 WHO classification to segregate this entity from other MPAL subtypes.


Subject(s)
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute , Peroxidase , Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma , Humans , Acute Disease , Immunophenotyping , Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/diagnosis , Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/metabolism , Phenotype , Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/diagnosis , Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/metabolism , Peroxidase/metabolism
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J Assoc Genet Technol ; 49(2): 73-78, 2023.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37269301

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: Objectives Disorders of sex development(DSD)can result in discordance between the chromosomal and anatomicand/orphenotypic sex of a patient. Reporting patients with uncommon karyotypes associated with DSD is important for clinical comparison of developmental outcomes, and management. Methods We describe three female patients with karyotypes resulting in DSD and the use of a combination of chromosomes and FISH techniques to identify potential causes. Results The first patient was mosaic for idic(Y) that was negative for SRY by FISH. The second patient had idic(Y) that was positive for SRY by FISH. The third patient had an unbalanced translocation between the X chromosome and chromosome 2 [der(2)(X;2)] and XY. These three patients illustrate three different genetic mechanisms underlying DSD. Conclusion Our findings expand the list of abnormal karyotypes that can be associated with DSD and highlight the importance of SRY and DAX1 in phenotypic and functional sexual development.

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Am J Surg Pathol ; 47(4): 497-503, 2023 04 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36920022

ABSTRACT

The classification of salivary gland tumors is ever-evolving with new variants of tumors being described every year. Next-generation sequencing panels have helped to prove and disprove prior assumptions about tumors' relationships to one another, and have helped refine this classification. Adenoid cystic carcinoma (AdCC) is one of the most common salivary gland malignancies and occurs at all major and minor salivary gland and seromucous gland sites. Most AdCC are predominantly myoepithelial and basaloid with variable cribriform, tubular, and solid growth. The luminal tubular elements are often less conspicuous. AdCC has largely been characterized by canonical MYB fusions, with MYB::NFIB and rarer MYBL1::NFIB. Anecdotal cases of AdCC, mostly in nonmajor salivary gland sites, have been noted to have unusual patterns, including squamous differentiation and macrocystic growth. Recently, this has led to the recognition of a subtype termed "metatypical adenoid cystic carcinoma." Another unusual histology that we have seen with a wide range of architecture, is striking tubular hypereosinophilia. The hypereosinophilia and luminal cell prominence is in stark contrast to the vast majority of AdCC that are basaloid and myoepithelial predominant. A total of 16 cases with tubular hypereosinophilia were collected, forming morular, solid, micropapillary, and glomeruloid growth, and occasionally having rhabdoid or Paneth-like cells. They were subjected to molecular profiling demonstrating canonical MYB::NFIB (5 cases) and MYBL1::NFIB (2 cases), as well as noncanonical EWSR1::MYB (2 cases) and FUS::MYB (1 case). The remaining 6 cases had either no fusion (3 cases) or failed sequencing (3 cases). All cases were present in nonmajor salivary gland sites, with seromucous glands being the most common. These include sinonasal tract (7 cases), laryngotracheal (2 cases), external auditory canal (2 cases), nasopharynx (1 case), base of tongue (2 cases), palate (1 case), and floor of mouth (1 case). A tissue microarray of 102 conventional AdCC, including many in major salivary gland sites was examined for EWSR1 and FUS by fluorescence in situ hybridization and showed that these novel fusions were isolated to this histology and nonmajor salivary gland location. In summary, complex and striking tubular hypereosinophilia and diverse architectures are present within the spectrum of AdCC, particularly in seromucous gland sites, and may show variant EWSR1/FUS::MYB fusions.


Subject(s)
Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic , Eosinophilia , Salivary Gland Neoplasms , Humans , Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic/genetics , Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic/pathology , In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence , Salivary Gland Neoplasms/genetics , Salivary Gland Neoplasms/pathology , Oncogene Proteins, Fusion/genetics , RNA-Binding Protein EWS/genetics , RNA-Binding Protein FUS
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