Lack of somatic hypermutation of IG V(H) genes in lymphoid malignancies with t(2;14)(p13;q32) translocation involving the BCL11A gene.
Leukemia
; 16(5): 937-9, 2002 May.
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ABSTRACT
The t(2;14)(p13;q32.3) involving the BCL11A and IGH genes is a rare but recurrent chromosomal aberration in B-cell malignancies. Hitherto, juxtaposition of BCL11A and IGH has only been described in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) and immunocytoma. As subgroups of B-CLL can be distinguished by the pattern of somatic mutation of immunoglobulin variable (V) genes we investigated four lymphomas with IGH/BCL11A involvement for IGH hypermutation. Clonal V(H) gene rearrangements were amplified; in all four cases, sequencing of the amplificates revealed the rearranged V(H) genes to lack somatic mutations. These results suggest that t(2;14)(p13;q32.3) is associated with a subset of B-CLL/immunocytoma characterized by non-mutated IG genes deriving from pre-germinal center B cells. As the translocations in both informative cases are targeted to the switch regions of the IGG2 gene, which is mainly used in T cell-independent immune responses, these translocations presumably occurred in activated B cells in the course of T cell-independent immune responses outside the germinal center.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Translocação Genética
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Cromossomos Humanos Par 2
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Cromossomos Humanos Par 14
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Proteínas Nucleares
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Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B
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Proteínas de Transporte
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Linfoma de Células B
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Cadeias Pesadas de Imunoglobulinas
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Mutação
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Proteínas de Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article