title: Molecular-genetic analysis of ocular adnexal benign lymphoid hyperplasias by a two-step polymerase-chain-reaction.
abstract: Twelve biopsied ocular adnexal benign lymphoid hyperplasias (OABLH) satisfying benign histological criteria were investigated for clonal immunoglobulin (Ig) heavy-chain gene rearrangement by means of a two-step polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method using formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue. Of the 12, 4 (33%) demonstrated clear single bands of the rearranged gene for the Ig heavy-chain, of between 100 and 150 base pairs. The selected cases were all free of malignant lymphoma and all of the lesions were small (2 x 2-22 x 6 mm; median 4.5 x 3 mm). Histopathological and cytological features were not essentially different between monoclonal and non-monoclonal examples. Immunohistochemistry was of little benefit in separating the two. It is concluded that OABLH demonstrating a benign clinical course frequently contain monoclonal B cell populations suggesting a continuous progressive spectrum of lesions in B cell neoplasia. In addition, the significance of molecular-genetic analysis for OABLH and the utility of the two-step PCR method should be emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okudaira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D015326:Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Heavy Chain; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*