title: Immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor gene rearrangements in Hodgkin's disease.
abstract: We have examined tumor tissue DNA obtained from 32 cases of Hodgkin's disease of the following subtypes: lymphocyte predominance, six; nodular sclerosing, eight; mixed cellularity, 14; lymphocyte depleted, 4; using immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor beta and gamma gene probes. Immunoglobulin heavy chain rearrangements were detected in five patients; in three of them only a minor clonal cell population was visible. T-cell receptor gene rearrangement was not observed in any patient examined. Three patients exhibiting minor clonal immunoglobulin rearrangements showed polyclonal T-cells in the same sample. There was no correlation between the presence and intensity of the rearranged bands and the number of Reed-Sternberg cells. Our data do not confirm recent reports of a frequent occurrence of immunoglobulin or T-cell receptor gene rearrangements in Hodgkin's disease and suggest no possible relation between Reed-Sternberg cells and B- or T-lymphocytes, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Transfusion Medicine, University of Ulm, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raghavachar
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Binder
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Bartram
mesh_terms: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics*; D005803:Genes, Immunoglobulin; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000235:genetics; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains / Q000235:genetics; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000235:genetics*; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta; D011995:Recombination, Genetic
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta; D016692:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta