title: Reciprocal translocation t(3;12)(q27;q13) in lipoma.
abstract: A reciprocal translocation, t(3;12)(q27;q13), was found as the sole karyotypic abnormality in an intramuscular lipoma. The morphology of the derivative 3q+ was strongly reminiscent of the large ring marker we have previously described in three other lipomas, indicating a pathway through which the rings may have arisen. These data, combined with the previous preliminary report by Turc-Carel et al. of a similar t(3;12) in another lipoma strongly suggest that this rearrangement may be a characteristic cytogenetic marker in benign lipogenic tumors.
mesh_terms: D002881:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12; D002893:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008067:Lipoma / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014178:Translocation, Genetic