A new B-cell line showing a complex translocation (8;14;18) and BCL2 rearrangement.
A cell line named ROS-50 (Rotterdam suspension cell line no. 50) has been established from peripheral blood of a 69-year-old male with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (FAB type L3). Among the aberrations, cytogenetic analysis showed the presence of 14q+, 18q-, and two 8q- marker chromosomes. With fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) we characterized the chromosomal translocations, t(8;14) and t(14;18), in which the same chromosome 14 is involved. PCR analysis demonstrated the presence of on IGH-BCL2 rearrangement with a breakpoint in the minor cluster region (mcr) confirming the t(14;18) characteristic for follicular lymphoma. Additional studies showed high expression of BCL2 protein, an early B-cell immunophenotype, and an unusual pattern of IGH gene rearrangement.
Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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vd Blij-Philipsen
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Hagemeijer
D000368:Aged; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002883:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14; D002887:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18; D002898:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000235:genetics*; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D014178:Translocation, Genetic
D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2