title: Clonal analysis by chromosome 11 microsatellite-PCR of microdissected parathyroid tumors from MEN 1 patients.
abstract: Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at chromosome 11q13 loci has been described in the majority of larger parathyroid tumors from patients affected by Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1) syndrome. Since classical histology of the whole parathyroid gland does not permit a clear morpho-genetic correlation, the clonal composition of abnormal parathyroid tissue was analyzed in DNA obtained from single nodules and non-nodular areas within MEN 1 parathyroid lesions. Microdissected sections were analyzed by chromosome 11q13 microsatellite-PCR for LOH and by patterns of X-inactivation. We detected LOH for chromosome 11q13 loci in at least one microdissected area for each familial MEN 1 patient, but not in the single sporadic case. X-inactivation pattern of two "clonal" tumors exhibited a polyclonal cell composition of these microdissected samples, indicating the existence of a genetic heterogeneity in MEN 1 parathyroid microareas exhibiting a "clonal" pattern for allelic losses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Physiopathology, University of Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Falchetti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amorosi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tonelli
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bearzi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ranaldi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tomassetti
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Brandi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002880:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11; D004276:DNA, Satellite; D004303:Dosage Compensation, Genetic; D005260:Female; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D008875:Middle Aged; D009030:Mosaicism; D018761:Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 / Q000235:genetics*; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D004276:DNA, Satellite