title: Detection of numerical chromosome anomalies in interphase cells of benign and malignant thyroid lesions using fluorescence in situ hybridization.
abstract: Benign and malignant thyroid tumors constitute a wide range of neoplasias showing recurrent chromosome abnormalities. In an attempt to characterize specific numerical chromosome abnormalities in thyroid tissues, we present here the findings from a study of archival samples depicted by 10 malignant tumors, 30 benign lesions, and 10 normal thyroid tissues. Fluorescence in situ hybridization was performed on noncultured samples using biotinylated centromere-specific probes for chromosomes 7, 10, and 17. Trisomy or tetrasomy 7 were present in 19 benign and in 7 malignant tumors. Trisomy 10 or 17 were observed in 18 adenomas or goiters and in 9 carcinomas, and monosomy 17 was seen in 2 carcinomas. Our findings suggest that such abnormalities are an in vivo phenomenon and may be important in the neoplastic proliferation of thyroid gland.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas de São José do Rio Preto-SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Barril
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Carvalho-Sales
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Tajara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D007399:Interphase; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*