title: Analysis of the expressed immunoglobulin variable region heavy chain gene products in paraproteins from Iranian patients with multiple myeloma.
abstract: The frequency of expression of immunoglobulin (Ig) variable region heavy (VH ) chain gene products was studied in 43 Iranian patients with mutiple myeloma (MM). The expressed VH gene families and associated cross-reactive idiotypes (CRI) were analysed by immunoblotting and ELISA, using peptide-induced polyclonal antibodies specific for VH 1-VH 6 gene families and monoclonal antibodies (MAb) recognising CRI linked to theVH 1, VH 3, VH 4 and VH 6 gene families. The results revealed that the VH 3 family (60. 5%) was the most predominant gene family. In contrast, no paraproteins were encoded by genes from the VH 2 gene family and only 2.3% were encoded by the VH 5 family. The panel of paraproteins tested rarely expressed the probed VH -associated CRI. Our results suggest that: 1-The Ig VH genes, may not be randomly expressed in the malignant plasma cells from Iranian patients with MM. 2- Some of the genes seem to be negatively selected or highly mutated, as evidenced by the lack of expression of the probed CRI.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Department of Immunology, Tehran, 14155, I.R. Iran.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gharagozloo
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Sharifian
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Mageed
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shokri
mesh_terms: D015153:Blotting, Western; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000097:blood / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000097:blood / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D009194:Myeloma Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region; D009194:Myeloma Proteins