title: Low frequency of BCL10 gene mutations in B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
abstract: The BCL10 gene was identified at the breakpoint region of the t(1;14)(p22;q32) translocation in mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. Initially, mutations in the BCL10 gene were reported to occur at a high frequency in various types of lymphomas and solid tumors. However, subsequent studies showed that the mutations were rarely recognized. To evaluate the frequency and spectrum of its mutations in B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (B-NHL), we screened 56 cases with B-NHL by mutation analysis of exons 2 and 3 of the gene. In addition to 2 polymorphisms, a frame-shift mutation and a missense mutation were identified in 2 cases (3.6%): 1 with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and the other with mantle cell lymphoma. Both cases showed mutations within exon 3, resulting in a C-terminal truncation in the former and a C-terminal amino acid substitution in the latter. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysis of the former case revealed that both the mutated and the wild-type alleles were transcribed with or without a sequence modification. Our results, together with recent reports, indicate that BCL10 gene mutations take place in a small population of B-NHL and are not associated with specific histological subtypes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tadokoro
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Furusawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mitani
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000074018:B-Cell CLL-Lymphoma 10 Protein; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000235:genetics*; D009154:Mutation; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000074018:B-Cell CLL-Lymphoma 10 Protein; C118591:BCL10 protein, human; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins