title: Molecular cytogenetic analysis of breast cancer: a combined multicolor fluorescence in situ hybridization and G-banding study of uncultured tumor cells.
abstract: In six patients with breast cancer, uncultured tumor cells were investigated with G-banding and multicolor fluorescence in situ hybridization (M-FISH). A large number of numerical and structural aberrations could be analyzed. Among other structural abnormalities, reciprocal, hidden and complex translocations were found. Recurrent t(1;10) and t(6;16), not previously described, were identified, as well as t(15;22). The latter was also found in additional cases among our unpublished breast carcinomas. The significance of t(15;22) for breast cancer is discussed, taking into account also data drawn from the literature. Reciprocal translocations were a prominent feature in a pseudodiploid lobular carcinoma. Hidden translocations on 6p22-p24 were detected with M-FISH. Involvement of 6p22-p24 was observed in five cases. The analysis of various other translocations and different structural abnormalities revealed the following common breakpoints (according to frequency of involvement): 1p34-p36, 3p12-p13, 4p13-->q11, 14p11-->q11, 1q42, 8p11, 8q24, 10q22, 11q13, 11q23-q24, 13q13, and 18p10-p11. Loss of 3p and 1p34-p36-->pter and complete or partial loss of 13q and chromosome 17 were also found. With the combination of G-banding and M-FISH techniques, chromosome misclassification is avoided and the characterization of complex tumor karyotypes is more effective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, Messogion 152, Athens 11527, Greece. ferti@otenet.gr
authors.forename: Angeliki D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Ferti
authors.forename: Maria J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Stamouli
authors.forename: Anna D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Panani
authors.forename: Sotirios A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Raptis
authors.forename: Bryan D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002877:Chromosomes, Human / Q000235:genetics*; D003582:Cytogenetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D007621:Karyotyping; D008875:Middle Aged; D014178:Translocation, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured