[Establishment of immortalized lymphoblastoid cell bank of a keloid pedigree].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate a method for establishing immortalized lymphoblastoid cell bank of keloid pedigree so as to provide a long-term source of specimens for keloid research.


METHODS
With Epstein-Barr virus transformation, fresh and frozen blood samples collected from all members of the keloid pedigree were used respectively to establish the immortalized lymphoblastoid cell lines of B lymphocytes.


RESULTS
Twenty-seven immortalized lymphoblastoid cell lines of the keloid pedigree were obtained successfully, and all cell lines survived cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen.


CONCLUSIONS
The immortalized lymphoblastoid cell bank of the keloid pedigree can preserve the whole gene information and provide long-term DNA sources for keloid research. Preparation of the cell lines with fresh blood is more efficient than that with frozen blood.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China. yenshin@etang.com
Xin
X
Yan
Jian-hua
JH
Gao
Mei
M
Song
Xiao-jun
XJ
Liu
Yang
Y
Chen
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D002472:Cell Transformation, Viral; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015925:Cryopreservation; D005260:Female; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007627:Keloid / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree