title: BCL6 gene mutations in transitional cell carcinomas.
abstract: The B-cell lymphoma-6 (BCL6) gene was initially identified at a translocation site observed frequently in diffuse large B-cell lymphomas. In the present study, BCL6 mutations at the 5' non-coding region in 47 cases of transitional call carcinoma (TCC) were analysed using polymerase chain reaction-single-strand conformation polymorphism. The results were compared with data obtained previously by immunohistochemical staining for the BCL6 protein. Overall, BCL6 mutations were observed in 44.7% of cases. Mutation of the 5' non-coding region was not correlated with histological grade of the tumour; however, the better the histological grade, the greater the mutation rate of the E1.12 fragment. The BCL6 mutation occurred independently of over-expression of the protein. The BCL6 gene mutation and the protein expression were detectable in a large proportion of TCCs. BCL6 protein over-expression as well as BCL6 gene mutation of the E1.12 fragment may play an important role in the morphological differentiation of TCC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Joo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cheon
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000235:genetics*; D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D009154:Mutation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D018807:Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; D051560:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: C084103:BCL6 protein, human; D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D051560:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6; D012333:RNA, Messenger