title: Expression of the high mobility group A1 (HMGA1) and A2 (HMGA2) genes in canine lymphoma: analysis of 23 cases and comparison to control cases.
abstract: Overexpression of high mobility group A (HMGA) genes was described as a prognostic marker in different human malignancies, but its role in canine haematopoietic malignancies was unknown so far. The objective of this study was to analyse HMGA1 and HMGA2 gene expression in lymph nodes of canine lymphoma patients. The expression of HMGA1 and HMGA2 was analysed in lymph node samples of 23 dogs with lymphoma and three control dogs using relative quantitative real-time RT-PCR. Relative quantity of HMGA1 was significantly higher in dogs with lymphoma compared with reference samples. HMGA2 expression did not differ between lymphoma and control dogs. With the exception of immunophenotype, comparison of disease parameters did not display any differences in HMGA1 and HMGA2 expression. The present findings indicate a role of HMGA genes in canine lymphoma. This study represents the basis for future veterinary and comparative studies dealing with their diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic values.
authors.affiliation: Small Animal Clinic and Research Cluster of Excellence 'REBIRTH', University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany. alexa.joetzke@tiho-hannover.de
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Joetzke
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Sterenczak
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Eberle
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Soller
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nolte
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bullerdiek
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murua Escobar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics; D005796:Genes / Q000235:genetics; D024003:HMGA Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000737:chemistry; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D024003:HMGA Proteins