Gene rearrangements in follicular lymphoma among Indonesian.
Acta Med Indones
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2006 Apr-Jun; 38(2): 72-6
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-47034
ABSTRACT
AIM:
Gene rearrangement has an important role in the management of lymphoma. We investigated the rearrangements of B-cell leukaemia/lymphoma 2 (BCL2), BCL6 and Paired homeobox 5 (PAX5) genes in Indonesian follicular lymphoma (FL) patients.METHODS:
We examined gene rearrangements using various kinds of polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) on 24 patients' peripheral blood DNA.RESULTS:
BCL2 rearrangement was found in 58% (14 of 24 patients), 8 at mbr (major breakpoint region), 2 at mcr (minor cluster region) and 4 at icr (intermediate cluster region), respectively. No rearrangement in BCL6 and PAX5 was detected. There was a significant difference in the incidence of spleen involvement between patients with BCL-2 rearrangement and without it (50% vs. 11%, p=0.04). BCL-2 rearrangement was correlated with spleen involvement (OR=9) and anemia (OR=2.3).CONCLUSION:
BCL2 rearrangement in Indonesian FL was higher than previous reports from other Asia countries (58% vs. 48%, respectively). Our method using peripheral blood DNA might be useful for the molecular diagnosis of FL.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Splenic Neoplasms
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Translocation, Genetic
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Gene Rearrangement
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Lymphoma, Follicular
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Genes, bcl-2
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DNA-Binding Proteins
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Acta Med Indones
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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