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Characterization of childhood precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma by immunophenotyping and fluorescent in situ hybridization: a report from the Children's Oncology Group.


ABSTRACT: T-lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL) accounts for 25-30% of childhood non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and is closely related to T-lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). Recently, we demonstrated distinct differences in gene expression between childhood T-LBL and T-ALL, but molecular pathogenesis and relevant protein expression patterns in T-LBL remain poorly understood.Children with T-LBL with disseminated disease were registered and treated on COG protocol 5971. Paraffin-embedded tumor tissue was obtained at diagnosis for immunohistochemistry (IHC) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) studies. We determined the pattern and intensity of staining for c-Myc, Skp2, Mib-1, p53, TCL-1, bcl-2, and bcl-6 proteins by IHC and c-Myc, p53, bcl-2, bcl-6, and TCR alpha/delta molecular alterations by FISH in 22 pediatric T-LBL cases.The majority of T-LBL samples expressed Mib-1 (59%) and c-Myc (77%) proteins in greater than 50% of the cells, but Skp2 (14%), p53 (14%), and bcl-2 (23%) expression was less common. FISH studies demonstrated 18% gains and 10% losses in c-Myc, 16% gains in p53, 12% gains and 6% losses in bcl-2, and 6% gains and 19% losses in bcl-6 with little direct correlation between the IHC and FISH studies.Childhood T-LBL is a highly proliferative tumor associated with enhanced expression of c-Myc protein, but without detectable c-Myc molecular alterations. FISH studies did not identify consistent etiologies of molecular dysregulation, and future studies with other molecular approaches may be required to elucidate the molecular pathogenesis of childhood T-LBL.

SUBMITTER: Smock KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2712233 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Characterization of childhood precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma by immunophenotyping and fluorescent in situ hybridization: a report from the Children's Oncology Group.

Smock Kristi J KJ   Nelson Marilu M   Tripp Sheryl R SR   Sanger Warren G WG   Abromowitch Minnie M   Cairo Mitchell S MS   Perkins Sherrie L SL  

Pediatric blood & cancer 20081001 4


<h4>Background</h4>T-lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL) accounts for 25-30% of childhood non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and is closely related to T-lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). Recently, we demonstrated distinct differences in gene expression between childhood T-LBL and T-ALL, but molecular pathogenesis and relevant protein expression patterns in T-LBL remain poorly understood.<h4>Procedure</h4>Children with T-LBL with disseminated disease were registered and treated on COG protocol 5971. Paraffin-embedd  ...[more]

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