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Several Fusion Genes Identified in a Spermatic Cord Leiomyoma With Rearrangements of Chromosome Arms 3p and 21q.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aim

Benign smooth-muscle tumors, leiomyomas, occur in nearly every organ but are most common in the uterus. Whereas much is known about the genetics of uterine leiomyomas, little genetic information exists about leiomyomas of other organs. Here, we report and discuss the genetic findings in a para-testicular leiomyoma.

Materials and methods

Cytogenetic, array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) RNA sequencing, reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT- PCR), and Sanger sequencing analyses were performed on a leiomyoma of the spermatic cord removed from a 61-year-old man.

Results

The karyotype was 48~50,XY,add(3) (p21),+4,+7,+8,+9,add(21)(q22)[cp9]/46,XY[2]. aCGH confirmed the trisomies and also detected multiple gains and losses from 3p and 21q. RNA sequencing detected the chimeras ARHGEF3-CACNA2D2, TRAK1-TIMP4, ITPR1- DT-NR2C2, CLASP2-IL17RD, ZNF621-LARS2, CNTN4- RHOA, and NR2C2-CFAP410. All chimeras were confirmed by RT-PCR and Sanger sequencing.

Conclusion

Our data, together with those previously published, indicate that a group of leiomyomas may be cytogenetically characterized by aberrations of 3p and the formation of fusion genes.

SUBMITTER: Panagopoulos I

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8404732 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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