Project description:We performed transcriptome analysis and multimodal data integration of the transcriptome and the microbiome of the skin of Mycosis fungoides Patients.
Project description:The skin Microbiome stratifies Patients with CTCL into two subgroups. One subgroup has a balanced microbiome, while the other subgroups has a skin dybiosis with S. aureus outgrow. This is accompanied by impaired TCR repertoir and poor clinical outcome.
Project description:Mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most common and best studied of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). Three clinical cutaneous stages have been described (patch, plaque and tumor) as the disease progress developing also the disease lymph node, peripheral blood or systemic involvement in late stages. Clinical and pathologic diagnosis of early MF stages (patch and plaque) is difficult as its morphologic similarity to inflammatory dermatoses and low proportion of tumoral cells.
Project description:NanoString based gene expression data from skin biopsies from nine mycosis fungoides patients before and after phototherapy as well as four healthy donor skin as a comparator
Project description:NanoString based gene expression data from skin biopsies from nine mycosis fungoides patients before and after phototherapy as well as four healthy donor skin as a comparator
Project description:Mycosis fungoides patients who develop tumors or extracutaneous involvement usually have a poor prognosis with no curative therapy available so far. In the present EORTC multicenter study, the genomic profile of 41 skin biopsies from tumor-stage mycosis fungoides was analyzed using a high-resolution oligo-array comparative genomic hybridization platform. Seventy-six percent of cases showed genomic aberrations. The most common imbalances were gains of 7q33.3q35 followed by 17q21.1, 8q24.21, 9q34qter and 10p14 and losses of 9p21.3 followed by 9q31.2, 17p13.1, 13q14.11, 6q21.3, 10p11.22, 16q23.2 and 16q24.3. Three specific chromosomal regions, 9p21.3, 8q24.21 and 10q26qter were defined as prognostic markers exhibiting a significant correlation with overall survival (P= .042, P= .017 and P= .022, respectively). Moreover, we have established two MFt genomic subgroups distinguishing a stable group (0-5 DNA aberrations) and an unstable group (> 5 DNA aberrations), showing that the genomic unstable group had a shorter overall survival (P=.05). We therefore conclude that specific chromosomal abnormalities, such as gains of 8q24.21 (MYC) and losses of 9p21.3 (CDKN2A, CDKN2B and MTAP), and 10q26qter (MGMT and EBF3) may play an important role in prognosis. In addition, we describe the MFt genomic instability profile.
Project description:Mycosis fungoides patients who develop tumors or extracutaneous involvement usually have a poor prognosis with no curative therapy available so far. In the present EORTC multicenter study, the genomic profile of 41 skin biopsies from tumor-stage mycosis fungoides was analyzed using a high-resolution oligo-array comparative genomic hybridization platform. Seventy-six percent of cases showed genomic aberrations. The most common imbalances were gains of 7q33.3q35 followed by 17q21.1, 8q24.21, 9q34qter and 10p14 and losses of 9p21.3 followed by 9q31.2, 17p13.1, 13q14.11, 6q21.3, 10p11.22, 16q23.2 and 16q24.3. Three specific chromosomal regions, 9p21.3, 8q24.21 and 10q26qter were defined as prognostic markers exhibiting a significant correlation with overall survival (P= .042, P= .017 and P= .022, respectively). Moreover, we have established two MFt genomic subgroups distinguishing a stable group (0-5 DNA aberrations) and an unstable group (> 5 DNA aberrations), showing that the genomic unstable group had a shorter overall survival (P=.05). We therefore conclude that specific chromosomal abnormalities, such as gains of 8q24.21 (MYC) and losses of 9p21.3 (CDKN2A, CDKN2B and MTAP), and 10q26qter (MGMT and EBF3) may play an important role in prognosis. In addition, we describe the MFt genomic instability profile. Forty-one MFt were studied by arrayCGH using the Human Genome CGH 44K microarrays (G4410B and G4426B, Agilent Technologies, Palo Alto, CA, USA). In each microarray experiment, DNA obtained from a 20x10 um sections snap frozen samples from tumoral MF lesions was compared with commercial pools of healthy female DNA (Promega, Madison, WI, USA).