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  Česky / Czech version Čas. Lék. čes., 139, 2000, No. 11, p. 334-338.
 
Significance of Interphase Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (I-FISH) on Examination of Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) 
1 , 3Michalová K.,Zemanová Z.,Cmunt E.,Karban J., 

1 III. interní klinika VFN a 1. LF UK 2 I. interní klinika VFN a 1. LF UK 3 Ústav hematologie a krevní transfuze, Praha
 


Abstract:

       Background. Trisomy 12 was found to be the most frequent chromosomal aberration identified by conventional cytogenetic studies of bone marrow cells and peripheral lymphocytes of patients with CLL. Molecular-cytogenetic techniques which enable examination of dividing and/or non-diving interphase nuclei (I-FISH), proved existence of other chromosomal abnormalities, mainly deletions, which could have in CLL patients relation to the origin, course and prognosis of the disease. Methods and Results. During the last two years bone marrow chromosomes of all patients with CLL were examined by G-banding and by I-FISH. The numerical changes of chromosome 12 were followed by centromeric DNA probe in dividing and non-dividing cells. The small deletions were ascertained by locus specific probes for 13q14 (Rb gene), 17p13 (p53 protein) and 11q23 (MLL gene). These genes are responsible for cell division and their function is probably in connection with neoplastic process. It is of interest whether numerical and structural chromosomal rearrangements are primary or secondary changes and what is their impact on etiology of CLL. 93 patients were examined by DNA prove CEP12 and trisomy 12 was found in 24 of them (25.8 %), the range of the clone was 2.5-75.5 % of the screened cells. Deletion del(13)(q14) was examined by probe D13S319 in 73 patients and proved in 24 of them (32.8 %), pathological clone ranged 2.5-80.0 % of the cells. Deletion del(17)(p13) was found in 14 patients out of 61 examined by probe LSI p53 (22.9 %). The extent of the clone was 2.5-34.0 % of examined cells. Deletion 11q23 was not ascertained in any of 11 patients by means of probe LSI 11q23 (MLL). All probes used for FISH were manufactured by VYSIS™. Conclusions. FISH is very sensitive method, suitable for molecular-cytogenetic examination of leukemic patients. With I-FISH the deletion of 13q14 was ascertained as the most frequent chromosomal aberration in series of 73 patients with CLL. We continue to increase the number of patients screened by I-FISH with all eligible DNA probes and start the prospective study on patients with chromosomal pathology. We will correlate the immunophe- notype, morphology, clinical course and prognosis with karyotypic findings.

        Key words: CLL, I-FISH, trisomy 12, deletion 13q, deletion 17p, deletion 11q.
       

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