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Investigation of clonality and minimal residual disease in haematological malignancy using fluorescent in situ hybridization

Kasprzyk, A.; (1998) Investigation of clonality and minimal residual disease in haematological malignancy using fluorescent in situ hybridization. Doctoral thesis , University of London. Green open access

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Abstract

Cytogenetic analysis of the malignant clone is clinically important in haematological malignancy. Analysis by metaphase cytogenetics is restricted to the small proportion of malignant cells which are actively dividing. This thesis explores the dynamics of malignant clones using the technique of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to visualize chromosomal abnormalities in interphase (non-dividing) cells. Hyperdiploid (>46 chromosomes) clones have been investigated by interphase FISH in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) using appropriate chromosome-specific probes. A hyperdiploid clone was detected in interphase cells in 9/65 patients with ALL in whom metaphase cytogenetics had failed or was normal. A single hyperdiploid cell was identified as clonal in one patient with MDS but not in six others with AML, MDS or ALL. The involvement of different cell lineages in the malignant clone was investigated by simultaneous FISH and identification of the cell type by morphology or monoclonal antibodies. In ALL, hyperdiploid clones were restricted to the lymphoid blasts in 9/9 cases, while Philadelphia (Ph) positive clones, (identified by probes to the genes m- BCR or M-BCR and ABL which fuse as a result of the translocation) were found either in lymphoid blasts alone (1/3 cases) or in both lymphoid and myeloid cells (2/3 cases). In AML trisomy 8 (using a chromosome 8-specific probe) and an 11q23 abnormality (which split YAC 13HH4) were both found only in the myeloid blasts, in 3/3 and 2/2 cases respectively. A sensitive method for the detection of hyperdiploid \geq 50 clones in ALL was developed for minimal residual disease detection. Simultaneous probing of three chromosomes enabled detection of one hyperdiploid cell in 10,000. Heterogeneity in the speed with which the clone was eliminated in remission was seen in 16 patients and early relapse was detected in one patient.

Type: Thesis (Doctoral)
Title: Investigation of clonality and minimal residual disease in haematological malignancy using fluorescent in situ hybridization
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Language: English
Additional information: Thesis digitised by British Library EThOS. The abstract contains LaTeX text. Please see attached PDF for rendered equations.
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute > Research Department of Haematology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1317904
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