一例涉及六条染色体有三个易位的畸变

本文报道了一例极为罕见的、涉及六条染色体有三个易位的染色体结构畸变。患者为10个月龄的幼儿,智力明显低下。取外周血淋巴细胞作G显带染色体标本,核型分析60个中期细胞的结果,每个核型均具有涉及2、3;6、15;7、14号六条染色体的三个易位,其核型按国际体制可表示为46,XY,t(2;3)(q37;q25),t(6;15)(q13;p11),t(7;14)(q11;q13)。     

利用染色体区段混合BAC探针鉴定食管癌细胞中的染色体畸变

染色体畸变是恶性肿瘤细胞的重要遗传学特征, 文章旨在应用BAC DNA克隆鉴定食管癌细胞中的染色体臂和染色体区段的畸变。针对染色体各区段选取5~10个1 Mb BAC DNA, 分别混合制备成特定染色体区段的BAC DNA混合克隆, 然后将染色体臂上覆盖所有区段的上述混合克隆进一步混合制备成特定染色体臂BAC DNA混合克隆。利用简并寡核苷酸引物聚合酶链反应(Degenerate oligonucleotide primed PCR, DOP-PCR)标记染色体臂探针, 利用切口平移法(Nick translation)标记染色体区段探针, 并对食管癌细胞中期染色体进行荧光原位杂交(Fluorescence in situ hybridization, FISH)分析。正常人外周血淋巴细胞中期染色体FISH结果显示, 上述方法标记的探针具有较高的特异性。进一步利用染色体臂混合探针, 确定了多个食管癌细胞中的染色体重排所涉及的特定染色体臂; 利用染色体区段混合探针, 鉴定出KYSE140的t(1q;7q)衍生染色体中1q上的断点范围位于1q32-q41。文章成功建立了1 Mb BAC DNA混合克隆探针标记技术, 并鉴定出多个食管癌细胞中的染色体臂和染色体区段畸变, 不仅为利用M-FISH技术鉴定肿瘤细胞中的染色体畸变提供了更为准确的方法, 而且还可能进一步将该法推广应用于恶性血液病的核型分析以及产前诊断。     

11q;22q易位的细胞遗传学亚型——附三例高分辨显带分析

11号与22号染色体长臂之间的易位t(11q;22q)是一种比较常见的染色体异常。在不平衡易位时,它导致22号长臂的部分三体性,但患者的临床表现和文献中报告的易位断点的位置均很多样。本文对来自三个家系的3名易位携带者的外周血培养细胞染色休进行了常规和高分辨显带分析,结果发现3名携带者易位染色体的构成均为t(11q25;22ql3.1)。因此,在复习和汇总文献资料的基础上,提出此种易位目前至少可区别11q23;22qll与llq25,;22ql3两种主要细胞遗传学亚型。     

利用相互染色体涂色技术分析两株人肺腺癌细胞系(A549和GLC-82)的核型特征

肺癌是全世界癌症死亡中的一个主要的原因。除吸烟外,一些肺癌患者的发病与氡气污染相关。该研究采用包括染色体分选、正向和反向染色体涂色技术,分析了两株肺腺癌细胞系A549和GLC-82的核型特征。A549和GLC-82细胞系都属于非小细胞肺癌细胞系,但诱因不同,后者来源于一个长期生活在氡气污染环境肺癌病人的癌组织。染色体涂色结果表明,这两株肺癌细胞系发生了复杂的染色体重排。在A549和 GLC-82细胞系中,除正常染色体拷贝数变化外,还分别存在13条和24条畸变染色体。约一半的畸变染色体是通过非相互易位形成的,其余的畸变染色体则是通过一些正常染色体的片段缺失或重复而产生的。尽管这两株肺癌细胞系都没有共同的畸变染色体, 但它们似共享两个染色体易位断裂点：HSA8q24和12q14。     

人鼻咽癌活检组织的染色体分析和G带研究

采用直接法制备28例鼻咽癌活检组织的染色体标本进行G带分析。结果表明,鼻咽癌染色体畸变具有类型广泛、畸变率高等特点。14、22、3及15号染色体丢失和额外19号的出现频率较高反映了染色体数目畸变的非随机性。染色体结构畸变主要集中在1、2、3、5、7、12和14号染色体上,其中以1号受累最为突出。在发现的7种标记染色体中1q-的出现频率最高。1q断裂的热点分别在1q21—1q25和1q32。此外,过去在鼻咽癌活检组织中发现的3种异常染色体本实验均重复见到。显带分析结果表明,“巨A”的形成有多种来源,主要由A、B组染色体参与的易位和重组所形成。     

一例带有两条9号染色体次缢痕丢失的患者及其家系的细胞遗传学研究

本文报道了一例两条9号染色体次缢痕缺失的女性病例,临床表现为严重智力低下和语言障碍。经外周血淋巴细胞染色体G、C显带分析,确定其核型为46,XX,del(9)del(9)(pter→q11∷q13→qter)。又对其父母及妹妹进行了染色体分析,患者之父与两个妹妹的核型均正常,其母是46,XX,del(9)(pter→q11∷q13→qter)核型的携带者。     

13q14断裂重排与非小细胞肺癌转移潜能关系的研究

肿瘤转移的细胞经常存在染色体数目异常和结构畸变,在多种有转移潜能的肿瘤细胞中都涉及到13q14的异常。以往研究表明在同一组织来源但转移潜能不同的肺腺癌细胞系AGZY83-a和Anip973中存在13q14的断裂重排。采用mRNA差异展示技术（mRNA DD）分析这一对细胞系得到的差异表达基因BRI基因位于13q14。为了进一步分析肺癌细胞的转移潜能与13q14断裂重排间的关系,采用13q涂染探针对具有不同转移潜能的非小细胞肺癌细胞系PAa、SPC-1-A和95D中期分裂相进行G显带后的荧光原位杂交分析。结果发现在3个肺癌细胞系中有多种13号染色体长臂的结构异常,其中此3个细胞系均涉及13q32-33的频发断裂。但是低转移肺癌细胞系PAa、SPC-1-A均未涉及13q14的断裂,而高转移肺癌细胞系95D的两种细胞克隆均可见13q14的断裂。提示13q14断裂点与肺癌细胞的转移能力有一定的相关性,两者之间的遗传学意义需要进一步研究探索。     

华中五味子染色体制片优化及核型分析

比较不同预处理和解离方法对华中五味子染色体制片的影响,采用华中五味子的萌发芽、新枝茎尖、幼叶等不同部位进行染色体制片,观察500个细胞,比较不同部位中期细胞和适宜核型分析的中期细胞所占比例,结果显示,0.1%秋水仙素预处理1 h、1 mol/L盐酸常温解离12 min制片所得染色体分散效果最佳。5~15 mm幼叶侧边组织制片最适宜华中五味子核型分析。核型公式为2n=2x=28=26 m 2sm,核型不对称系数(As.k)为56.30%,属于1B类型,核型对称性程度高,表明华中五味子在进化中处于比较原始类型。     

核型分析与FISH技术诊断成人B细胞急性淋巴细胞白血病等臂双着丝粒费城染色体

目的提高对携带复杂费城染色体(Philadelphia chromosome,Ph)的急性淋巴细胞白血病(acute lymphoblastic leukemia,ALL)的鉴别诊断和治疗的认识。方法用染色体核型分析技术对1例成人B细胞ALL(B-ALL)患者骨髓细胞做细胞遗传学检查;核型异常细胞用荧光原位杂交(FISH)进行验证。结果首次发现该B-ALL患者异常细胞系携带等臂双着丝粒Ph,并呈现克隆演化趋势;干系克隆细胞携带典型的Ph,旁系克隆细胞的Ph发生多种演化;FISH检测显示BCR/ABL1融合基因的拷贝数逐步增加。结论成人B-ALL中Ph经复制重排形成等臂衍生Ph非常罕见;这些重排使BCR/ABL1拷贝数增加,可能是导致白血病细胞快速增殖及耐药的机制。     

孕早期产前诊断46，XX，rec(4)和46，XY,inv(4)和及其家系的细胞遗传学研究

本文报道了用绒毛细胞直接制备染色体的方法，诊断出一个家系中3例染色体异常胎儿。一例核型为：46,XX,rec(4),dup p, inv(4)(P12 q35)另外两例核型为：46, XY, inv(4)(p12 q35)pat。对此家系2代中8人进行了染色体检查。其中3人核型为46, XY, inv(4)(p12q35)。3例胎儿的异常染色体是来自他们的父亲（4号染色体臂间倒位携带者）。并讨论了臂间倒位染色提携带者对后代的影响。     

Thirteenfold increase of chromosomal aberrations non-randomly distributed in chagasic children treated with nifurtimox

Chromosomal aberrations were analyzed from cultures of peripheral lymphocytes in 2 groups of chagasic children, before and after treatment with nifurtimox. The mean incidence of chromosomal aberrations increased from control values of 1.75 +/- 1.39 (8 patients) to 23.55 +/- 9.55 (6 patients) at a significance of P less than 0.0001. G-banding analysis of chromosomal aberration sites revealed that treated patients present coincidence in the chromosome regions affected: 1p11, 1q11-12, 9q11-13, 17q11-21, 2p21, 2q23, 2q31, 2q33, 6p21, 6p21, 7q32, 13q14, 13q22, 15q22. These data indicate a non-random distribution of chromosomal aberrations induced by nifurtimox therapeutic treatment.     

Spectrum of chromosomal aberrations in peripheral lymphocytes of hospital workers occupationally exposed to low doses of ionizing radiation

Chromosome aberrations frequency was estimated in peripheral lymphocytes from hospital workers occupationally exposed to low levels of ionizing radiation and controls. Chromosome aberrations yield was analyzed by considering the effects of dose equivalent of ionizing radiation over time, and of confounding factors, such as age, gender and smoking status. Frequencies of aberrant cells and chromosome breaks were higher in exposed workers than in controls (P = 0.007, and P = 0.001, respectively). Seven dicentric aberrations were detected in the exposed group and only three in controls, but the mean frequencies were not significantly different. The dose equivalent to whole body of ionizing radiation (Hwb) did appear to influence the spectrum of chromosomal aberrations when the exposed workers were subdivided by a cut off at 50 mSv. The frequencies of chromosome breaks in both subgroups of workers were significantly higher than in controls (< or =50 mSv, P = 0.041; >50 mSv, P = 0.018). On the other hand, the frequency of chromatid breaks observed in workers with Hwb >50 mSv was significantly higher than in controls (P = 0.015) or workers with Hwb < or =50 mSv (P = 0.046). Regarding the influence of confounding factors on genetic damage, smoking status and female gender seem to influence the increase in chromosome aberration frequencies in the study population. Overall, these results suggested that chromosome breaks might provide a good marker for assessing genetic damage in populations exposed to low levels of ionizing radiation.     

无精和严重少精症患者的遗传缺陷分析——-附2例世界首报染色体异常核型

对217例无精和严重少精症患者外周血淋巴细胞染色体核型进行分析,并采用聚合酶链反应对7例Y染色体结构异常患者的AZFc区进行检测。发现187例无精症患者中检出异常核型77例（41.18%）（其中46,XY,t(6;14)(p21;p13),46,XY,t(8;12)(p21;q24)为世界首报核型）,主要涉及染色体异常（数目异常和结构异常）;染色体异态（Y染色体异态和9号染色体臂间倒位）及46,XX性反转;30例严重少精症患者中检出异常核型4例（13.33%）（结构异常和46,XX性反转）。由此可见,性染色体数目和结构异常是精子发生障碍的主要原因,其次常染色体的某些断裂点也可能影响精子发生。AZFc区的缺失与否与精子发生也有直接关系。     

Cytogenetic studies in human sperm

Summary Sperm chromosome studies were performed in seven males. One of them had a history of exposure to lysergic acid (LSD) although he was free of the drug for 1 year before the study began. Sixteen ejaculates provided a total of 555 fully analyzable sperm cells. The overall frequency of hyperhaploid sperm cells was 2% and that of structural abnormality 3.6%. The most common structural abnormality was chromosome breaks followed by small chromosome fragments of unknown origin. Three chromosome breakpoints, 10q25, 2q21, and 9q21, were involved twice in different chromosome or chromatid type aberrations. Two of these, 10q25 and 2q21, correspond to chromosomal locations known as common fragile sites.     

Expression of aphidicolin, FUdR and caffeine‐induced fragile sites in lymphocytes of healthy Turkish individuals

The expression of common fragile sites (c‐fra) and frequency of chromosomal aberrations were studied in peripheral lymphocytes of 50 healthy Turkish individuals (26 males and 24 females from 1 to 87 years of age) after induction with aphidicolin (APC), 5′‐fluorodeoxyuridine (FUdR), and caffeine. A correlation was seen between age and the frequency of chromosomal aberrations in APC and caffeine treated cultures, but there were no significant differences in the frequencies of chromosomal aberrations between males and females in any of the treatments. The mean frequency of aberrations induced by FUdR was significantly higher than that induced by APC and caffeine. A chromosome aberration is defined as a fragile site when present in 1% of the cells analyzed from each culture and in at least 50% of the individuals studied. Using these criteria, 12 c‐fra were observed in the three treatments: 1p21, 1q21, 2p11‐q11, 3p14, 4q31, 6q26, 7q22, 7q32, 8q24, 11q23, 16q23, and Xp22. Sites 3p14, 16q23, and Xp22 were the most frequently observed c‐fra, with only the frequency of Xp22 being significantly increased in females in APC treated cultures. The results of these studies are important as a base against which the effects of other clastogenic and environmental agents, as well as genetic background, can be compared. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Aberrant breakpoints in chronic myelogenous leukaemia; oncogenes and fragile sites

Summary Three hundred and twenty-five aberrant breakpoints in chronic myelogenous leukaemia (CML) with Philadelphia chromosome variant were reviewed. Eight chromosomal bands (3p21, 6p21, 7p22, 11q13, 12p13, 17p13, 17q21, and 17q25) were found to be highly involved. Apart from 17q25, all these bands correspond to oncogenes sites and/or sites involved as primary breakpoints in cancer.This work was presented in part at the Congrès National d'Hématologie et de Transfusion Sanguine, March 1985 (Nouv Rev Fr Hématol, 1985, 27:72) and at the American Association for Cancer Research Meeting (Proceeding of the AACR 1986, 27:148)     

Significance of inherited fragile sites in the occurrence of chromosome aberrations in tumor cells

The data on localization of heritable fragile sites and cellular oncogenes on individual human chromosomes involved in tumour-specific aberrations are summarized in the review. Only two fragile sites (8q22 and 11q13) out of eight ones, coinciding with breakage sites in such aberrations are the loci of cellular oncogenes (mos and bcl-1, respectively). Analysis of the data confirms the supposition that heritable fragile sites are predisposing factors for chromosomal rearrangements and in the end for development of the pathological processes.     

Cytogenetic investigation in lymphocytes of people living in cadmium-polluted areas

Chromosome aberrations were analyzed from peripheral lymphocyte cultures of 21 men and 19 women who had been exposed to environmental cadmium, and 11 controls (9 men and 2 women). The average cadmium level in the urine of the Cd-polluted group was 3.32 micrograms/l for men and 3.83 micrograms/l for women. There were significant differences in chromosome aberration frequencies between the Cd-polluted and non-polluted groups. The number of individuals with relatively high aberration frequencies (greater than or equal to 5%) in the Cd-polluted group was greater than in the controls. Individuals with a high cadmium content in urine (greater than or equal to 3 micrograms/l) had higher aberration frequencies and more severe aberration types in comparison with the low-cadmium group (less than 3 micrograms/l). There were significant correlations between chromosome aberration frequencies and urinary cadmium content (r = 0.463). The linear regression equation was determined. Considering the conflicting results in other published reports, it is hard to say that the conclusion that cadmium only acts synergistically to enhance the mutagenicity of other compounds present in the environment is correct. According to our study, environmental cadmium cannot only induce chromosome aberrations but also increases the chromosomal aberration frequencies and the frequency of severe aberration types.     

Seventeen-year follow-up study on chromosomal aberrations in five victims accidentally exposed to several Gy of <Superscript>60</Superscript>Co γ-rays

On 25 June 1990, a radiation accident occurred in a ⁶⁰Co source radiation unit in Shanghai, due to violations in operation regulations. This accident resulted in the exposure of seven individuals to acute high-dose and dose-rate whole-body external irradiation. Conventional chromosomal aberration analysis, G-banding automatic karyotype analysis and/or fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) painting methods were used to analyze chromosomal aberrations in peripheral blood lymphocytes from five of the victims 24 h to 17 years after accidental exposure to 1.9–5.1 Gy of ⁶⁰Co γ-rays. The frequency of unstable chromosomal aberrations (dicentrics and rings) remained at constant levels 1 month after exposure. Three months after exposure, the frequency was reduced by 20–40% in three victims, while no reduction was seen in the other two victims. Twelve years after exposure, the number of dicentrics and rings decreased by more than 90%, and did not reveal a dose-dependent relationship. However, even at 12–17 years after exposure, stable chromosome aberrations, dominated by translocations, remained at a high level in a dose-dependent manner. The frequency of stable chromosomal aberrations detected by FISH showed a similar dose-dependent relationship as that detected by karyotype analysis of G-banding chromosomes. The G-banding analysis also suggested that the pattern of chromosome breakpoints is random. The FISH data showed a decreasing tendency with time for chromosome translocation frequency in the peripheral lymphocytes, and the rate of reduction varied among different individuals. It is likely that the higher dose the victim received, the lesser the translocation frequency decreased with time. The G-banding data also showed that the rate of reduction of translocations is different among individuals. From 5 to 17 years after accidental irradiation, a very small reduction (~10%) of translocation frequency was observed in victims C and D, while there was about a 35% reduction (the highest among the victims) for victim G who received the smallest dose (1.9 Gy). These observations can be used to validate the existence of chromosomal aberrations in peripheral blood lymphocytes as a biological dosimeter for radiation exposures.