Cytogenetic analysis in Rothmund-Thomson syndrome with osteosarcoma
1994; Elsevier BV; Volume: 55; Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
1537-6605
AutoresMarcelo Amar, Rebecca Sutphen, Boris G. Kousseff,
Tópico(s)Cancer and Skin Lesions
ResumoRothmund-Thomson syndrome (RTS) is a rare autosomal recessive condition of poikiloderma, erythema, depigmentation, hyperpigmentation, musculoskeletal abnormalities and abnormalities of hair, teeth and nails. Osteogenic sacoma has been reported in 8 patients. Abnormal chromosome studies have been reported in only two patients. Chromosome analysis of tumor or bone marrow has not been reported. We performed cytogenetic studies on a patient with Rothmund-Thomson syndrome and osteogenic sarcoma. Analysis of peripheral lymphocytes revealed 46, XX karyotype by GTW banding. Both spontaneous and chemically-induced chromosome breakage (0.35 and 0.8 breaks/cell) were increased but not significantly different from the age-matched control levels (0.05 and 0.25 breaks/cell). Analysis of mitogen-stimulated bone marrow by Giemsa banding showed slightly increased aneuploidy (20% of cells with random loss of 1 to 5 chromosomes each) and non-specific chromatid despiralization. All 34 cells analyzed from the tumor had normal diploid karyotype, 46.XX. Five of 40 cells derived from skin of the amputated right leg were hyperdiploid with karyotype 47, XX, +7. Skin from the right forearm showed normal karyotype, 46,XX. These results suggest that RTS is associated with chromosomal rearrangement causing acquired somatic mosaicism, including trisomy 7 anomalies. These abnormalities may aid in the diagnosis of RTS and provide clues tomore » the location of the causative gene(s).« less
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